The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Prophetic Guidance for the Modern Age
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Islami, Rampur. Today everyone is aware that the
charm of Marxism has evaporated, so that it is
difficult to find as many as two individuals who
receive from Marx such intellectual nourishment as
will bolster confidence and conviction.
Next comes the turn of religion. What is religion?
Religion in its reality is the name of that knowledge
which has come directly from God. Knowledge has
been divided into two categories in the Qur’an -
experimental knowledge and revealed knowledge:
Bring me a Book (revealed) before this or some
vestige of knowledge (in your support) if you
indeed speak the truth (46:4).
In principle it is true that religion is the source of
truth and can bestow upon man the blessing of
conviction. But here a historical reality has come in
between men and religion. That is, none of these
existing religions are historically credible. There are
about one dozen major religions in the world, there
being also countless minor religions. But there is no
historical evidence to support their reliability or
credibility.
