Islam Rediscovered
4. Religion
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4. RELIGION
Let us now come to religion. Scholars have
generally believed that in the search for truth, the
most reliable source is religion. That is why in every
age the majority of human beings have been
associated with one religion or the other. And
today, this is still the case.
Why is it that people take religion to be a reliable
source of truth? The reason is that the teachings of
religion are based on a special source such as no
other discipline enjoys. This special source is that of
divine revelation. God created the universe. He
knows best its creation plan. He has full knowledge
of which path in this world leads to success and
which
path
leads
to
failure.
Therefore,
God-given guidance is entirely trustworthy.
After the creation of the universe, when man first
inhabited the earth, God decreed that in every age
and in every nation, there would be certain
individuals who would be raised as prophets to
guide mankind to the path of God. God, Who has
absolute knowledge, sent His guidance to man. He
