Unity of God — Page 39
39 and the Teachings of Muhammad s as people to worship the cross before his very eyes—in his own mosque that he called 19 ِ اٰخِرُ الْمَسَاجِد and in which praying has greater blessings than other mosques? But in the presence of the Holy Prophet s as —the Divine Messenger sent by God to establish His Tauheed — the Christians performed their prayer service with the cross before them. The Holy Prophet s as said there is no harm in it, and they may worship in the mosque. But today, even the most open-minded people lack the strength of faith to allow others to pray in their places of worship. The third example is that the Holy Prophet s as always advised Muslims to show excellent conduct towards neighbours, regardless of their religion. He stressed this point so much that his companions always remembered to follow it. It is recorded that once, Hazrat Ibn Abbas ra came home and noticed his family had received raw meat from somewhere. He asked if they had shared some of it with their Jewish neighbour. When he repeated this question a number of times, it prompted his family to inquire about the reason for his insistence. Hazrat Ibn Abbas ra replied that he heard the Holy Prophet s as say: ‘Angel Gabriel 19 ‘ Last of the mosques’, i. e. the best [Publishers]