Is This so Strange?

The unbelievers are asked why they are astonished that a human being has been designated to warn other human beings. Would it have been reasonable to designate some angel Jinn or animal rather than a human being to warn other human beings? Similarly, is there anything weird or exotic about the appointment of a Prophet? For if people are found engrossed in error and are oblivious to the truth, what then is truly strange: that their Creator and Lord should make arrangements to guide them or let them continue stumbling in their error? And if Divine Guidance is made available to human beings, does it not stand to reason that it is those who follow, rather than those who reject it, that deserve to be held in honour and esteem? Those who express their astonishment at this should reconsider what it is that truly merits astonishment.

The unbelievers’ allegation that the Prophet (may Allah bless and greet him)   is a sorcerer is devoid of even an iota of truth. The discourse of such speakers is bereft of all wisdom. For all it aims to do is to hoodwink and bamboozle the gullible masses. Such speakers have no coherent set of ideas to offer. While the Prophet’s oration is characterised by wisdom and coherence, balance and moderation of the highest order, and strict adherence to the truth. Each word of the Prophet (may Allah bless and greet him) is pregnant with purposiveness and manifests a keen sense of proportion. In addition, all his oration is directed to just on e purpose – to guide and reform mankind. He only warns people against the evil consequences of their heedlessness and invites them to something that would lead to their own well-being.