A Gift for Baghdad — Page 11
Announcement from As-Sayyid al-Baghdadi 11 Since I have read in detail every page of the book that has been written by this errant and distorted imposter—who has dishonoured the Shariah of the Chief of Mankind— and have also read in detail what he has alleged against our master, Jesus, on whom be peace, and have deliberated upon his statements, which could only have been uttered by a forsaken one or a heretic who doubts the Messenger’s teaching; and moreover, his statements are mutually con- tradictory; I resolve—seeking the help of Allah, as He alone is the Helper and the Ultimate Support—to refute his book, letter by letter and line by line, in a book which shall be entitled Uncovering the Falsehood and Darkness in the Mirrors of the Excellences of Islam —a refutation which should delight, God willing, the beholders’ senses, and open the hearts and minds, through the grace of Allah. Thereafter, I have resolved to send the refuted book to Iraq and Baghdad in order that the eminent ulama might condemn its author as a deviant and heretic. Consequently, I shall become, God willing, the principal means of removing this corruption that has cast its shadow over the people like a dark cloud. This will be my service to the law of Islam, born out of protective jealousy for the canon of the religion of Muhammad s as. I hope, with high expectations of Allah, that this rebut- tal of the refuted work will be completed within a period of three months. I felt that it was important to first declare my intention through this announcement, so that all who become apprised of it can rest assured there is no doubt that this distorted one and those of his ilk are repudiated [ Announcement from As-Sayyid al-Baghd a d i ]