—evident, they maintain, to every human being, and above all to those endowed with reason and insight. Glory be to God!

Has it not been universally known—by both the elite and the masses, as an undeniable, self-evident fact—that the religion of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and the religion his community received from him, declares the Christians unbelievers, brands them ignorant and astray, deems it lawful to wage war against them, to take their womenfolk captive, and to seize their property?

All of this stands in complete contradiction to the notion that Muhammad and his followers say in every prayer: “O Allah, guide us to the path of the Christians.”

Who, other than the most shameless and mendacious of liars—someone unparalleled in fabrication, impudence, ignorance, and deviation—could attribute to Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and to his community the claim that in every single prayer they implore God to guide them to the Christians’ path?

Had they truly been asking God for guidance to the Christians’ way, they themselves would have entered the Christian faith; they would not have pronounced the Christians unbelievers, fought them, imposed upon them the jizya (tribute) that they must pay with their own hands while humbled, nor testified that they are destined for Hellfire. His community received all of this from him through uninterrupted, mass-transmitted reports on which they unanimously agree; they did not invent it, unlike the Christians, who innovated beliefs and laws for which God gave no authority. Therefore the Muslims cannot be faulted for following the Messenger of God who came with clear proofs and guidance.

And if Muhammad—peace and blessings be upon him—was indeed a truthful Messenger, then he has certainly declared