Muhummed (pbuh) The Greatest (by Ahmed Deedat)

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AND MOST CERTAINLY, THOU (O MUHUMMED) ART OF MOST SUBLIME AND EXALTED CHARACTER.
{SURA QALAM, Holy Qur'an,68:4}

HOW THE TOPIC AROSE

About ten years ago, a distant cousin of mine - Mr. Mohammed Mehtar (Farooki) gave me a typed quotation by the French historian, Lamartine. The quotation purported to prove that Muhummed (pbuh), the prophet of Islam, was the greatest man that ever lived. Mr. Mehtar was in the habit of passing information on to me, believing that I might put the same to some good use at the proper time and place. Before this he had presented me with "The Call of the Minaret" an expensive book written by (Bishop Kenneth Cragg). By analysing this book I discovered the masterful deceit of the Christian orientalists.

Lamartine's tribute to our prophet inspired me and I had a great desire to share his thoughts about our Nabee with my Muslim brethren. The opportunity to do so was not long in coming.

I received a phone call from the Muslim community in Dannhauser, a small town in Northern Natal, who were organising a birthday celebration of the Holy Prophet. They invited me to give a lecture on the auspicious occasion. So I deemed it an honour and a privilege, I readily agreed. When they inquired, in view of their advertising needs, as to the subject of my lecture, I suggested on the inspiration from lamartine, "Muhummed (pbuh) the Greatest."

REPEATED LET-DOWNS

On my arrival in Dannhauser, I noticed a lot of posters advertising the meeting which in essence said that Deedat would be lecturing on the subject "MUHUMMED THE GREAT." I was some what disheartened and, on inquiring was told that the change in the title was due to a printer's error.

Some two months later, I got another, similar invitation. This time from the Muslim community of Pretoria the administrative capital of South Africa. The subject I had mooted was the same topic - "Muhummed (pbuh) The Greatest." To my dismay the topic was again changed to "MUHUMMED THE GREAT." Identical reasons and excuses were given. Both these incidences happened in Sauth Africa, my own country. But, let me give you one more example of our inferiority complex - so mush part of the sickness of the Ummah.