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306 Jesus, Prophet ofIslam

Thus the Qur'an makes it clear that the Muslims are those who
believe not only in the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him
and grant him peace, but also in all the Prophets who came before
him, may the blessings and peace of God be on all of them -and in
the One Who sent them, and in the prophetie life-transaction whieh
they all shared and embodied:

Say:'0Peopleof the Book, let us come to an agreement

between us and you: that we shall worship none but

God, and that we shall not associate any partner with

Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords in­

stead of God.'

And if they turn away, then say: 'Bear witness that we

are Muslims.'

o People of the Book, why do you argue about Abra­

ham, when the Torah and the Ingil were not revealed

until after him? Have you no intellect? You certainly

argue about what you have sorne knowledge about, but

why argue about what you have no knowledge about?

• And God knows, and you do not know. Abraham was
  not a Jew, and he was not a Christian, but he was natu­
  rally pure - a Muslim -and he was not one of those
  whoworship id ols. Surely the peoplewho are closest to
  Abraham are those who followed him, and this Prophet
  (Muhammad), and those who believe - and God is the
  Friend of the believers,

A party of the People of the Book would love to lead

you astray -but they do not lead anyone astray exeept

themselves, although they do not perceive this. 0 Peo­

ple of the Book, why do you reject the signs of God,

when you witness them? 0 People of the Book, why do

you coyer up the truth with falsehood and knowingly

conceal the truth? And a party of the People of the Book

say, 'Believe in what has been revealed to those who

believe at the start of the day, and then at its end reject

it, so that perhaps they may return (to disbelief) -and

do not believe anyone exeept whoever follows your own

religion.'

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