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70in hand, not for his own personal interest, but for the glory of Allah and for the cause of His religion - AlIslam. He was shown by God the keys of the treasures of the earth, but he did not accept them, and when he died he was practically a poor man. No other servant of God, whether a king or a prophet, has rendered such an admirably great and precious service to God and to man as Muhammad (pbuh) has done: to God in eradicating the idolatry from a large part of the globe, and to man by having given the most perfect religion and the best laws for his guidance and security. He seized the sceptre and the law from the Jews; fortified the former and perfected the latter. If Muhammad (pbuh) were permitted to reappear to-day in Makkah or Madinah, he would be met by the Muslims with the same affection and “obedience” as he saw there during his earthly life. And he would see with a deep sense of pleasure that the holy Book he had left is the same without the least alteration in it, [1] and that it is chanted and recited exactly as he and his companions did. He would be glad to congratulate them on their fidelity to the religion and to the unity of Allah; and to the fact that they have not made of him a god or son of agod.As to the third interpretation of the name “Shiloh” I remarked that it might possibly be a corruption of “shāluah,”andinthatcaseitwouldindisputablycorrespond to the Arabic title of the Prophet so often repeated in the Quran namely, “Rasūl” which means exactly the same as Shaluah does, i.e. “an Apostle” or “Messenger.” “Shaluah Elohim” of the Hebrews is precisely the “Rasūl Allah” which phrase is chanted five times a day by the Crier to the Prayers from the minaret of all mosques in the world.In the Quran several prophets, particularly those to whom a sacred scripture has been delivered, are mentioned asRasūl; but nowhere in the Old Testament do we come across Shiloh[1] . Quran, 15:9. We have surely sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption) (Editors)