Mohammad—Prophet of Revolution Vol

is his historical position that Bertrand Russell has had occasion to remark: “historically it is quite doubtful whether Christ ever existed at all.” This is not the case with the Prophet Mohammad, the last of the prophets. His life is so well-documented and clearly laid down in history that anyone who studies his life is forced to agree with Professor Hitti, “Mohammad was born in the full light of history.” One other thing contributes to the permanence of the prophethood of Mohammad: the Quran, a permanent and lasting miracle, which was revealed to him. If this miracle had been like those bestowed upon the other prophets, its effect would not have lasted beyond his own lifetime, and his prophethood would not have endured throughout the coming generations as it did. A miracle is a wondrous event which man is unable to emulate. So it is with the Quran. It is beyond man to emulate it. There is no doubt that it is a miracle from God. The dominance granted to the Prophet on earth is such as can be availed of at any time by his followers in just the same way that a farmer, after cultivating his land, using divinely inspired methods, can reap a fine crop. God has provided all of the conditions necessary and conducive to the dominance of the divine religion. By understanding and utilizing them, adherents of this religion can bring Islamic thought into pre-eminence. Between the time of the Prophet Abraham and the coming of the Prophet Mohammad two thousand five hundred years elapsed. Throughout this period the stage was being set for the coming of the Prophet. The Prophet, acting at God’s behest, played the role for which he was cast. That was why his mission was supremely successful. During the fourteen hundred years that have passed since the times of the Prophet Mohammad, the historical changes that have occurred, the massive advances in human knowledge that have taken place, have all combined in support of Islam. The religion that the Prophet taught can still take the pride of place over other religions. But for this to be achieved the divinely-inspired method has to be adopted. This rule which applied to the Prophet equally applies to his followers. □ Building for the hereafter rather than the world A Muslim of Madinah was building home for himself. He was plastering the walls when the Prophet passed by and asked what he was doing. “Plastering the wall with mud,” he replied. The Hour (Day of Judgment) is closer to you than this,” the Prophet said to him.