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'although the handful of dust at Badr was thrown by the. Prophet of Islam sa and the enemy slain by Muslims yet because the Quran says that the dust was not thrown by the Prophet Muhammadsa but that it was an act of God and also that the Muslims did not slay the enemy but God did, then the Prophet of Islam sa would certainly be God Himself and so would the Muslims. '. How would the proponents of this naive system of logical deduction answer such a vile charge against the Quran? A similar inference could be made from the Quranic passage: 'Lo! those who swear allegiance unto thee [Muhammad], swear allegiance only unto Allah. The hand of Allah is above their hands. 168. A person hostile to Islam could find inspiration in the criterion of logical deduction established by these adversaries and manipulate this Quranic passage to assert that: 'when those who swear allegiance unto the Prophet. Muhammadsa swear allegiance only unto Allah and His hand is above their hands, then the Prophet of Islam sa would certainly be Allah Himself. '. How would these antagonists explain such an assertion? Such vile inferences could be made on several other Quranic passages but since Ahmadi Muslims abhor any such vile deductions as propose to grant Divinity to human beings and insult the dignity of God and His blessed servants, one would refrain from indulging into this topic at length and also advise these naive critics to get their own act right and appreciate that God. Almighty does not take kindly to such frivolous academic pursuits as tend to hold His dignity in contempt. . Nonetheless, one thing which is certain from the study of the 68. Al Quran 48. 10 79