Manifestation of Prophethood in the Present Day and Age

MANIFESTATION OF PROPHETHOOD IN THE PRESENT DAY AND AGE he might well pretend that he had subdued occult forces and received knowledge about the mysteries of medicine from a supernatural source. Imagine that someone were to say, in such a society, that medicine was learnt, not from communion with supernatural sources but in medical colleges. The first people to oppose such a theory would be those who made a living out of “supernatural medicine.” Doctors in the modern age show very different reactions. Far from opposing the call to learn medicine in universities, they encourage it and follow the same practice. The 7th century A.D. marked the beginning of a period of historical change, made possible by the Islamic revolution of the Prophet Muhammad. Now, that process of change is reaching its culmination. Preachers of true religion can call upon a mass of supporting evidence from within the range of human knowledge itself. Legal and social modifications have enabled the free and open preaching of religion. No Nimrod or Pharaoh can rise to stamp out the call of truth now. Massive inroads have been made into the world of nature, and our knowledge of how it functions has increased considerably. This knowledge provides solid intellectual support for the teachings of true religion. The ground, on which people who violently opposed the call to truth used to stand, has vanished from beneath their feet. An enormous intellectual revolution, known as the scientific revolution, has occurred in modern times. The changes it has brought about in people’s outlook completely support