A Rejoinder to Pope's Allegations Against Islam — Page 26
Even as this month is sacred, this land inviolate, and this day holy, so has God made the lives, property and honor of every man sacred. To take any man's life or his property, or attack his honor, is as unjust and wrong as to violate the sacredness of this day, this month, and this territory. What I command you today is not meant only for today. It is meant for all time. You are expected to remember it and to act upon it: until you leave this world and go to the next to meet your Maker. What I have said to you, you should communicate to the ends of the earth. Maybe those who have not heard me may benefit by it more than those who have heard. (Sihah Sitta, Tabari, Hisham and Baihaqi) This is what the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) brought, a wonderful message of equality and brotherhood, to sever all the ties of national and tribal prejudice and hatred, and to get all human races under one banner. So can I humbly ask to the Christians, especially to the head of the Roman Catholic church, that which message is inhuman? The message of Islam which is calling all human races to join together, leaving all difference aside or the Biblical message? The message of Christ which is only limited to the Jews and putting all human being aside addressing them as dogs and swine, is inhuman or the message of the holy prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), treating every one equally, and teaching superiority of human race on the bases of piety and righteousness? Of course it is Islam. And this is what holy prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) brought a new ray of hope for mankind. 26