[7] The teaching of Muhammad has been admirably summarised by a Christian writer as follows:—
"There is no deity but God. He created the Universe and rules it with love and mercy. He alone is to be worshipped; in Him confidence is to be placed in time of adversity. There must be no murmurings at His decrees; life—your own and others dearer than your own—must be placed in His hands in trust and love."
I do not believe that there is any monotheistic religion in the world which will dissent from this teaching. The writer (in the Harmsworth Encyclopedia) goes on to say:—
"The fatalism which has come to be regarded as part of the Moslem creed had no place in the system established by Muhammad who again and again distinctly and emphatically repudiated the idea. Muhammad taught reform, not revolution."
In these days of political unrest I cannot impress on you too strongly the meaning of the last sentence in which I have italicised two words.
[8] See [p. 33 para. 6.]
[9] The Author has not kept copies of these letters.—Ed.
[10] The Qur'an speaks very highly of Jesus:—
اسمه مسيح عيسى بن مريم وجيهاً فى الدنيا و الا خره و من المقربين
"His name is Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, illustrious both in this and in the next world. He is one of those who have near access to God."—iii. 40.