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Non Muslims In the praise of Islam And the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Michael H. Hart wrote: "My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level. " (The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, By Michael H. Hart, New York: Hart Publishing Company Inc. , 1978, p. 33) Rev. Bosworth Smith wrote: "Head of the State as well as the Church, he was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without the Popes pretensions, and Caesar without the legions of Caesar, without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a police force, without a fixed revenue. If ever a man ruled by a right divine, it was Muhammad, for he had all the powers without their supports. " (R. Bosworth Smith 'Muhammad and Muhammadanism'. Page 262. Book Tree. (1st published 1876, this edition 2002) 51