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sympathy and choice.1262. It is only the religion of shālōm, of Islam that cantestify 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 animposter. Hence it is clear that the prophet who “prophesies concerning shālōm -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 characterof a prophet;thatthe loyalty and strict attachment to the religion is the best and the decisive proof for the purpose; that “shălōm” was used to express the religion of peace. Once again we repeat the same assertion that shālōm is no other than Islam.And we demand from those