Is the Prophet of Islam the greatest man in history?
The thought that kept reverberating in my mind was this: “What relatively objective reasons do I have for believing that Islam is true?” I had heard many rather subjective ones: the Qur an is the best book ever written, the Islamic way of life is the best, no other worldview is as comprehensive as Islam s, Islam produces the best people, etc. All of these, however, are claimed by almost every religion in the world and are largely a matter of opinion. And even if the above subjective claims were true, would that mean that Islam is true? It would be supporting evidence, but not sufficient proof. As far as I could tell, only one piece of evidence would be appropriate: if it could be demonstrated that Muhammad was a true prophet of God, then Islam would have to be true. This one fact would be sufficient for proving Islam. Additionally, since there is a great deal of historical information available about Muhammad, this topic is capable of being carefully investigated. After reading various
