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1. In any publication dealing with 3. "In the eastern Mediterranean
Prophet Mohammed, his name or and Middle East, the period be-
title is followed by the phrase "upon tween the death of Alexander the
him be peace and blessings," to Great in 323 BC to the conquest of
show our respect for him. A similar Egypt by Rome in 30 BC. For
phrase is used for Prophets and some purposes the period is ex-
other illustrious Muslims: "May tended for a further three and a
Allah be pleased with him (or her)." half centuries, to the move by
However, as this practice might be Constantine the Great of his capital
distracting to non-Muslim readers, to Constantinople (Byzantium) in
these phrases do not always ap- AD 330." (www.britannica.com)
pear in this book, on the under- 4. The sacrificial practices per-
standing that they are assumed formed in the Temple in Jerusalem
and that no disrespect is intended. are described in great detail in the
2. According to the Qur'an, Allah books of Numbers and Leviticus.
sent revelations to Prophets According to this source, the guts
Moses, David, and Jesus. The of the sacrificial animals had to be
Qur'an refers to these, respectively, separated and burned according to
as the Tawrah (Torah), the Zabur strict rules. Allah revealed in the
(Psalms), and the Injil (Gospel). Qur'an how important this practices
Muslims believe that these books was to the Jews: "Allah has made
have lost their original forms and a contract with us, that we should
therefore the English translation of not believe in any Messenger until
these words (Torah, Psalms and he brings us a sacrifice consumed
the Gospel) do not reflect the by fire" (Surah Al 'Imran,183),
sense they are used in the Qur'an. Surat al-Baqara, 2:67-71 reveals
Although the modern terms are that whenever the Jews were com-
used in the book to denote these manded to make a sacrifice, they
revelations, the intent is to refer to would always probe for ever more
their original form as described in details, and Allah would reveal
the Qur'an. these to them accordingly.