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sympathy and choice.

2. It is only the religion of shalom, of Islam that can
testify to the character and the office of a true prophet,
Imam, or any minister of God on earth. God is one, and
His religion is one. There is no other religion in the world
like Islam, which professes and defends this absolute
unity of the Deity. He who, therefore, sacrifices every
other interest, honour and love for the cause of this Holy
Religion, he is undoubtedly the genuine prophet and the
minister of God. But there is still one thing more worthy
of our notice, and that thing is this. If the religion of Islam
be not the standard and the measure by which to test the
veracity of a prophet or minister of God, then there is no
other criterion to answer that purpose. A miracle is not
always a sufficient proof, for the sorcerers .

Also work wonders. The fulfilment of a prophecy or
prediction, too, is not in itself a sufficient proof; for just
as one Holy Spirit reveals a future event to a true prophet,
so does sometimes an evil spirit the same to an imposter.
Hence it is clear that the prophet who “prophesies
concerning shalom -Islam- as being the name of Faith and
path of life, as soon as he receives a message from God
he will be known to have been sent by Him.” Such was
the argument which Jeremiah had recourse to and with
which he wished to convince his audience of the falsity of
Hananiah. But the wicked king and his entourage would
not listen to and obey the word of God.

3. As argued in the preceding paragraph, it should be
noted that neither the fulfilment of a prediction nor the
working of a miracle was enough to prove the genuine
character of a prophet; that the loyalty and strict attachment
to the religion is the best and the decisive proof for the
purpose; that “shalom” was used to express the religion
of peace. Once again we repeat the same assertion that
shalom is no other than Islam. And we demand from those