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40 the Messiah, peace be upon him, as regards these honorific titles. This is so because the Messiah as himself settled this issue when he stated that Why do you grieve when I am called the Son of Allah, this is no great thing, in Psalms it is even written that ‘You are all gods. ’ The exact words of the Messiah as that are written in John 10:351 are as follows: ‘If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?’ Now, unbiased people should reflect upon these verses—fearing Allah Almighty—that upon such an occasion when the Messiah as was directly questioned regarding his Sonship, was it not incumbent upon the Messiah as that if he were truly the Son of Allah he should have said that he is, in fact, the Son of Allah Almighty, yet you all are men? But he gave his rebuttal in such a way that he put a seal on it by saying that you are partners of a higher rank in title since I have only been referred to as ‘the Son’ while you have been called ‘God’. Then the aforenamed gentleman states that although others have also been called sons in the Torah, the Messiah as has been glorified very greatly. The reply to this is that these praises will only rightfully be accepted as applying to the Messiah when you prove them to be so in accord with the conditions that we have set forth. Secondly, the state- ment of the Messiah, peace be on him, in John, chapter 10, is contrary to your explanation and in accord with our statement. These thoughts of yours have been refuted by the Messiah himself, peace be upon him. The rest of the answer will be written after your reply. Signature —English Signature —English Ghulam Q a dir —Fasih Henry Martyn Clark President President Representing Muslims Representing Christians 1. In the King James Version this reference is John 10:35–36. [Publisher]