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altogether,while the latter insult him by deifying him.
Moreover, both are equally unworthy of that title because
of their refusing to recognize the Last Prophet who has
completed the list of the Prophets (pbuh) .

We shall now proceed to prove that the Barnasha -the
Son-of-Man- who was presented to the “Ancient of Days”
and invested with power to kill the monster, was no other
than Muhammad (pbuh) , whose very name literally means
“the Praised and Illustrious.” Whatever other person you
may try to invent in order to deprive the august Apostle
of Allah of this unique glory and majesty bestowed on
him in the Divine Court, you will only make yourselves
ridiculous; and this for the following reasons:-

1. We know that neither Judaism nor Christianity
has any particular name for its faith and its system.
That is to say, neither the Jews nor the Christians
have any special name for the doctrines and forms of
their faith and worship. “Judaism” and “Christianity”
are not Scriptural nor authorized either by God of the
founders of those religions. In fact, a religion, if true,
cannot properly be named after its second founder, for
the real author and founder of a true religion is God,
and not a Prophet. Now the proper noun for the laws,
doctrines, forms and practices of worship as revealed
by Allah to Muhammad (pbuh) is “Islam,” which
means “making peace” with Him and among men.
“Muhammadanism” is not the proper appellation of
Islam. For Muhammad (pbuh) , like Abraham (pbtuhem) and
all other Prophets, Was himself a Muslim, and not a
Muhammadan! Judaism means the religion of Judah,
but what was Judah himself? Surely not a Judaist! And
similarly was Christ a Christian or a Jesuit? Certainly
neither of them! What were, then, the names of these
two distinct religions? No names at all!

Then we have the barbarous Latin word “religion,”
meaning “the fear of the gods.” It is now used to express “any