The Way to Find God
What is Truth?
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prophet possesses credentials which make his
prophethood a historical certainty rather than just a
belief. Of all those who have claimed prophethood,
only Muhammad, on whom be peace and God’s
blessings, can be said to have achieved full
historical credibility. Everything about him is
established historical fact. We are just as well
informed about the Prophet of Islam as we are
about any contemporary person, or even more so.
Apart from him, all prophets are legendary figures.
No complete historical record of them exists, nor are
the scriptures they left preserved in their original
state. Only the life of Muhammad, on whom be
peace and God’s blessings, has been completely
chronicled. The book which was handed over to
people as the inspired word of God is also present
in its original form. So, looking at the matter
rationally, there can only be one answer to the
question. “What is truth?” From a practical as well
as a theoretical point of view, we should accept the
only realistic answer there is. We should not try to
select a solution from a wide range of alternatives.
This truth is the word of God and the word of God
is immutable. God’s commandments never change,
