OCCASION OF REVELATION (VERSE NO. 135)

      It is narrated from IBN-ABBASS that some of the learned Jews, and some of the NAJRAN'S CHRISTIANS, in a hot dispute with Muslims, claimed to be nearer to God, and one denied another. The Jews said: Our prophet Moses, is the greatest of all.

      Christians said, Jesus Christ is the greatest and the best of all. Then both parties preached Muslims to recant, and be a Jew or a Christian to be guided to the path of truth and salvation. To this effect the following three verses revealed.

THE TRUTH IS ONLY WITH US!

      Egocentric attitude, selfishness, and head strongness of self-governing may easily make one to think his ideas whatever may be, is the best of all, and the only right one and that of others is wrong, and false, Such a man may do his best and insist upon painting the others with his own colour! Our HOLY BOOK discloses the vain desires of such, through the following verse that:

      ``And the people of the BOOK say: Become Jews or Christians if you want to be guided to salvation. Tell them nay! We would rather have the religion of ABRAHAM who was a man of pure faith and truthful creed. We won't follow such religions that are perverted and misinterpreted for mortal purposes.