Prabhupāda: They inquire, "What is your opinion of Jesus Christ?" And "He is our guru."
Dr. Patel: It's a fact.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Dr. Patel: I mean, that is what it is, what what we take, in fact...
Prabhupāda: We do not...
Dr. Patel: The Christians don't know that we take it like that.
Prabhupāda: Even if we say "Mohammed," why not? Anyone who has preached Kṛṣṇa consciousness, maybe little differently according to time, circumstances, but anyone who has tried to preach the God consciousness, he is guru. Yei kṛṣṇa tattva vettā, sei guru haya (CC Madhya 8.128). That is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's version. Anyone who preaches about the Supreme Lord, he is guru. Maybe in a different way, according to time, circumstances. The Mohammed also said Allah akbar.
Dr. Patel: Only the difference is that Mohammed is trying to worship nirañjana, nirākāra, and we...
Prabhupāda: No, no, not nirākāra. That is not...
Dr. Patel: Even Christianity considers His ākāra—"God has form."
Prabhupāda: No, Mohammed also has got... Caitanya Mahāprabhu argued in Koran. He proved there is kṛṣṇa-bhakti. He proved with the Pathans. Yes.