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them what is evil: he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from
what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that
are upon them. So it is those who believe in him honor him help him and follow the light which
is sent down with him it is they who will prosper." 1127112811291130
1127 In this verse is a prefiguring, to Moses, of the Arabian Messenger, the last and greatest of the messengers of Allah.
Prophecies about him will be found in the Taurat and the Injil. In the reflex of the Taurat as now accepted by the Jews,
Moses says: "The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me"
(Deut. xviii. 15): the only Prophet who brought a Shari'at like that of Moses was Muhammad Al- Mustafa, and he came
of the house of Ismail the brother of Isaac the father of Israel. In the reflex of the Gospel as now accepted by the
Christians, Christ promised another Comforter (John xiv. 16): the Greek word Paraclete which the Christians interpret
as referring to the Holy Spirit is by our Doctors taken to be Periclyte, which would be the Greek form of Ahmad. See
Q. lxi. 6. (7.157)
1128 Aglal: plural of gullun, a yoke, an iron collar. In the formalism and exclusiveness of the Jews there were many
restrictions which were removed by Islam, a religion of freedom in the faith of Allah, of universality in the variety of
races, languages, manners and customs. (7.157)
1129 Light which is sent down with him: the words are "with him", not "to him", emphasizing the fact that the Light which he
brought illumines every one who has the privilege of joining his great and universal Fellowship. (7.157)
1130 Falah = prosperity in its general sense as well as in its spiritual sense. In the general sense it means that right conduct
is the only door to happiness and well-being. In the spiritual sense it means that Faith and its fruits (right conduct) are
the only gates to salvation. (7.157)
22:17 - Those who believe (in the Qur'an) those who follow the Jewish (scriptures) and the
Sabians Christians Magians and Polytheists Allah will judge between them on the Day of
Judgment: for Allah is witness of all things. 27882789
2788 For Sabians, see n. 76 to ii. 62. They are also referred to in v. 72. In both those passages the Muslims are mentioned
with the Jews, Christians, and Sabians, as receiving Allah's protection and mercy. Here, besides the four religions,
there is further mention of Magians and Polytheists: it is not said that they would receive Allah's Mercy, but only that
Allah will judge between the various forms of faith. (22.17)
34:31-The Unbelievers say: "We shall neither believe in this scripture nor in (any) that (came)
before it." Couldst thou but see when the wrong-doers will be made to stand before their Lord
throwing back the word (of blame) on one another! Those who had been despised will say to
the arrogant ones: "Had it not been for you we should certainly have been believers!"
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3834 To the Pagans all scriptures are taboo, whether it be the Qur-an or any Revelation that came before it. The people of
the Book despised the Pagans, but in their arrogant assumption of superiority, prevented them, by their example, from
accepting the latest and most universal Scripture when it came in the form of the Qur-an. This relative position, of men
who fancy themselves on their knowledge, and men whom they depise but exploit and mislead, always exists on this
earth. I have mentioned the people of the Book and the Pagan Arabs merely by way of illustration. (34.31)
3835 One disbelief is as bad as another. There is little to choose between them. But when the final account will be taken,
there will be mutual recriminations between the one and the other. (34.31)
3836 The Pagans will naturally say to the people of the Book: "You misled us; you had previous Revelations, and you
should have known how Allah sent His Messengers; had it not been for your bad example, we should have received
Allah's Revelation and become Believers." Or the humble followers will say this to their leaders, or those less gifted
will say to those by whom they were misled and exploited. The dichotomy is between such as pretentiously held their
heads high in the world and such as they profited by but held in contempt. (34.31)
46:10 - Say: "See ye? If (this teaching) be from Allah and ye reject it and a witness from among the
Children of Israel testifies to its similarity (with earlier scriptures) and has believed while ye are
arrogant (how unjust ye are!) truly Allah guides not a people unjust." 47834784
4783 Another side of the argument is now presented. 'You pagan Arabs! You are puffed up with pride, though you are an
ignorant nation. Among Israel there are men who understand the previous scriptures, and who find in the Qur-an and
its Preacher a true confirmation of the previous scriptures. They accept Islam as a fulfilment of the revelation of Moses
himself! (See Deut. xviii. 18-19). And yet you hold back, though the Qur-an has come in your own language, in order
to help you to understand. How unjust and how shameful! In that case, with what face can you seek guidance from
Allah?' (46.10)
98:1 – Those who reject (Truth) among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists were
not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them Clear Evidence
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6221 The People of the Book immediately referred to are the Jews and the Christians, who had received scriptures in the
same line of prophecy in which came our holy Prophet. Their scriptures should have prepared them for the advent of the
greatest and last of the Prophets. For the Jewish scriptures promised to the Jews, cousins or brethren to the Arabs, a
prophet like Moses: "The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto
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