A Sincere Letter To The People Of The Scripture

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In The Name of God, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful

A Sincere Letter
To The People Of The Scripture
(Jews and Christians)
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O Jews and Christians,

God says in The Qur’an (the final revelation to all of mankind) what can be
translated as:

“All praises and thanks are due to God the Lord of all that exists. The
Most Gracious, The Most Merciful. The Only Owner of the Day of
Judgment. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask help for
everything. Guide us to the straight way. The way of those on whom You
have bestowed Your grace. Not the way of those who have earned Your
anger, nor of those who went astray.” (Chaper Al-Fatiha)

I open with these words because in them contain various treasures and basic
beliefs of the Muslims. In this opening chapter (which we as Muslims recite at
least 17 times daily in our prayers) contains the fundamental creed of Islam;
true monotheism. We believe without a shred of doubt that none has the right
to be worshipped EXCEPT God in truth and further, He has no partners, nor
associates and He should be worshipped alone, exclusively. As God says,

“O my people! Worship God! You have no other god but

Him.” (Chapter Araf: 65)

And He says,

“Truly! This religion (Islamic Monotheism) is one religion,

and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me (Alone).”
(Chapter Anbiya: 92)

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I harp on this point with great emphasis because God is One and forgives
every sin except that you should associate a partner with him as He says,

“Verily, God forgives not that partners should be set up with Him
in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom
He pleases, and whoever sets up partners with God in worship, he
has indeed invented a tremendous sin.” (Chapter An-Nisa-48)

Believing in God alone without partners is the foundation of true faith, and
with this comes the belief in the prophets and messengers and that which they
came down with i.e. revelation. God says,

“Say (O Muslims), "We believe in God and that which has been
sent down to us and that which has been sent down to Abraham,
Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and to the twelve sons of Jacob, and that
which has been given to Moses and Jesus, and that which has
been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no
distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted
(in Islam)"“ (Chapter Al-Baqarah: 136)

The Muslims are the only people of true faith that do not reject any of God’s
prophets and we believe that they all spoke the truth which is from God and
came with the same message. As God says,

“And verily, We have sent among every Nation a Messenger

proclaiming: "Worship God (Alone), and avoid (or keep away
from) all false deities, etc. i.e. do not worship anything besides
God."“ (Chapter Al-Nahl: 36)

And He says,

“And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad)

but We inspired him (saying): none has the right to be
worshipped but God, so worship Me (Alone and none else)."
(Chapter Anbiya: 25)

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We also believe in the final messenger and seal of the prophets, Muhammad
(may God exalt his position and send His peace upon him) as God says,

“Muhammad (may Allaah exalt his position and send His peace
upon him) is not the father of any man among you, but he is the
Messenger of God and the last (end) of the Prophets. And God is
Ever All-Aware of everything.” (Chapter Al-Ahzab: 40)
We believe that he came to purify the way of the people and their beliefs with
truth as God says,

“O mankind! Verily, there has come to you the Messenger

(Muhammad) with the truth from your Lord, so believe in him, it
is better for you. But if you disbelieve, then certainly to God
belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. And God is Ever
All-Knowing, All-Wise.” (Chapter An-Nisa: 140)

This is necessary due to what God says about those people of the scripture
who have changed their religion and lied.

“O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): "Why do you

mix truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know?"
(Chapter Aali-Imran: 71)

Not only do they change their religion but also they lie on The Creator and the
Prophets when they say Jesus the son of Mary the prophet and messenger is
The God or a part of Him. And regarding this God says,

“And (remember) when God will say (on the Day of

Resurrection): "O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you say unto men:
'Worship me and my mother as two gods besides God?' "He will
say: "Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right
(to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it.
You know what is in my inner self though I do not know what is
in Yours, truly, You, only You, are the All-Knower of all that is
hidden and unseen.” (Chapter Al-Ma'ida: 116)
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We as believers in The True religion are certain that our Book will never be
changed as God says,

“Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Qur'an and surely,
We will guard it (from corruption).” (Chapter Al-Hijr: 9)

It is also crucial to understand that Islam is the only religion that will be
accepted by the The Lord of the Worlds as He says,

“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be

accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the
losers.” (Chapter Ali-Imran: 85)

So, I warn and call you away from falsehood and invite you to be a true
monotheist for that is better for you. I say as God instructs,

“Say (O Muhammad [may God exalt his position and send His
peace upon him]): "O people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you, that
we worship none but God, and that we associate no partners with
Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides God.
Then, if they turn away, say: "Bear witness that we are Muslims."
(Chapter Aali-Imran: 64)

So make no mistake, the truth is with Islam and anything other than it is false.
I urge you to consider this admonishment with the utmost care and sincerity
and to look further into Islam, read the Qur’an, the final Book of God, and
know that if you reject this message after it has been conveyed to you then an
argument will have been established against you on the Day of Judgment.

Sincerely,

Aboo Yahyaa `Eesaa Starling

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