The Prophet Pbuh preached to Worship the
One and Only True GOD. The Prophet Pbuh did not tell people to worship him. The
Prophet Pbuh did not ask anyone for payment or asked for anything beneficial in
return.
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Proofs to Know Islam is the Truth
We all have our doubts. It is as normal as breathing. Many wonder
if their faith is baseless, if they would not be another faith if they had been
born into a different family, if they might have been from a different country
would they have a different belief system.
Islam does not reject these questions and in fact encourages discovery and reason when
approaching faith. So it is not a negative thing to question. God consciousness
can only be built on a firm foundation of knowledge.
Allah tells us in the Quran that:
…it is only those who have knowledge among His
servants that fear Allah. (35:28)
Here are seven ways to know that Islam is the complete and perfect
truth for all mankind.
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Islam is the Same Message of All Prophets
From the first human being and Prophet Adam, (peace be upon him), to the last prophet, Muhammad (peace
be upon him), the message to mankind has not changed. Worship God, the only
true God, and follow His prophets’ examples.
Every Prophet was
sent by God to mankind to deliver a simple message: That God is one. In the
Bible, Mark 12:29, Jesus of the NT said:
… hear, O Israel: The Lord our God
is one Lord.” And “God said moreover unto Moses, thus shalt thou say unto the
children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God
of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for
ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (Exodus 3:15)
[emphasis added]
The message of Islam remains the same, worship God alone and
follow His messengers, as it was from the first human being.
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The Quran is the Only Holy Book that Has Never Been Changed by Man
Allah promises us in the Quran that:
Indeed, it is We who sent down the Quran and
indeed, We will be its guardian. (Quran 15:9)
The Quran
was written down during the life and times
of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Not only did that ensure its survival
after the prophet’s life, the Quran was also memorized by hundreds and
thousands of people and it was spread word for word throughout Arabia.
According to Lost Islamic History, “those who had heard verses
from the Prophet would go and spread them to tribes far away, who would also
memorize them. In this way, the Quran achieved a literary status known among
the Arabs as mutawatir. Mutawatir means that it was so vastly
disseminated to so many different groups of people, who all had the same exact
wording.” (Source)
Every word, letter and even every pause of the Quran has been
passed down and remains the same till this day, over 1400 years after its
revelation.
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Islam Promotes the Use of Logic, Reason, and Knowledge
Mankind was given logic and intellect for a reason. God would never ask us to
set it aside when it comes to faith and belief in Him. Without the use of our
intellect, faith is rendered weak.
God knows that man needs proof in order to have deeper faith. Even
Abraham (peace be upon him) asked God to give him a sign so his faith could be firm.
And God did so through the birds Abraham trained and called back to himself
after their death. God also provides such proof in Islam. The Quran presents
reasoning and encourages people to think about the signs of creation and the
signs of the Quran.
[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed
to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of
understanding would be reminded. (Quran 38:29)
And many of these signs come in the form of scientific miracles.
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Scientific Proof
Some of the proofs of Islam are only now being discovered as
humankind makes scientific discoveries. Some of these scientific proofs
include:
The Seas Don’t Mingle with One
Another
He released the two seas, meeting [side by
side]. Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them
transgresses. (Quran 55:19-20)
This is called the Halocline phenomenon and was discovered only in
the late 19th century at the very earliest (13 centuries after the revelation
in the Quran), until then it was believed that the seas where just one
homogeneous, free flowing body.
Because of the physical force called ‘surface tension,’ the waters
of neighboring seas do not mix. Caused by the difference in the density of
their waters, surface tension prevents them from mingling with one another,
just as if a thin wall were between them.
The Expansion of the Universe
And the heaven We constructed with strength,
and indeed, We are [its] expander. (Quran 51:47)
At the beginning of the 20th century, the only view in the
scientific community was that the universe was fixed in size and infinite in existence. However,
modern research has revealed that the universe in fact had a beginning and that
it constantly “expands.”
A fact that was explained in the Quran in a time when telescopes
and similar technological advancements were not even close to being invented.
The Function of the Mountains
And We placed within the earth firmly set
mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain]
passes [as] roads that they might be guided. (Quran 21:31)
The verse states that mountains perform the function of preventing
shocks in the Earth (lest it should shift). This fact was not known by anyone
at the time the Qur’an was revealed. It was brought to light only recently as a
result of the findings of modern geological research.
The “Mountains play a similar role to a nail or peg firmly holding
down a tent. For example, Mount Everest, the summit of which stands
approximately 9 km above the surface of the Earth, has a root deeper than 125
km.” Andre Cailleux and J. Moody Stuart, Anatomy of the Earth (McGraw-Hill
Companies: 1968), 220.)
Similarly, mountains extend to the surface layer joining lines on
and below the surface, and nail these together. By fixing the Earth’s crust
they prevent any sliding over the magma layer or among the layers. Scientific
facts discovered only recently but mentioned in the Quran in the 7th century.
These are just a few scientific evidences in the Quran. Check out
Mission Islam for more (missionislam).
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The Prophet is Mentioned in Previous Revelations
The Prophet Muhammad is mentioned many times in the Old and New
Testament. In some places his name has been translated
as comforter. This is what the name Muhammad has
been translated as.
According to Dr. Zakir Naik, “the word ‘Comforter’ is used in the
English translation for the Greek word “Paracletos” which means advocate or a
kind friend rather than a comforter. “Paracletos” is the warped reading for
“Periclytos”. Jesus (PBUH) actually prophesied Ahmed by name. Even the Greek
word “Paraclete” refers to the Prophet (PBUH) who is a mercy for all
creatures.”
It is also mentioned in Isaiah 29:12:
And the book is delivered to him that is not
learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
We know the story when the Angel Gabriel came to Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) in the Cave of Hirah that he commanded Muhammad to “Read” and Muhammad
replied that he could not read or “I am not learned”. (Source)
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Proof of Muhammad’s Prophethood
Every prophet came with good character and morals. The Prophet
Muhammad was no exception. He was known as the trustworthy
and the truthful even to his enemies (those who opposed the
message of Islam).
Every prophet came with miracles. The Prophet Muhammad, by God’s permission also performed
many miracles. During his Prophethood, one of his miracles was that he was
allowed by God to split the moon.
The Last Hour draws near, and the moon is split
asunder! And if they see a sign (miracle), they turn away and say, ‘Passing
magic!’- for they are bent on giving it the lie, being always want to follow
their own desires. (Quran 54:1-3)
Many people around the world also witnessed the splitting of the
moon and it was recorded in many parts of the world.
Every Prophet had the gift of being able to heal the sick. This
was also a miracle of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It is said in an authentic
narration that “Abdullah ibn Ateek broke his leg and Muhammad healed it by
wiping his hand over it. Abdullah said it was as if nothing had happened to
it!”. (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
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The Truth can Only Be Singular
If one faith affirms that angels are gods themselves, another
affirms that angels are demons, and yet another affirms that angels are a
creation of God, all three cannot be true at the same time since they
contradict each other. This is a simple logical truth. The truth can only be
singular and all else falsehood.
It is true to say that we are free to believe whatever we wish to
believe it, but that does not make it truth. Truth is singular. It does not and
cannot contradict itself. God is one. His truth is singular. His prophets all
came with a singular message. The truth from their and our Lord.
(From Discovering Islam’s archive)
