What did his Followers say?


"His name was Muhammad" (peace be upon him)

To begin: You may be a Christian Protestant, Catholic, Jew, an atheist
or an agnostic; or you may belong to any of many different religious
denominations existing in today's world. You might even be a communist
or believe in man's democracy as the rule on earth. Whoever you are and
whatever ideological or political beliefs, social habits you may hold,
there is no doubt - you should understand what others have to say about
this man.

The world has had its share of great personalities.
But these were one sided figures who distinguished themselves in but
one or two fields, such as religious thought or military leadership.
The lives and teachings of these great personalities of the earth are
shrouded in the mist of time. There is so much speculation about the
time and place their birth, the mode and style of their life, the
nature and detail of their teachings and the degree and measure of
their success or failure that is impossible for humanity to
reconstruct, accurately the lives and teachings of these men and women.

But this is not the case of this man, Muhammad (peace be upon him) who
accomplished so much in such diverse fields of human thought and
behavior in the fullest blaze of human history. Every detail of his
private life and public utterances has been accurately documented and
faithfully preserved up until our day. The authenticity of the records
so preserved is vouched for not only by the faithful followers but even
by his prejudiced critics.

Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a
religious teacher, a social reformer, a moral guide, an administrative
colossus, a faithful friend, a wonderful companion, a devoted husband,
a loving father - all in one. No other man in history ever excelled or
equaled him in any of these different aspects of life - but it was only
for the selfless personality of Muhammad (peace be upon him) to achieve
such incredible perfection.

He was by far, the most remarkable
man that ever set foot on this earth. He preached a religion, founded a
state, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous
social and political reforms, established a powerful and dynamic
society to practice and represent his teachings and completely
revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times
to come.

Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in what was
then known as Felix Arabia, fourteen hundred years ago. He started his
mission of preaching a religion of monotheism; a Way of Life based on
the surrender, submission and obedience to the Commandments of Almighty
God, in sincerity and peace.

The word "Islam" in Arabic means "the submission to God, in peace."

Muhammad's (peace be upon him) mission began at the age of forty and
departed from this world at the age of sixty-three. During this short
period of 23 years of his prophethood, he changed the complete Arabian
Peninsula from paganism and idolatry to worship of One God, from tribal
quarrels and wars to national solidarity and cohesion, from drunkenness
and debauchery to sobriety and piety, from lawlessness and anarchy to
disciplined living, from utter bankruptcy to the highest standards of
moral excellence.

Human history has never known such a
complete transformation of a people or a place before or since - and
IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST OVER TWO DECADES.

Muhammad (peace be upon him) was nothing more or less than a human
being. but he was a man with a noble mission, which was to unite
humanity on the worship of ONE and ONLY ONE GOD and to teach them the
way to honest and upright living, based on the commands of God. He
always described himself as, 'A Servant and Messenger of God' and so
indeed every action of his proclaimed to be.

Today after a
lapse of fourteen centuries, the life and teachings of Muhammad (peace
be upon him) have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or
interpolation. They offer the same undying hope for treating mankind's
many ills, which they did when he was alive. This is not a claim of
Mohammed's(Peace Be Upon Him) followers, but the inescapable conclusion
forced upon by a critical and unbiased history.

The least YOU
can do as a thinking and concerned human being is to stop for a moment
and ask your self: Could these statements sounding so extraordinary and
revolutionary really be true? And supposing they really are true and
you did not know this man Muhammad (peace be upon him) or hear about
him, isn't it time you responded to this tremendous challenge and put
in some effort to know him?

It will cost you nothing, but it may prove to be the beginning of a completely new era in your life.

We invite you to make a discovery of this wonderful man, Muhammad
(peace be upon him) the like of whom never walked on the face of this
earth.

What did his Followers say?