A TESTIMONY

In the 1984 edition of Encyclopedia Britannica, an article on the Prophet of Islam concludes with the following statement by the author:

“Few great men have been so maligned as Muhammad. Christian scholars of medieval Europe painted him as an impostor, a lecher, and a man of blood. A corruption of his name, ‘Mahound,’ even came to signify the devil. This picture of Muhammad and his religion still retains some influence. The English author Thomas Carlyle in 1840 was the first notable European to insist publicly that Muhammad must have been sincere, because it was ridiculous to suppose an impostor would have been the founder of a great religion.” (Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 12, p. 609)

The argument presented here by Thomas Carlyle to challenge Western propaganda is, in fact, the most valid and reliable way to judge any individual. Just as a tree is known by its fruit, a person is known by their character. It is a simple truth: anyone who reads the words of the Prophet of Islam, observes how he spent his days and nights, and reflects on the kind of movement that emerged under his influence, cannot reasonably believe that such a mission could have come from a deceptive individual.

A person whose message is focused on the upliftment of humanity, whose words are filled with compassion and sincerity, and whose mission brings about a moral and constructive transformation in society—such a person cannot possibly be a fraud. A deceiver may initiate a scheme, but never a mission grounded in truth and aimed at lasting human betterment.