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316 Jesus, Prophet of Islam

Say (0 Muhammad): '0 mankind, surely 1 am the

Messenger of God - the One to Whom the dominion of

the heavens and the earth belongs - to all of you. There

is no god except Him-He gives life and He gives death

• so believein God and His Messenger, the Prophet who
  can neither read nor write, who believes in God and His
  words - and follow him so that you may be rightly
  guided.' (Qur'an 7: 157-158).

And:

Certainly there is a good example in the Messenger of

God for you - for whoever regards God and the Last

Day with hope and remembersGad a great deal. (Qur'an

33: 21).

And:

Muhammad is not the father of any man among you,

but he is the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the

Prophets -and God is always aware of everything.

o you who believe, remember God with a great deal of

remembrance, and glorify Him in the early morning and

in the evening. He is the One who blessesyou -and His

angels - so that He may bring you out of darkness into

light; and He is always Compassionate with the believ­

ers. Their greeting on the Day that they meet Him will

be, 'Peace'; and He has prepared a generous reward for

them. (Qur'an 33: 40-44).

And:

oyou who believe, bow down, and prostrate, and wor­

ship your Lord, and do good, so that you may be suc­

cessful - and strive for God with the striving which is

dueto Him. HehaschosenyouandHehas notimposed

anything difficult on you in the life-transaction - the

way of your forefather Abraham. He has described you

as Muslims, both in the past and in this (Qur'an), so that

the Messenger (Muhammad) may be a witness for you,

and so that you may be witnesses for mankind; so es­

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