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233 son to him. The Jews are slaves of materialism. Then, look at the Christians and you will find that they have become distanced from the fountainhead of God’s Oneness. There are some who worship Mary as , there are others who consider the Messiah as to be God—the worship of this world has become the preoccupation and pursuit of the people. However, if one looks at the community prepared by the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, it is apparent that they were wholly devoted to God and their practical lives had no match. The blessed and successful life of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, may be illustrated by an example. The Holy Prophet sa came to per- form an assignment and he only left this world once he had completed it, in the likeness of officials who prepare their documents over a five-year period, then they appear to report one last time before returning home. This is exactly what we observe in the life of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. If we cast a glance over his prophethood, from the beginning when he heard the call 1 ْ قُمْ فَاَنْذِر (arise and warn) to the end when he was given the tidings of 2 ِ َ نَصْرُ اهلل ء ٓ جَا اِذَا (when the help of Allah comes) and 3 ْ اَلْيَوْمَ اَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِيْنَكُم (this day have I perfected your religion for you), we are able to appreciate the unparalleled success of the Holy Prophet sa. These verses clearly demonstrate that the Holy Prophet sa was appointed for a special task. Moses as did not receive the success that was the ultimate objective of his prophethood. He was unable to see the Holy Land—the land that was promised to him—with his own eyes, and passed away on the jour- ney. How would a disbeliever accept? Why would a faithless man bother listen- ing to the reasons as to why Moses as died en route and was not able to reach the promised land? A disbeliever would say that if Moses as was divinely appointed, then why were these promises not fulfilled? In actuality, it was the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who saved the honour of all the other prophethoods of the past Prophets. The Life of Christ Similarly, if one observes the life of the Messiah it becomes clear that he spent the entire night praying himself and asked his friends to pray as well, but ultimately began to complain and said: ‘Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani,’ meaning, ‘O God! O 1 Al-Muddaththir, 74:3 2 an-Nasr, 110:2 3 al-Ma’idah, 5:4