Chief of the Prophets

Chief of the Prophets — Page 177

Chapter Eight 177 When you said that no one in Arabia ever claimed to be a prophet before, if it had happened, I would have assumed that he probably was simply following the early claimant. When you said that he never lied before his claim, I concluded how a person who does not lie about human beings could ever lie about God. Then you said that he did not have any kings among his ancestors. If there had been a king, I would have assumed that he was trying to revive his kingship through this claim. You said that in the beginning poor people accepted him; in the beginning this honour is always achieved by the poor. Then you said that his followers were increasing, so this is a distinction of true faith, that it gradually grows and reaches perfection. You confessed that no one has turned back from his religion considering it bad. This is also a sign of the true faith that once it enters into a heart, then no one reverts back considering it bad. You said that he never broke a promise, and this is the practice of the messengers of God. As you said that in wars, sometimes you succeed and sometimes he succeeds; this is how the initial periods of the prophets of God are; however, in the end they are triumphant and successful.