Section: Refutation of the Christians’ Claim that Islam Honored the Disciples

As for their contention:

“His disciples, whom He sent to us, who warned us in our own language and confirmed for us our religion—those who, in this Book, have been exalted by His words in Surah al-Hadid:

‘Indeed, We sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and We sent down with them the Scripture and the balance so that mankind might uphold justice’ ⦗al-Hadid: 25⦘;

and by His words in Surah al-Baqarah:

‘Allah sent forth the prophets as bearers of glad tidings and as warners, and He sent down with them the Scripture in truth so that it might judge between people concerning that over which they differed’ ⦗al-Baqarah: 213⦘.”

They argue that by saying “His prophets who gave glad tidings and His messengers,” He was referring to the disciples who traversed the seven regions of the world, proclaiming the one Book—the pure Gospel—for had He meant Abraham, David, Moses, and Muhammad, He would have said, “with them the books,” because each of them came with a separate scripture, whereas