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A Mercy for all That ESistsTo: All our brothers in humanity; to thepeople of the North.C/O: The Danish

As the smoke of your bitter, dirty and

hence expensive derision is still lingering in

the air, and as the insult- it implied for Islamand its Honourable Prophet Muhammad,may Peace and Blessings of Allah be uponhim, and may Allah the exalted keep him

safe from any derogative intention- shallremain gnawing at our minds; let us start ourarticle with the tbllowing English Ballad of a

Soldier:The dove has torn her wing ...

So no more songs of love.We are not here to sing . . ..

We are here.to kill the dove.

First of all, let us try and give You a

concise fragrant account from among his

sealed nectar; i.e. from his biography- may

peace and blessings of Allah be upon him-

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for if we tried to give most- let alone all- ofit, then we shall need big volumes. yetbefore we start, allow me to assure you thatwhatsoever you do, we- and by we I mean allMuslims- will never, even, think of throwinga shadow of doubt at the miraculous creationof Jesus Christ. Nay! But we shall notapproach him but with sincere love andsound creed that he was a Messenger ofAllah (God) and His Word which Hebestowed on Mary. The One whom you triedhard to insult- yet to no avail- has taught usso from what has been revealed to him fromhis Lord- Allah, Glorified be Him- throuehJibreel (Gabriel).

See how the Almighty (cod) Allah,Exalted be Him, stated this in His NobleQur'an:-

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{O people of the Scripture (Christians)! Donot exceed the limits in your religion, nor sayof Allah aught but the truth. The Messiah Isa(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (nomore than) a Messenger of Allah and HisWord, ("Be!- and he was ) which Hebestowed on Mary and a spirit (Ruh) createdby Him; so believe in Allah and HisMessengers. Say not: "f'hree (trinity)!"Cease! (it is) better for you. For Allah is (theonly) One Ilah (God), Glorified is He (FarExalted is He) above having a son. To Himbelongs all that is in the heavens and all thatis in the earth. And Allah is All-Sufficient asa Disposer of Affairs.) Qur'an, 4:171.

Jesus himself was quoted to have said inthe Bible: (( I'm not sent but unto the lostsheep of the House of Israel)). Mathew's, 15:24 lnot (and the like); as some of you whotend to interpret and hence distort the word

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of God according to their own desires, musthave added.l And he also said: ((And this isEternal life, that they may Know You, TheOnly True God and Jesus whom you havesent.)) John 17:3. These two Biblical versesshow clearly that Jesus ( gll*tr4") was a

Messenger, and not god!Well! If the question: (Why am I inserting

these two Biblical verses here?- as they .might seem inappropriate-) is still swimmingat the back of your minds; we shall answer assuch; the first Biblical verse confirms andconsolidate the above mentioned Qur'anicverse which stated that Jesus Christ (Peaceand Blessings of Allah be on him), was just aMessenger of Allah (God) to the Children ofIsrael only; and not to all mankind.Secondly, the other verse also confirms thatJesus Christ (P.B.U.H.) called his people toworship Allah (God) Alone without settingany partners or co-equals unto Him. So, Thisis the same and whole truth in Islam. Andthat is: there is only one God (Whom we call

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Allah), the Creator and Sustainer of the

whole universe (Blessed and Exalted is He).Not only that, but we were also told that

he- i.e. Jesus- gave the glad tidings of the

advent of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.).

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{And (remember) when Isa (Jesus) son ofMaryam (Mary) said: "O Children of IsraeMam the Messenger of Allah to Youconfirming the Taurat [(Torah) which came]

before ffie, and giving glad tidings of a

Messenger to come after me, whose nameshall be Ahmad.* But when he (Ahmad i.e'

Muhammad&) came to them with clearproofs, they said: "This is plain magic.")

Qur 'an,61: 6.

Well! We know that most of you are tooobstinate to believe in the divineness of theNoble Qur'an. Not only.that, but we are alsosure that you have indifferently obliteratedthe word (Paraclete) which means: [thepraised; and Muhammad (P.B.U.H) inArabic means the praised one. i.e. Paracletemeans Muhammad], from the old version ofthe Bible. And you ask me why you woulddo this!? Why! The reason is veryconspicuous and it, simply, is to eradicateany good effect it will make on the righteousChristians; and hence guide them into theembrace of Islam.

But, nevertheless, we may refer to someevidences- i.e. of the coming of ProphetMuhammad (P.B.U.H.)- in the OldTestament. Let us read the followingheedfully; Prophet Moses (Peace be uponhim) was quoted as saying:

{.. I will raise them up a Prophet fromamong their brethren, like unto thee, and willput my words into his mouth; and he shallspeak unto them all that I shall command

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him.) (Deuteronomy l8: 17-18). The Biblerefers to the Israelites as the brethren of theIshmaelites (e.g. Gen. 16: 2 & Gen. 25: 18).So, the Prophet here is Muhammad.

And if we look closely, we shall teal\zethat this revelation has come to pass. The

words of God (the Qur'an) were "put into his

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only a Revelation revealed.)Qur'an, 53:3-4.So no*, and before our (reading) ship

anchours for early morning fishing- whichhere is to take a glance at the briefedbiography, I beg you to read neutrally so thatyou may benefit from it (Allah willing).A Brief Account from the Sealed Nectar:-a His Creation and ProPhethood:

And now let us have a look at thebiography of the best of creatures- of theman whom you have wronged monstrously.

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Our first and sound creed is that he is ahuman being whose creation was natural likethat of Moses; (like unto thee) [ may peaceand blessings of Allah be upon them], andthen Allah sent him to all mankind. Allah theAlmighty says:I , t z z z " ( ,

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{ And We have not sent you (O Muhammad@ except as a giver of glad tidings and awarner to all mankind, but most of menknow not.) Qur'an ,24: 28.

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And the Almighty. said: {Say (OMuhammad W): " Glorified (and Exalted) ismy Lord [(Allah) above all that evil they(polytheists) associate with Himl! Am Ianything but a man, sent as a Messenger?)

Qur'an, 77: 93.So, as you can see from the above

Qur'anic Verses, he was sent to all mankind.Not only that, but he was also a mercy givenas a gift to man and the jinn as well; in orderto save them from Hell Fire and hence guidethem to the Gardens of Delight (Paradise),and to the Pleasure of Allah throughworshipping One God; i.e. Allah. TheAlmighty said:-

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{And We have sent you (O Muhammad @)not but as a mercy for the Alamin (mankind,j inn and all that exists)) Qur'an, 2l: 107.

And Abu Hurairah narrated that theMessenger (P.B.U.H) said: "I am only amercy given as a gift."

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Allah the Almighty provided HisMessengers (peace be upon them) withmiracles. In case of Muhammad @ He gavehim two kinds of miracles: material andabstract. The latter was the Qur'an, of course,which He promised to keep safe from anykind of distortion, and that was exactly whatHe-Exalted be Him- did. He said:-

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{Verily, We, it is W; ilho have sent downthe Dhikr (i.e. the Qur'an) and surely, Wewill guard it (from corruption).) Qur'an, :9.

Yet the material miracles bestowed uponProphet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) were somany that we will be obliged to mention afew of them only. We would better start r.viththe one which seems to be incredible yettrue; and that was the miraculous Night

Journey from Makkah to the FarthestMosque in Jerusalem, and' the Ascentthrough Spheres of Heavens. This wasconfirmed by the Almighty Himself when Hesaid:-

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[Above all that (evil) they associate withHiml Who took His slave (Muhammad &)for a journey by night form Al- Masiid- al-Haram (at Makkah) to Z,l- Masjid- al- Aqsa(in Jerusalem), the neighbourhood whereofWe have blessed, in order that We mightshow him (Muhammad@) of Our Ayat(proofs, evidences lessons, signs, etc.))

Qur 'an, 17: l .Now let's see one of the Muslims scholars'

interpretation of this Verse. Ibn Al-Qaiyimsaid, "Allah's Messenger & was carried

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physically from the Sacred Mosque inMakkah to Bait Al- Maqdis in Jerusalem,riding on Al- Buraq in the company ofGabriel r)ur.J,. Then during that same night

he ascended from Bait Al- Maqdis to theHeavens."Another incredible, yet true, miracle was thesplitting of the moon. Once the pagans ofMakkah asked Prophet Muhammad to showthem a sign; particularly a moon that wassplit asunder into two halves, (ust likeThamud the people of Saleh). He then raisedhis hands and asked his Lord (Allah) to splitthe moon so that his people might see andhence believe in (the Oneness) of Allah andthe Prophethood of Muhammad). After hehad brought down his hands and they alllooked up, they saw that the moon had beencleft asunder into two separate parts. Ofcourse, they claimed that, that was plainmagic. But after two days, a caravan came(from Sham) and testified that they had seen-in a part of that night- the moon split into

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two halves. Allah, Exalted be Him

mentioned this in His Noble Qur'an when Hesaid:-

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What do I hear with the ear of the mind?That you do not believe this, too!? Then why

don't you ask the American Astronauts whowent to the moon in one of Apollo journeys

to the moon? They told the interviewer from

the B.B.C. that they had observed a crackgoing along the moon in a straight line; andthat it was filled with rocks which were

different from those near them. When the

B.B.C man asked them what they thought of

that, rhey directly answered him saying,

"Well! The only scientific answer-that we

can think of- is that: The moon has been split

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asunder one day. "Glorified and Exalted beAllah (God) Who created the heavens andearth and all that is befween them!

Like I said before, we can only brief themiracles. They are too many, and fromamong them was the flowing of the waterfrom his fingers to the extent that more thanthree hundred of his companions couldperform ablution from a small bowel. Andfrom among them was his sitting in place ofthe Gazelle. He told the Arab. who hadcaptured her, to set her free because shepromised him to come back after beingsuckled by her young ones; and that hewould wait until she came. When the Arabsaw her coming back, he couldn't believe hiseyes. So when the Prophet said to him: "Willyou sell her to me?" He said: "It's all yours;O Messenger of Allah!" So the prophet sether free and she ran into the desert. And theywere so many....; but it is beyond our l imitsto mention them all. here.C:-His Moral Ethics:-

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These were exactly the opposite of what

you have strived hard-yet to no avail- to

rho* by your despicable caricatures' Allah

Himself negated the harsh, brutal savageness

and the other derogative attributes; and

showed that Muhammad was far from them'

The AlmightY said:-, t i ' , '

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ril ';'r- 5{And by the Mercy of Allah, you dealt with

them gently. And had you (Muhammad &)been severe and harsh- hearted' they would

have broken away from about you; so pass

over (their faults), and ask (Allah's)

Forgiveness for them; and consult them in

the affair..) Qur'an, 3: 159.Then in another Qur'anic Verse, The

Exalted One confirmed his good conducts;

when he said:-

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{And verily, you (Muhammad @) are on anexalted (standard of) character.) Qur'an,68:4.

Not only that, but He (i.e. Allah) alsoconfirmed that Muhammad was full of pity,clement, compassionate and merciful for thebelievers.

This is a very little part of the biographyof the best of creatures, the Messenger ofAllah, Muhammad whose reputation youstrived hard- but in vain- to defile. The manto whom even the animals used to complain,to whom the poisoned bone spoke and toldhim that it (i.e. the bone) had been poisoned ;and to whom the stones and the trees used togive greetings [by saying: (Peace be uponyou O Muhammad! O Messenger of Allah)lduring the first days of his Prophethood.

Again you are incredulous! Well! Whydon't you ask one of your great writers; Imean Mr. Michael H. Hart. Let's see toeetherwhat he said about Muhammad #:-

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{[In his book, The Hundred: A Ranking of

the Most Influential Persons in History,Michael H. Hart stated: "My choice of

Muhammad to lead the list of the world most

influential persons may surprise somereaders and may be questioned by others, but

he was the onlv man in historv who was

supremelv successful on both the religious

@"Hart concluded that, "It is this unparalleled

combination of secular and religiousinfluence which I feel entitles Muhammad to

be considered the most influential single

figure in human history"]) An extract from a

booklet by Dr. Naji Ibrahim Arfaj.You can also ask Sir George Bernard

Shaw about the idea which he conceived ofMuhammad qW. We, all, know that he is

dead; but his books are still available in the

bookshops. In his book, The Genuine Islam,he- i.e. Bernard Shaw- said: "I believe that if

a man like him were to assume the leadershipof the modern world, he would succeed in

solving its proble"tt i:

a way that would

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bring to this world much needed peace andhappiness." Then he added: "He was by farthe most remarkable man that ever set footon this earth. He preached a religion,founded a state, built a nation, laid down amoral code, ...etc." If you are truth seekersand you read your scholars' books you willfind it obviously shown in their true writings.In other words, you shall find the real truthwithin the writings of those who used towrite truly. Allow me to attract yourattention- concerning this matter- to whatEarnest Hemingway once said: "The problemwith every writer lies between him and hisown self. And it-simply-is how to writetruly!"

But before our letter comes to an end, wewould like to mention two more things sothat Allah (god) the Almighty and Who is thedoer of whatsoever He intends (or wills),might remove the covering from in front ofyour eyes; and hence you may see theeverlasting light! Well! The first is: in theNew Testament of the Bible Jesus (P.B.U.H.)

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declared, "...and He shall give you anotherComforter" (John, 14: 16).

The question is: Who is this "otherComforter" to come after Jesus? If you readneutrally with a clear mind what Jesus said inaddition to the above Biblical Verse, you willbe convinced that this Comforter is no oneother than Muhammad (P.B.U.H.). Inaddition Jesus said, "..How be it when he thespirit of truth, is come, he will guide you intoall truth: for he shall not speak of himself;but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall hespeak: and he will show you things to come.He shall glori$ me.."(John 16:7'14).

The second point is that the aboveProphecy declared by Jesus (P.B.U.H.) hascome to pass; and the Comforter came afterhim and started guiding all people into all thetruth. For you (i.e. Christians) in particular,he said the following guidance:-

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rwhoever,.,.inJ",# :# ill;.tfi i'be worshipped but Allah Alone, wi"thoutpartner, and that Muhammad is His slave andMessenger, and that Isa (Jesus) is the slaveof Allah, and His Messenger, and His Wordwhich He bestowed in Maryam (Mary), anda spirit (created) from Him, and that paradiseand Hell-Fire are realities, Allah will admithim into Paradise, whatever his deeds miehtbe.] Agreed upon.

Eventually, we would like to invite you-and, at the same time, remind ourselves- toworship One God Only; just as Jesus toldyou: (( ..that they may know you, The OnlyTrue God and Jesus Christ whom you havesent.)) John 17:3.

And just as Muhammad & told us fromwhat has been revealed to him From HisLord (Allah); remember Jesus prophecy:

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(..but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shallhe speak)).

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@): "O people of the Scripture (Jews andChristians)l Come to a word that is just

between us and you, that we worship nonebut Allah (Alone), and that we associate nopartners with Him, and that none of us shalltake others as Lords besides Allah. Then ifthey turn away, say: "Bear witness that weare Muslims") Qur'an,3'. 64.

Like I said before, may Our Lord (Allah)take the covering from in front of your eyes,remove you from the darkness of polytheismand hence guide you into the light of IslamicMonotheism ! Why is the yellow sarcasticsmile; as I can see with the eye of the mind!?Why don't you ask the- many- Christian

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scholars who embraced Islam? Recently theGerman joumalist and Dr. Jermiah's of theIrish- American ethnicity, who- both- wroteabout their spiritual journeys in the globalmarket; i.e. the Intemet.

But if otherwise- that is if you don't feellike coming into the light- then, at least, stopyour damned Satanic caricatures. By theway! I forgot to tell you that you haveunconsciously done us- Muslims- a bigfavour, for which we do not feel obliged toshow our gratitude because it was insincerelydone. First, you unconsciously inspired agreat religious vigilance among the Muslims.They started checking their situations andtheir standing grounds. Consequently, theirlove for their lenient, clement compassionate.and merciful Messenger was immenselyincreased. Not only that, but they also startedto follow his teachings closely. The secondpoint is that you created a big publicity forhim- may Peace and Blessings of Allah beupon him! People started to ask themselves:who is this man that caused all this row?

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Consequently, they started reading about himand his religion, and a lot of them embracedIslam thereafter. Haven't you realized that he

is a mercy for the worlds (of mankind andJinn); even when he is insulted!?

O Danish caricaturists! Don't you believein co-existence? Then live and let the otherslive! The earth is so wide and there are vastexpanses of fertile soils for everyone, evenfor your milk cows. Cease! It is better foryou; or you will turn us- Muslims- into an

implacable enemy for whom just theboycotting of your milk products will not besatisfactory.

That's all (what) I wanted to say for now,and may Peace and Blessings of Allah beupon him who has been sent as a mercy formankind, jinn and all that Exists!Allah, Exalted be Him said:-

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{Glorified is your Lord, the Lord of Honourand Power! (He is free) from what theyattribute to Him! And Peace be upon theMessengers! And all praise and thanks areAllah's the Lord of the Alamin (mankind,jinn and all that exists).) Qur'an, 37: 180-r82.

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translator, Tabuk Islamic Center.

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