Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
17. Manifestation of Prophethood in the Present Day and Age
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one’s eyes. Our range of understanding has been
conclusively exposed as limited. Under the
influence of science, philosophy has been forced to
take second place, leaving science to guide our
intellectual course. In the process monotheism’s
path has been cleared. It has become clear—at least
indirectly—that there is only one way left for us to
discover reality: we must heed the call of the
prophets. People may still have a tendency to desire
to see something before they believe it, but the
philosophical frame of mind that they represent is
on the defensive in today’s scientific age. The
demand to actually see invisible realities, like God,
revelation and the world of eternity—the basics of
monotheistic religion—has become academically
untenable.
For the first time in known history, the inherent
limitations in the scope of human knowledge have
been conclusively established. Scientific research
into the mysteries of the universe has showed us
one truth with staggering clarity: that it lies beyond
the powers of our limited intellect to fully
encompass the world of realities. This discovery is
highly important from an Islamic point of view, for
