The Call of the Quran
5. The call of da‘wah in the modern age
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for a variety of reasons, their prophethood never
became historically established, so that across the
centuries, as well as for the modern man, their
prophethood has remained controversial. The call
to Islam was easier to give when emanating from an
established prophethood than when issued by
prophets who were not able to gain general
recognition due to the lack of support from their
people.
The Prophet’s status during his lifetime, and for all
posterity, was defined in this verse of the Qur’an:
“Your Lord may exalt you to a position of
praise and glory.” (7:79)
Dr. Nishi Kant Chattopadhdhyaye (Muslim name:
Mohammad Azizuddin) was a highly educated
Hindu, born in Hyderabad at the end of the
nineteenth century. Urged on by his quest for truth,
he learnt Hindi, English, German and French and
studied all the religions and faiths. But none of
these could satisfy him. One of the main reason for
his dissatisfaction was that none of these religions
stood up to the test of history. Thus there were no
grounds for regarding them as authentic.
