Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)

and our Lord? We will answer with our actions, and you shall answer with yours; all our confidence is in his Divine pleasure. Will you say, that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, were Jews or Christians? Are you more knowing than God? Who is more unjust, than he that concealeth the miracles that he hath seen to proceed from God? He is not ignorant of all your actions. The good that those men have done, remain to them; and the evil that they shall commit, shall be against you: enquire not after what they did. Some ignorant among the people will say, Their Prophet doth not appoint them to turn the face to that side, to which they turned heretofore, when they made their Orisons. Say unto them, The East and West belong unto God; he directeth in the right way whom he pleaseth. As we have conducted you into the right way; we have likewise commanded you to do that which is just; that you be witnesses against the people at the day of judgment, and the Prophet witness against you. I have not ordained, that you turn your face as heretofore, when you made your Orisons; to the end, they may be known that follow the Prophet, from them that return to their impiety. It will be irksome to the people to turn to that side, except to such as God hath guided into the right way. God will not make vain your belief; he is gracious and merciful to his people. I see that thou liftest up thy face to Heaven, turn which way shall please thee; but turn thou towards Mecca, wheresoever thou art: They, to whom heretofore the knowledg of Scripture was given, knew that the Truth proceeded from their Lord; what they do is not concealed from God, when thou shalt meet them; and that they will not turn themselves, as thou, in making their prayers; do not thou likewise turn, as they, they turn not all the same way, follow not their appetites, having comprehended the knowledg that hath been inspired into thee, left thou fall into the number of the unjust. Many, to whom we have given the knowledg of the written Law, understand it perfectly, as also do their children; nevertheless, they conceal the Truth, and are not ignorant that it proceedeth from thy Lord: Be not thou of the number of them that doubt. Turn thy self always towards Mecca. Do good wheresoever thou art, God will be with