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Chapter 1, Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam > (1) The Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran > H) Scientists’ Comments on the Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran



H) Scientists’ Comments on the Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran:


The following are some comments of scientists on the scientific miracles in the Holy Quran. All of these comments have been taken from the videotape entitled This is the Truth. In this videotape, you can see and hear the scientists while they are giving the following comments. (To view the RealPlayer video of a comment, click on the link at the end of that comment. For a copy of this videotape, please visit this page.)


1) Dr. T. V. N. Persaud is Professor of Anatomy, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health and

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. There, he was the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy for 16 years. He is well-known in his field. He is the author or editor of 22 textbooks and has published over 181 scientific papers. In 1991, he received the most distinguished award presented in the field of anatomy in Canada, the J.C.B. Grant Award from the Canadian Association of Anatomists. When he was asked about the scientific miracles in the Holy Quran which he has researched, he stated the following:

“The way it was explained to me is that Muhammad(PBUH) was a very ordinary man.He could not read, didn’t know [how] to write. In fact, he was an illiterate. And we’re talking about twelve [actually about fourteen] hundred years ago. You have someone illiterate making profound pronouncements and statements and that are amazingly accurate about scientific nature. And I personally can’t see how this could be a mere chance. There are too many accuracies and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these statements.”

Professor Persaud has included some Quranic verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)in some of his books. He has also presented these verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at several conferences.


2) Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson is the Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.Formerly, he was Professor of Ob-Gyn and the Chairman of the Department of Ob-Gyn at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.He was also the President of the American Fertility Society.He has received many awards, including the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology Public Recognition Award in 1992. Professor Simpson studied the following two sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace Be UpOn Him) :


{In every one of you, all components of your creation are collected together in your mother’s womb by forty days...}

{If forty-two nights have passed over the embryo, ALLAH(God) sends an angel to it, who shapes it and creates its hearing, vision, skin, flesh, and bones....}

He studied these two sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be UpON hiM ) extensively, noting that the first forty days constitute a clearly distinguishable stage of embryo-genesis. He was particularly impressed by the absolute precision and accuracy of those sayings of the Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be UpON hiM ) .Then, during one conference, he gave the following opinion:

“So that the two hadeeths (the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be UpON hiM ) ) that have been noted provide us with a specific time table for the main embryological development before forty days. Again, the point has been made, I think, repeatedly by other speakers this morning: these hadeeths could not have been obtained on the basis of the scientific knowledge that was available [at] the time of their writing . . . . It follows, I think, that not only there is no conflict between genetics and religion but, in fact, religion can guide science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific approaches, that there exist statements in the Quran shown centuries later to be valid, which support knowledge in the Holy Quran having been derived from ALLAH ( God ).”



3) Dr. E. Marshall Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Developmental Biology

at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. There, for 22 years he was Professor of Anatomy, the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy, and the Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute.He was also the President of the Teratology Society. He has authored more than 200 publications. In 1981, during the Seventh Medical Conference in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Professor Johnson said in the presentation of his research paper:

“Summary: The Holy Quran describes not only the development of external form, but emphasizes also the internal stages, the stages inside the embryo, of its creation and development, emphasizing major events recognized by contemporary science.”

Also he said: “As a scientist, I can only deal with things which I can specifically see. I can understand embryology and developmental biology. I can understand the words that are translated to me from the Holy Quran. As I gave the example before, if I were to transpose myself into that era,knowing what I knew today and describing things, I could not describe the things which were described. I see no evidence for the fact to refute the concept that this individual, Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be UpON hiM ), had to be developing this information from some place. So I see nothing here in conflict with the concept that divine intervention was involved in what he was able to write.”


4) Dr. William W. Hay is a well-known marine scientist.

He is Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA. He was formerly the Dean of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA. After a discussion with Professor Hay about the Holy Quran’s mention of recently discovered facts on seas, he said:

“I find it very interesting that this sort of information is in the ancient scriptures of the Holy Quran, and I have no way of knowing where they would come from, but I think it is extremely interesting that they are there and that this work is going on to discover it, the meaning of some of the passages.” And when he was asked about the source of the Holy Quran, he replied: “Well, I would think it must be the divine being.”


5) Dr. Gerald C. Goeringer is Course Director and Associate Professor of Medical Embryology

at the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. During the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Professor Goeringer stated the following in the presentation of his research paper:

“In a relatively few aayahs (Quranic verses) is contained a rather comprehensive description of human development from the time of commingling of the gametes through organogenesis. No such distinct and complete record of human development, such as classification, terminology, and description, existed previously. In most, if not all, instances, this description antedates by many centuries the recording of the various stages of human embryonic and fetal development recorded in the traditional scientific literature.”



6) Dr. Yoshihide Kozai is Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University,

Hongo, Tokyo, Japan, and was the Director of the National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. He said:

“I am very much impressed by finding true astronomical facts in [the] Holy Quran, and for us the modern astronomers have been studying very small pieces of the universe. We’ve concentrated our efforts for understanding of [a] very small part. Because by using telescopes, we can see only very few parts [of] the sky without thinking [about the] whole universe. So, by reading [the] Holy Quran and by answering to the questions, I think I can find my future way for investigation of the universe.”



7) Professor Tejatat Tejasen is the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy

at Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Previously, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the same university. During the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Professor Tejasen stood up and said:

“During the last three years, I became interested in the Holy Quran . . . . From my study and what I have learned from this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Holy Quran fourteen hundred years ago must be the truth, that can be proved by the scientific means. Since the Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be uPOn Him )could neither read nor write, Muhammad (PBUH) must be a messenger who relayed this truth, which was revealed to him as an enlightenment by the one who is eligible [as the] creator. This creator must be God. Therefore, I think this is the time to say La ilaha illa Allah, there is no god to worship except Allah (God), Muhammadur rasoolu Allah, Muhammad is Messenger (Prophet) of Allah (God). Lastly, I must congratulate for the excellent and highly successful arrangement for this conference . . . . I have gained not only from the scientific point of view and religious point of view but also the great chance of meeting many well-known scientists and making many new friends among the participants. The most precious thing of all that I have gained by coming to this place is La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah, and to have become a Muslim.”




After all these examples we have seen about the scientific miracles in the Holy Quran and all these scientists’ comments on this, let us ask ourselves these questions:

- Could it be a coincidence that all this recently discovered scientific information from different fields was mentioned in the Holy Quran, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago?

- Could this Holy Quran have been authored by Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be UpoN Him ) or by any other human being?

The only possible answer is that this Holy Quran must be the literal word of ALLAH (God), revealed by Him.



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Chapter 1, Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam > (2) The Great Challenge to Produce One Chapter Like the Chapters of the Holy Quran




[b]2) The Great Challenge to Produce One Chapter Like the Chapters of the Holy Quran



ALLAH (God ) has said in the Quran:

"And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed (the Holy Quran) to Our worshiper (Muhammad PBUH ), then produce a chapter like it, and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides ALLAH (God) if you are truthful. And if you do not do it, and you can never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones. It has been prepared for disbelievers. And give good news (O Muhammad) to those who believe and do good deeds, that for them are gardens (Paradise) in which rivers flow.... (Quran, 2:23-25)

Ever since the Holy Quran was revealed, fourteen centuries ago, no one has been able to produce a single chapter like the chapters of the Holy Quran in their beauty, eloquence, splendor, wise legislation, true information, true prophecy, and other perfect attributes. Also, note that the smallest chapter in the Holy Quran (Chapter 108) is only ten words, yet no one has ever been able to meet this challenge, then or today.Some of the disbelieving Arabs who were enemies of the Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Up On Him ) tried to meet this challenge to prove that Muhammad (PBuH) was not a true prophet, but they failed to do so.This failure was despite the fact that the Holy Quran was revealed in their own language and dialect and that the Arabs at the time of Muhammad (PbUH) were a very eloquent people who used to compose beautiful and excellent poetry, still read and appreciated today.

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The smallest chapter in the Holy Quran (Chapter 108) is only ten words, yet no one has ever been able to meet the challenge to produce one chapter like the chapters of the Holy Quran .





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Chapter 1, Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam > (3) Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam



(3) Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of Muhammad(PBHU) , the Prophet of Islam


The Biblical prophecies on the advent of the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) are evidence of the truth of Islam for people who believe in the Bible.


"In Deuteronomy 18, Moses stated that God told him: “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy 18:18-19)."

From these verses we conclude that the prophet in this prophecy must have the following three characteristics:

1) That he will be like Moses.

2) That he will come from the brothers of the Israelites, i.e. the from the family of Prophet Ismail (A-S).

3) That God will put His words in to the mouth of this prophet and that he will declare what God commands him.

Let us examine these three characteristics in more depth:

1) A prophet like Moses:

There were hardly any two prophets who were so much alike as Moses(A-S) and Muhammad(PBUH) . Both were given a comprehensive law and code of life. Both encountered their enemies and were victorious in miraculous ways. Both were accepted as prophets and statesmen. Both migrated following conspiracies to assassinate them. Analogies between Moses and Jesus overlook not only the above similarities but other crucial ones as well. These include the natural birth, the family life, and death of Moses(A-S) and Muhammad(PBUH) but not of Jesus(A-S). Moreover Jesus(A-S) was regarded by his followers as the Son of God and not exclusively as a prophet of God, as Moses(A-S) and Muhammad (PBUH) were and as Muslims believe Jesus(A-S) was also . So, this prophecy refers to the Prophet Muhammad (PBuH) and not to Jesus(A-S), because Muhammad(PBUH) is more like Moses(A-S) than Jesus(A-S).

Also, one notices from the Gospel of John that the Jews were waiting for the fulfillment of three distinct prophecies. The first was the coming of Christ. The second was the coming of Elijah. The third was the coming of the Prophet. This is obvious from the three questions that were posed to John the Baptist: “Now this was John’s testimony, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Christ.” They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” (John 1:19-21). If we look in a Bible with cross-references, we will find in the marginal notes where the words “the Prophet” occur in John 1:21, that these words refer to the prophecy of Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18:18 We conclude from this that Jesus Christ is not the prophet mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:18.

2) From the brothers of the Israelites:

Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac (Genesis 21). Ishmael became the grandfather of the Arab nation, and Isaac became the grandfather of the Jewish nation. The prophet spoken of was not to come from among the Jews themselves, but from among their brothers, i.e. the Ishmaelites family of Prohphet Ishmael (A-S). Muhammad(PBUH) , a descendant of Ishmael, is indeed this prophet.

Also, Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the servant of God, His “chosen one” and “messenger” who will bring down a law. “He will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.” (Isaiah 42:4). Verse 11, connects that awaited one with the descendants of Kedar. Who is Kedar? According to Genesis 25:13, Kedar was the second son of Ishmael, the ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad .

3) God will put His words in the mouth of this prophet:

The words of God (the Holy Quran) were truly put into Muhammad’s (Peace be upon him ) mouth. ALLAH (God) sent the Angel Gabriel(A-s) to teach Muhammad (PBUH) the exact words of God (the Holy Quran) and asked him to dictate them to the people as he heard them. The words are therefore not his own. They did not come from his own thoughts, but were put into his mouth by the Angel Gabriel(A-s). During the life time of Muhammad(PBUH) , and under his supervision, these words were then memorized and written by his companions.

Also, this prophecy in Deuteronomy mentioned that this prophet will speak the words of God in the name of God. If we look to the Holy Quran, we will find that all its chapters, except Chapter 9, are preceded or begin with the phrase, “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”


Another indication (other than the prophecy in Deuteronomy) is that Isaiah ties the messenger connected with Kedar with a new song (a scripture in a new language) to be sung to the Lord (Isaiah 42:10-11). This is mentioned more clearly in the prophecy of Isaiah: “and another tongue, will he speak to this people” (Isaiah 28:11 KJV). Another related point, is that the Quran was revealed in sections over a span of twenty-three years. It is interesting to compare this with Isaiah 28 which speaks of the same thing, “For it is: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there.” (Isaiah 28:10).

Note that God has said in the prophecy of Deuteronomy 18, “If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy, 18:19). This means that whoever believes in the Bible must believe in what this prophet says, and this prophet is the Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Up on Him ) .

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Chapter 1, Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam > (4) The Verses in the Quran That Mention Future Events Which Later Came to Pass ......

4) The Verses in the Quran That Mention Future Events Which Later Came to Pass .
One example of the events foretold in the Quran is the victory of the Romans over the Persians within three to nine years after the Romans were defeated by the Persians. God has said in the Quran:


The Romans have been defeated in the nearest land (to the Arabian Peninsula), and they, after their defeat, will be victorious within bedd’ (three to nine) years.... (Quran, 30:2-4)

Let us see what history tells us about these wars. A book entitled History of the Byzantine State says that the Roman army was badly defeated at Antioch in 613, and as a result, the Persians swiftly pushed forward on all fronts.1 At that time, it was hard to imagine that the Romans would defeat the Persians, but the Quran foretold that the Romans would be victorious within three to nine years. In 622, nine years after the Romans’ defeat, the two forces (Romans and Persians) met on Armenian soil, and the result was the decisive victory of the Romans over the Persians, for the first time after the Romans’ defeat in 613.2 The prophecy was fulfilled just as God has said in the Quran.

There are also many other verses in the Quran and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him ) that mention future events which later came to pass.

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Chapter 1, Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam > (5) Miracles Performed by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) ....


(5) Miracles Performed by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) .

Many miracles were performed by the Prophet Muhammad by God’s permission. These miracles were witnessed by many people. For example:


- When the unbelievers in Makkah asked the Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him) to show them a miracle, he showed them the splitting of the moon.(Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3637, and Saheeh Muslim, #2802).

- Another miracle was the flowing of water through Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him) fingers when his companions got thirsty and had no water except a little in a vessel. They came to him and told him that they had no water to make ablution nor to drink except for what was in the vessel. So, Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) put his hand in the vessel, and the water started gushing out between his fingers. So, they drank and made ablution.They were one thousand five hundred companions.(Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3576, and Saheeh Muslim, #1856).

There were also many other miracles that were performed by him(Peace Be Upon Him) or which happened to him(P.B.U.H).




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Chapter 1, Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam > (6) The Simple Life of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) ......



(6) The Simple Life of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him )

If we compare the life of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) before his mission as a prophet(P.B.U.H) and his life after he began his mission as a prophet(P.B.U.H), we will conclude that it is beyond reason to think that Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) was a false prophet, who claimed prophethood to attain material gains, greatness, glory, or power.


Before his mission as a prophet, Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him ) had no financial worries. As a successful and reputed merchant, Muhammad(PeaceBe Upon Him ) drew a satisfactory and comfortable income. After his mission as a prophet(Peace Be Upon Him ) and because of it, he became worse off materially. To clarify this more, let us browse the following sayings on his life:

- Aa’isha(May Allah Swt be pleased with her ,R.A), Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him ) wife, said, “O my nephew, we would sight three new moons in two months without lighting a fire (to cook a meal) in the Prophet’s (Peace Be Upon Him ) houses.” Her nephew asked, “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said, “The two black things, dates and water, but the Prophet(Peace Be Upon Him ) had some Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they used to send the Prophet some of its milk.”( Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2972, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2567).


- Sahl Ibn Sa’ad(May Allah Swt be pleased with him ,R.A), one of Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him )companions, said, “The Prophet(Peace Be Upon Him ) of God did not see bread made from fine flour from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”( Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #5413, and Al-Tirmizi, #2364).

- Aa’isha(May Allah Swt be pleased with her ,R.A), Muhammad’s(Peace Be Upon Him ) wife, said, “The mattress of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him ), on which he slept, was made of leather stuffed with the fiber of the date-palm tree.”(Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2082, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6456).


- Amr Ibn Al-Hareth(May Allah Swt be pleased with him ,R.A), one of Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him ) companions, said that when the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him ) died, he left neither money nor anything else except his white riding mule, his arms, and a piece of land which he left to charity.(Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2739, and Mosnad Ahmad, #17990).


Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) lived this hard life till he died although the Muslim treasury was at his disposal, the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula was Muslim before he died, and the Muslims were victorious after eighteen years of his mission.

Is it possible that Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) might have claimed prophethood in order to attain status, greatness, and power? The desire to enjoy status and power is usually associated with good food, fancy clothing, monumental palaces, colorful guards, and indisputable authority.Do any of these indicators apply to Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him )? A few glimpses of his life that may help answer this question follow.

Despite his responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman, and a judge, Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) used to milk his goat,(Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #25662) mend his clothes, repair his shoes, (Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #676, and Mosnad Ahmad, #25517)help with the household work,( Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #676, and Mosnad Ahmad, #23706) and visit poor people when they got sick.(Narrated in Mowatta’ Malek, #531).He also helped his companions in digging a trench by moving sand with them.((Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3034, and Saheeh Muslim, #1803, and Mosnad Ahmad, #18017)His life was an amazing model of simplicity and humbleness.

Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him ) followers loved him, respected him, and trusted him to an amazing extent. Yet he continued to emphasize that deification should be directed to God and not to him personally. Anas(R.A May ALLAH be pleased with him ), one of Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him ) companions, said that there was no person whom they loved more than the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) , yet when he came to them, they did not stand up for him because he never liked their standing up for him,( Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #12117, and Al-Tirmizi, #2754)as other people do with their great people.

Long before there was any prospect of success for Islam and at the outset of a long and painful era of torture, suffering, and persecution of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) and his followers, he received an interesting offer. An envoy of the pagan leaders, Otba, came to him saying, “...If you want money, we will collect enough money for you so that you will be the richest one of us. If you want leadership, we will take you as our leader and never decide on any matter without your approval. If you want a kingdom, we will crown you king over us...” Only one concession was required from Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) in return for that, to give up calling people to Islam and worshiping God alone without any partner. Wouldn’t this offer be tempting to one pursuing worldly benefit? Was Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) hesitant when the offer was made? Did he turn it down as a bargaining strategy leaving the door open for a better offer? The following was his answer: {In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful} And he recited to Otba the verses of the Quran 41:1-38. ( Al-Serah Al-Nabaweyyah, Ibn Hesham, vol. 1, pp. 293-294) The Following are some of these verses:

A revelation from (God), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful; a Book whereof the verses are explained in detail; a Quran in Arabic, for people who know, giving good news and warning, yet most of them turn away, so they do not listen. (Quran, 41:2-4)

On another occasion and in response to his uncle’s plea to stop calling people to Islam, Muhammad’s (Peace Be Upon Him ) answer was as decisive and sincere: {I swear by the name of God, O Uncle!, that if they place the sun in my right-hand and the moon in my left-hand in return for giving up this matter (calling people to Islam), I will never desist until either God makes it triumph or I perish defending it}.( Al-Serah Al-Nabaweyyah, Ibn Hesham, vol. 1, pp. 265-266).






Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) and his few followers did not only suffer from persecution for thirteen years but the unbelievers even tried to kill Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him ) several times.On one occasion they attempted to kill him by dropping a large boulder, which could barely be lifted, on his head.(Al-Serah Al-Nabaweyyah, Ibn Hesham, vol. 1, pp. 298-299). Another time they tried to kill him by poisoning his food.(Narrated in Al-Daremey, #68, and Abu-Dawood, #4510)What could justify such a life of suffering and sacrifice even after he was fully triumphant over his adversaries? What could explain the humbleness and nobility which he demonstrated in his most glorious moments when he insisted that success is due only to God’s help and not to his own genius? Are these the characteristics of a power-hungry or a self-centered man?


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Chapter 1, Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam > (7) The Phenomenal Growth of Islam.......


7) The Phenomenal Growth of Islam

At the end of this chapter, it may be appropriate to point out an important indication of the truth of Islam. It is well known that in the USA and the whole world, Islam is the fastest-growing religion. The following are some observations on this phenomenon:


-“Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people...” (Hillary Rodham Clinton, Los Angeles Times).(Larry B. Stammer, Times Religion Writer, “First Lady Breaks Ground With Muslims,” Los Angeles Times, Home Edition, Metro Section, Part B, May 31, 1996, p. 3).

-“Moslems are the world’s fastest-growing group...” (The Population Reference Bureau, USA Today).(Timothy Kenny, “Elsewhere in the World,” USA Today, Final Edition, News Section, February 17, 1989, p. 4A).

-“....Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the country.” (Geraldine Baum; Newsday Religion Writer, Newsday).(Geraldine Baum, “For Love of Allah,” Newsday, Nassau and Suffolk Edition, Part II, March 7, 1989, p. 4).

- “Islam, the fastest-growing religion in the United States...” (Ari L. Goldman, New York Times).(Geraldine Baum, “For Love of Allah,” Newsday, Nassau and Suffolk Edition, Part II, March 7, 1989, p. 4).

This phenomenon indicates that Islam is truly a religion from God. It is unreasonable to think that so many Americans and people from different countries have converted to Islam without careful consideration and deep contemplation before concluding that Islam is true. These converts have come from different countries, classes, races, and walks of life. They include scientists, professors, philosophers, journalists, politicians, actors, and athletes. (To read the stories of people who have converted to Islam, please visit the links at" Stories of New Muslims").

The points mentioned in this chapter constitute only some of the evidence supporting the belief that the Quran is the literal word of God, that Muhammad(Peace Be Upon him)is truly a prophet sent by God, and that Islam is truly a religion from God.


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