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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 honor 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 South 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
