Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
A Danger Warning
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Then there are those who speak with reference to
the prophets and scriptures. Basically their platform
is solid, but the prophets and books to which they
refer belong to an age-long past. We have no
reliable historical information regarding them at
our disposal. Even though the original source of
these religions is sound, we still cannot rely on their
teachings as they are at present. The criterion with
which to judge the past is history, and history does
not verify the authenticity of their dogmas.
With the Prophet Muhammad, however, the case is
quite different. On the one hand, his prophetic
credentials stand up to any scrutiny. He was the
epitome of everything a prophet should be. There is
no doubt about his prophethood; it is an established
historical fact which no one can deny.
The facts of the Holy Prophet’s life and teachings
have also been carefully preserved; their historical
credibility cannot be contested. The Qur’an exists in
its revealed form. The Holy Prophet’s words and
actions are recorded in book-form, so one has no
difficulty in establishing exactly what he said and
did in his life.
