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56 have personally witnessed them. On the other hand, what- ever is written in the Holy Quran regarding the miracles of the Holy Prophet sa , is the testimony of the Holy and Truth- ful God Himself. Even a single verse would have been enough, but—God be praised—the Holy Quran is full of such testimonies. Just think of the difference: there is the testimony of God on the one hand—which admits of no lies—and, on the other, we have uncorroborated tales and testimonies that are replete with exaggerations. 50 There is nothing strange about these fabrications; such things have happened before and continue to happen to this day. Christians themselves admit that, in their early period, many people wrote books in which they described the astonishing feats of their elders, and ascribed them to God. In due course, it was even claimed that these books were from God. 51 Now, since it has been the ancient practice of Christians and Jews to indulge in such fabrications, there is no reason why Matthew and the other Gospels should be made an exception 50 For the wise and the prudent; A streamlet of silver is better than a hundred mounds of earth. [Publishers] 51 It is difficult to say with any degree of certainty, as to how the unjusti- fied and uncorroborated account of the miracles of Jesus as and his Contd…