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persecutions under the Roman Emperors. Then comes
the great Constantine and proclaims liberty for the
Church; but after the decisions and the Trinitarian
Creed of the Nicene Council in 325 A.C., the Unitarian
Muslims [1] were submitted to a series of new and even
more cruel persecutions by the Trinitarians, until the
advent of Muhammad (pbuh) .

3- The nature and constitution of the Kingdom of GOD

There is a royal Islamic anthem sung aloud five times

a day from the minarets and the mosques in every part of
the globe where the Muslims live. This anthem is followed
by a most solemn worship to Allah by his faithful people.
This royal Muslim hymn is called Adhan (Azan). This
is not all; every action, enterprise and business, however
important or trifling it may be, is begun with the words
bismi ’lLah, which means “in the name of Allah,” and
ends with an AlHamdu li’lLah, meaning “praise be to
Allah!” the bond of faith which binds a Muslim to his
Heavenly King is so strong, and the union between the
Sovereign and His subject so close, that nothing, however
powerful or seductive, can separate him from Allah. The
Quran declares that “We are nearer to God than the hablu
’lWarid” (50. 16), which means “the life-vain.”

Never was there a favourite courtier who, in his
sentiments of affection, devotion, obedience, and respect
for his beneficent monarch, could ever equal those, which
a Mussulman entertains towards his Lord. Allah is the
King of the Heavens and Earth; He is the King of Kings
and the Lord of Lords in general. He is the King and the
Lord of every Muslim in particular, for it is a Muslim
alone who thanks and praises his Almighty King for all
that happens and befalls him, be it prosperity or adversity.

[1] Jesus Christ has never authorized his followers to call themselves “Christians.”
There is no better title for the early Unitarians than “Muslims.” –A.D.( the author)