AFFIRMATION OF PROPHETHOOD

Affirmation of Prophethood ~ 259 ~ prophets. He continues to remain a prophet for the present as well as for future generations. From a practical point of view, the salvation or damnation of mankind thus depends, solely upon, the affirmation or denial of his prophethood. Muhammad was born in the early hours of the 29th of August, 570 A.D., in Makkah. But it was not until he had attained the mature age of 40 that he announced that God had chosen him as His last prophet, that He had revealed His message to him and had entrusted him with the duty of conveying it to all of mankind. Whoever obeyed him would be amply rewarded and whoever disobeyed would be destroyed. This call, in all its intensity, is as relevant to us now as it was in the Prophet’s day. This is not a voice to be listened to with scant attention, for it makes a great demand and calls for deep thought. If, upon reflection, we find it false, we are at liberty to reject it, but if we find it true, we must accept it wholeheartedly. According to modern thinking, it takes three stages for any idea to be accepted as a scientific fact;