Islam Creator of the Modern Age
1. Islam: Creator of the Modern Age
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his call. The Qur’an clearly states that besides
human beings, God’s angels would also help him in
accomplishing his mission.
This commandment of God was, indeed, realized
through the Prophet, so that a whole new era could
be ushered in.
THE NEGATIVE ROLE OF POLYTHEISM
According to the Qur’an, Adam was the first human
being to exist on earth. God told him that his
religion and that of subsequent generations would
be monotheism. In this lay goodness in this world
as well as in the Hereafter. For some generations
people followed the true path, but soon the
perversion set in. It was now that God began to
send prophets to the world (2:213).
Noah was born in Iraq about three thousand years
before Christ. He was chosen as God’s messenger
and entrusted with the task of reforming his people
by showing them the right path. Then from Noah to
the Messiah, the apostles were sent in succession.
They made every effort to make people understand
