The rejected verses hence became known as "the satanic verses" — a phrase made familiar in recent years as the title of Salmon Rushdie's infamous book which was condemned by Muslims as a blasphemous portrayal of Muhammad 1 In any case, Muhammad eventually came to a consistently monotheistic doctrine of Allah as the one and only God There is no god but He He gives life, and makes to dieBelieve then in Allah, and in His Messenger (Muhammad), the Prophet who could neither read nor write, who believes in Allah and in His Words (the Qur'aan), and follows him so that perhaps you will be guided The testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah is regarded as a single pillar, because in every act of worship it is essential to have true sincerity towards Allah alone and to follow the way of His Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) End quote from Liqaa' alBaab alMaftooh (2/197)
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