Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
2. The Emergence and Legacy of the Prophet Muhammad
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It ushered in the age of the press, ensuring the
preservation of the Qur’an for all time. It brought
the age of democracy and freedom of speech to the
world, removing all artificial barriers that had
obstructed preachers in their call to truth. It made
new discoveries possible in the world of science,
enabling religious truths to be proved and
explained on a rational, intellectual level.
An even more important aspect of this revolution
was that, through the Prophet, God showed the
world what would happen in the hereafter. His life
and mission provided us with a preview of the
events of the next world. Those who accepted and
patterned their lives upon the truth that he brought
to them were made supreme, and that is how they
will remain forever in the hereafter, if God wills.
The wicked, meanwhile, were made to taste the
humiliation that they would forever be a prey to in
the world to come.
History shows that those who devote their lives to
God always appear in a passive and depressed
condition, while those devoted to wealth and power
always seem to have their way in the world. Such is
