Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
1. From Adam to the Messiah
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In God’s sight, the prophets stand head and
shoulders above the human race. How
extraordinary it is, then, that they are the very ones
to whom the least historical importance has been
attached. History has fully chronicled the lives of
kings and soldiers, but not one single prophet’s life
has been given its due place in the annals of history.
Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), who was born one
thousand years after the Prophet Moses, was not
even acquainted with Moses’ name. The reason is
not far to seek: most of the prophets were rejected
by their peoples; their homes were demolished;
they were treated as outcasts from society; they
appeared so unimportant that no one deemed it
necessary even to make any mention of them.
Why were the prophets treated in this manner?
There was just one reason for this, and that was
their criticism of current practices, especially of the
established religious authorities, the priesthood.
People love nothing more than being praised; and
they loathe nothing more than being criticised. The
prophets exposed the difference between right and
wrong, making no compromise with their peoples.
They were persistently pointing out the faults in
