Notes

[1] Al-Harrani Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan ibn 'Ali, "Tuhaful Uqool Un Aalir Rasool" P.285.
[2] Even Christian authorities have questioned the very conception of the Church. Says the Encyclopaedia Brittanica, "Some of the futurist sayings, if taken by themselves, raise the question whether Jesus intended to found a Church."(Vol. 4, p.535).
[3] 'Aws' and 'Khazraj' were two of the Arab tribes who lived in Medina. They accepted Islam and backed the prophet when he and other Muslims migrated from Mecca to Medina.
[4] Tafseer ul Mizan, Vol. I
[5] Eastern part of the Arabian peninsula, bordering the Red sea, which contains the leading cities such as, Mecca, Medina, Jedda and Tayef.
[6] New English Bible
[7]- See Jeremiah 2:10; Ezekiel 27:21; Isaiah 60:7; Song of Solomon 1:5
[8] Volume 23, page 4174, under the title 'Muhammad Founder of Islam'.
[9] Vol. 4 p.534, titled Christianity
[10]. "Idhharul Haq" Vol. 2, P.281.