The
manuscript of this book was ready in 1965, but due to delays and other circumstances, it
did not see the light of publication.
A
part of this book, however, – THE RIDDLE OF THE TRINITY AND THE “SONSHIP”
OF CHRIST – was published in 1965. It met with immediate success. Thousands of copies
were printed and distributed all over South Africa, East and West Africa, Nigeria, Kenya,
Tanzania and Ghana. The demand was unceasing and with the clamour for more of these
booklets growing, Pakistan (Karachi) published another 50,000 copies for local and African
distribution.
The
booklet was translated into the Swahili language in May 1967, and published by Malik Sirajuddin and Sons, Lahore, Pakistan.
The
commotion created by it in the South African Church circles may be gauged by a bold
headline in the “Transvaler”, a morning Afrikaans daily based in Johannesburg,
which said: “HIERDIE MOHAMMEDAAN SLAAN `N SEER HOU” – (This Mohammedan
Strikes a Painful Blow).
It
is to be hoped that the whole book will now enjoy the same success and wide readership as
its predecessor – an integral part of it – did.
- A.S.K. JOOMMAL
- Johannesburg.
- November,
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PREFACE TO THE THIRD IMPRESSION (2000)
After the first two impressions (1976
and 1991) were completely sold out, the thirst for knowledge among the seekers of truth
remained unquenched. The demand for more and more of this book grew beyond expectation.
Sponsorship for publication is always a difficult thing to come by. This fact kept its reprinting on ice. However, one
stalwart Muslim, KHALID MAHMOOD ZAMAN, with a verve and enthusiasm unmatched by any young
man of comparable age, came forward, travelling from LEEDS (England) to LAHORE (Pakistan)
in order to finance and oversee the reprinting of THE BIBLE: WORD OF GOD OR WORD OF MAN?
The Tolu-e-Islam Trust undertook
the publication and distribution, for which I am profoundly indebted to them.
To KHALID MAHMOOD ZAMAN I say: May Allah (SWT) reward you abundantly for your
indefatigable efforts in His Path.
- A.S.K. JOOMMAL
- LENASIA, South Africa.
- March 2000