So I deemed it an honour and a privilege, I readily agreed. They invited me to give a lecture on that auspicious occasion. 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. The opportunity to do so was not long in coming.
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. By analysing this book I discovered the masterful deceit of the Christian Orientalists. Before this he had presented me with “The Call of the Minaret,” an expensive book written by (Bishop Kenneth Cragg). 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. ] purported to prove that Muhammad (pbuh), the prophet of Islam, was the greatest man that ever lived. The quotation [A detailed exposition of the quotation will be found on page 38 Mohamed Mehtar Farooki gave me a typed quotation by the French historian, Lamartine. “And most certainly, thou (O Muhammad) are of most sublime and exalted character.” (The Holy Qur’ân, 68:4) How the Topic AroseĪbout ten years ago, a distant cousin of mine – Mr. Muhammad the Greatest by Ahmad Deedat – Book Chapter 1
