AFFIRMATION OF PROPHETHOOD

Affirmation of Prophethood ~ 261 ~ relationship with God for the purpose of revealing the divine way of life, so that the lives of all mankind may be reformed, must surely be the most superior individual of the entire human race. He must personify to perfection every high ideal. And if his life is, indeed, adorned with such ideals this is ample evidence of the truth of his claim. If his assertion were unfounded, the ideals he preached would not be enshrined in his person to such perfection, and he would not morally stand out from the whole human race. Secondly, his message should be replete with such truths as are beyond the reach of common men—as might be expected only from one whose source of information is the Lord of the Universe. These are the criteria by which we have to judge the claim of prophethood. So far as the first criterion is concerned, history bears witness to the fact that Muhammad, may peace be upon him, was of an extraordinary character. There are those who, out of sheer obstinacy, will doggedly assert the reverse, but anyone who studies the facts objectively and in an