Islam The Voice of Human Nature
3. ISLAM IS THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE
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discovered a thirst for truth which could only
be slaked at a divine source; which held out the
assurance that whatever truth was revealed to
him would be cherished by him as such. In
these respects, he had proved himself the most
perfect man during the forty years prior to his
prophethood. It was on these grounds,
therefore, that God chose him as His last
messenger for the whole of creation.
Throughout the twenty-three years of his life as
a Prophet, this perfect man discharged his
duties in an entirely exemplary fashion, thus
fully justifying his elevation to the status of
Prophet of God.
It was through him that the Qur’an, as revealed
to him by God’s emissary, the Angel Gabriel,
was given to mankind. The Prophet and his
companions did everything in their power to
preserve it in its original form and, in this
pristine state; it has been handed down in its
entirety from generation to generation. In this
way we can never be in any doubt as to what
God demands of us. Through the Qur’an God
still speaks to man in his own tongue.
