3. ISLAM IS THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE

~ 59 ~ The universe, too, seems silently to be relaying messages from his Lord. But he feels a strong desire to receive such messages loud and clear, so that he may know for certain what the future holds for him, and as he strains to find answers to his questions, he hears as if by a miracle, the pronouncement of the Apostle of God: ‘I am God’s servant and messenger. He has sent me down for the guidance of mankind. Turn to me and receive from me the message of your Lord.’ For someone genuinely in quest of the truth, it will not be difficult to recognize that voice, for he would have already torn away whatever veil of ignorance and prejudice had been preventing the voice of truth from penetrating his innermost thoughts. Just as a child can recognize the voice of his mother, so can a man recognize the voice of the Prophet, bringing him God’s message. Like the blessed rain falling upon parched earth, each drop of divine truth is immediately and gratefully absorbed. Discovery of God leads him to the discovery of the Prophet, and recognition of the Prophet in