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                                    87altogether,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“thefearofthegods.”Itisnowusedtoexpress“any
                                
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