Manifestation of Prophethood in the Present Day and Age

MANIFESTATION OF PROPHETHOOD IN THE PRESENT DAY AND AGE People realized that all things besides God were objects of His creation. Therefore, there was no cause to consider worldly phenomena sacred: their natures could be analysed and investigated. The liberation of the human intellect, which Islam brought about, started at the beginning of the Islamic era, in the time of the Prophet. On the occasion of a lunar eclipse, the Prophet Muhammad pointed out that lunar and solar eclipses were signs of God. They were not signs of the birth or death of any human being, as had been thought during the age of superstition that preceded Islam. In this way, the Prophet refuted both human and material greatness, asserting the greatness of God alone. He initiated a trend in human thought, eventually reaching Europe and resulting in the modern scientific revolution. One significant advantage of the Islamic revolution was that it ended the age of superstition. Superstition is basing one’s beliefs on vague notions and speculations rather than on solid facts, as, for example, had been the case in preIslamic Arabia, when people thought that solar and lunar eclipses were a sign of the death of some great person. Superstition was the greatest obstacle to accepting Islam. A person whose mind is ruled by superstitious notions cannot objectively compare Islam with other creeds. Rather than judge matters based on real, tangible evidence, he accepts specific set ideas and rejects anything not in accord with them. Take, for instance, the historical aspect of religion. Anyone who objectively considers the historical credentials