The Concept of God
Religion
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Buddh spoke in Pali, but it has not been established
by the scholars of Buddhism.
The reason is that, in ancient times, before the age of
the press, the concept of historiography was very
limited. At that period it was only a record of kings
and generals; only events relating to victory and
defeat were considered worth recording. All other
incidents remained unrepresented and since the
prophets or the reformers were not associated with
events of a political nature, the historians did not
consider their lives worthy of being immortalized.
The case of the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be
upon him, was exceptional in that is was quite
different from that of the other prophets.
Circumstances were such that he became involved
in all kinds of political events, and he and his
companions were able to usher in a revolution
bringing about sweeping changes in the political
and the social order of the time. Naturally the
events of his life came to be recorded in the
contemporary history and thus he became an
essential part of history. In this way, by historical
standards, the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be
