An Example of Noble Character

slightest difference could be found. Some differences were noted in pronunciation (qira’at) in a few words of certain verses. But as far as the written text was concerned, not a single partial or complete variation was found among them. The situation with the other scriptures was entirely different. Their various versions displayed thousands of clear differences. For example, in some versions of the Torah, the number of a group was stated as ten thousand, while in others, the same group was referred to as thousands. In one version of the Gospel, Jesus was referred to as the son of God, while in another version, he was described as the son of David. The present era of freedom appeared as a challenge to the Quran and Islam. But in terms of the final outcome, it turned out to be beneficial to Islam. It provided a new historical argument in favour of the Quran. The distinction between the Quran and other religious scriptures, which until now was based only on Muslims’ personal belief, has now become an established fact in academic scholarship. This storm of freedom seemed at first to be a difficulty for Muslims, but in the end, it proved to be equivalent to ease. 2. The second intellectual revolution was the modern scientific revolution. In particular, during the nineteenth century, a method for discovering things was developed, which came to be known as the scientific method. This method involves evaluating things in the light of observable or experimentally verifiable phenomena. With the spread of this method, human beings became aware of many new