Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
Introduction
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this “hero,” the Prophet Muhammad, arose from
the People of Makkah bringing with him special
divine succour. The prayer of Abraham was
fulfilled, and with it the purpose of the prophets’
coming to the world was achieved.
Before Muhammad, history did not carefully record
the lives of the prophets. From a strictly academic
and historical point of view, then, their
prophethood was difficult to establish. The Prophet
Jesus was the last of the ancient line of prophets and
has a following of millions, yet so tenuous is his
historical position that Bertrand Russell has had
occasion to remark: “Historically it is quite doubtful
whether Christ ever existed at all.” This is not the
case with the Prophet Muhammad, the last of the
prophets. His life is so well-documented and clearly
laid down in history that anyone who studies his
life is forced to agree with Professor Philip Hitti
that, “Muhammad was born in the full light of
history.”
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The factor, which makes the greatest contribution to
the permanence of Muhammad’s prophethood, is the
Qur’an, that enduring miracle which was revealed to
