3. ISLAM IS THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE

~ 61 ~ discovered a thirst for truth which could only be slaked at a divine source; which held out the assurance that whatever truth was revealed to him would be cherished by him as such. In these respects, he had proved himself the most perfect man during the forty years prior to his prophethood. It was on these grounds, therefore, that God chose him as His last messenger for the whole of creation. Throughout the twenty-three years of his life as a Prophet, this perfect man discharged his duties in an entirely exemplary fashion, thus fully justifying his elevation to the status of Prophet of God. It was through him that the Qur’an, as revealed to him by God’s emissary, the Angel Gabriel, was given to mankind. The Prophet and his companions did everything in their power to preserve it in its original form and, in this pristine state; it has been handed down in its entirety from generation to generation. In this way we can never be in any doubt as to what God demands of us. Through the Qur’an God still speaks to man in his own tongue.