Section: The statement of Amos—“The sun will rise, the lost will be guided by it, and the children of Israel will stray from it.”

They say: The Prophet Amos declared, “The sun will rise upon the earth; by it the wayward will find guidance, and from it the children of Israel will go astray.”

They explain: That “sun” is the Lord Messiah, and the “wayward who were guided by him” are the Christians of diverse tongues who, before his coming, worshipped idols and were ignorant of the knowledge of Allah. When the disciples came to them and warned them with what the Lord Messiah had enjoined, they abandoned idolatry and were guided through their adherence to the Lord Messiah.

It may therefore be said: Concerning this the Muslims raise no objection; the only ones who contest such passages are the Jews who deny the Messiah—peace be upon him—just as the unbelievers among the People of the Book dispute concerning Muhammad, Allah bless him and grant him peace.

As for the Muslims, they believe in all of Allah’s scriptures and messengers, and that the Messiah