Description: Critera For Truth

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How do you know if your belief system is true?

Take a moment to look at the following list.

1) Are the teachings of your belief system rational? Do they conform to the norms of human reason and intellect?

2) Is the creator of your belief system perfect? Allah, the creator of Islam is. .

3) Does your belief system contain superstitions or myths? Islam presents humanity with only true knowledge that is preserved & hasn’t been changed.

4) Can your belief system withstand the discoveries and claims of modern science? Islam can and does.

5) How accurate are your belief system’s prophecies and predications? Islam’s are always completely accurate.

6) Could a person have devised your belief system? No one has ever been able to imitate the Qur’an, although many have tried over the centuries.

7)Make a table of all the prophets you believe in. Start from the first one to the last one you believe in. Answer the following questions:

a)What is the evidence I believe he was a true prophet?

b) What was the mission of the prophet in his own words?

c) Did he bring a Law? Is his Law applicable today?

d)What scripture did he bring? How is its content and meaning?

e)Is the scripture preserved in the original language it was revealed in? Is it considered a literary authority, free of internal inconsistencies?

f) What do you know of his morals and integrity?

Compare all the prophets you have listed and then answer the same questions about Muhammad. Then ask yourself, ’Can I honestly take Muhammad out of my list because he does not meet the criteria as other prophets?’ It will not take too much effort to discover that the evidence for Muhammad’s prophethood is stronger and more convincing.

Islam is not a new religion founded by Muhammad, but a final restatement of the original revelation that has been conveyed to humanity by messengers and prophets sent by Allah for that very purpose: "This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion" (5:3). As the Qur’an is the final revelation and Muhammad is the final prophet, humanity is obligated to accept it: "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost all spiritual good" (3:86).