(_c_) Give us this day our daily (_c_) Guide us into the right bread. And forgive us our path--the path of those debts as we forgive our to whom Thou hast debtors. been gracious, And lead us not into not the path of those temptation, but deliver who are the objects us from evil: for Thine of wrath nor of those is the Kingdom, and the who have gone astray. power, and the glory for Amen. ever. Amen. _St. Matthew_, vi 9-13. _The Qur'an_, i. If you will carefully compare the parts of each Prayer which I have written as separate paragraphs marked (_a_), (_b_) and (_c_), you will observe that there is difference only in the language, but no difference whatever in the real meaning. There is in both Prayers absolutely the same spirit of (_a_) Adoration, (_b_) Submission, and (_c_) Supplication. Both begin with the _praise_ of the Lord to whom all praise is due. This is followed in both by an expression of our _entire dependence_ on Him and submission to His will. Lastly, there is _solicitation for guidance_, positive and negative, _viz._, guidance towards right action and guidance for avoiding temptation. The three parts (_a_), (_b_) and (_c_) of the Christian as well as of the Muslim Prayer are in perfect accord with the results of a comparative study of the religious systems of the world. They correspond to three essential elements in _all_ religions, _viz._, (_a_) _Belief_ in the existence of a Supreme Power which is Infinite and Absolute, (_b_) _Feeling_ of man's entire dependence on that Power, and (_c_) _Desire_ to seek or solicit guidance of that Power in the daily life of man. You will thus see that both the Lord's Prayer in the Bible and the Opening Chapter of the Qur'an go to the roots of all religions ever professed by man. They are truly Universal Prayers. No man need hesitate to join in the solemn recitation of either. We ought to view all monotheistic religions--religions which enjoin belief in one God--in the spirit in which St. Peter viewed them when he said (_Acts_ x. 34-5): "Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation he that feareth Him and worketh righteousness is accepted with Him." The same is the spirit of the oft-repeated definition of 'Muslims' in the Qur'an: [Arabic: llaḏīna ʾāmanū minkum wa-ʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāt] "those who believe and work righteousness." "Trust in the Lord and do good," as the psalm says. +Note 3.+ I.--_What is Religion?_ I have said that _true_ Islam is the _best_ religion in the world. I must prove my assertion. In order to do so I have to explain:-- I. What do I mean by religion? II. What is true Islam? III. Why is it the best religion? I.--_Religion, God and Nature._