The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Studying the Prophet’s Life in the Light of his Message
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an indirect sense, of the coming of this age of fast
communications. For, without the modern media,
the universal propagation of Islam could never
have become so accelerated.
This modern scientific revolution has resulted in the
development of a new, scientific rationale in
support of Islamic beliefs. Earlier,
dayees
of Islam
had only traditional types of arguments to draw
upon. In present times, it has indeed become
possible to authenticate Islamic realities by
measuring them up to accepted scientific norms.
In ancient times, religion was considered sacrosanct,
so that any study of it could only be uncritical.
That is why, academically, no distinction could be
made between reliable and unreliable religions. In
present times, under the influence of the scientific
revolution, religion has begun to be treated in the
same objective and critical manner as other non-
religious matters and subjected to the same
scientific scrutiny.
This has established on a purely intellectual level
that, historically, Islam is the only reliable religion.
