The Search for the Truth

go back to the solitude of nature for prayer and meditation. He would beseech the Maker of the heavens and the earth for answers to the questions surging in his mind. What is our true role in life? What does the Lord require of us, as His servants? Whence do we come and whither will we go after death? Unable to find answers to these questions in the centres of human activity, he betook himself to the stillness of the desert; perhaps, there, the answer would be forthcoming. The Quran tells us about this phase of his life in these words: “Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter? Did He not find you wandering and guide you?” (93:6-7) God, indeed, relieved him of his burden. He turned in mercy to His Prophet, illuminating his path and guiding him on his journey. In 610 AD, the Prophet was sitting Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter? Did He not find you wandering and guide you? The Quran, 93:6-7