Was Muhammad PBUH a true prophet of God?
Muhammad (PBUH) could only be one of two things: either a true Prophet of God, sent with revelation and guidance for all humanity, or a false claimant. A sincere and rational study of his life makes it impossible to conclude that he was lying, hallucinating, or influenced by the devil. Each of these alternatives collapses under scrutiny. A liar seeks wealth, status, or fame, yet Muhammad (PBUH) consistently rejected worldly gain, lived in modesty, and even when offered kingship and riches, he refused. He endured persecution, exile, hunger, and battle, all while remaining steadfast to his message without compromise. Such endurance is incompatible with deception.
Equally, the claim that he was hallucinating or delusional cannot stand. Hallucinations are chaotic, fragmented, and inconsistent, but the Qur’an is the very opposite: a book of profound wisdom, unmatched eloquence, and perfect consistency across 23 years of revelation. It sets forth a comprehensive worldview, unshakable monotheism, and a system of law and ethics that transformed individuals and entire nations. No hallucinating mind could produce timeless guidance that continues to illuminate the hearts and minds of millions across centuries. His companions, who lived with him day and night, were intelligent, rational people; they would have immediately recognized delusion, yet instead they bore witness to his truth, sacrificed their wealth and lives for him, and transmitted his teachings with utmost conviction.
As for the notion of satanic influence, it collapses upon examining the message itself. The Qur’an opens in the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate, and calls consistently to worship the One Creator, to pursue honesty, justice, mercy, and purity. These are the exact opposites of Satan’s aims, which are corruption, arrogance, injustice, and evil. If it were devilish, how could it contain hundreds of prophecies fulfilled with precision, remain entirely free from contradiction for over 1,400 years, and bring inner peace and moral transformation to countless lives? Even his fiercest enemies, long before prophethood, called him Al-Amin (the Trustworthy) and never accused him of falsehood.
Reason, history, and human experience converge on one undeniable truth: Muhammad (PBUH) was not a liar, not delusional, and not devil-inspired. He was, and remains, the true and final Prophet of God, a mercy and guidance for all the worlds.
Muhammad biography by Martin Ling
https://islamicbulletin.org/?books=muhammad-his-life-based-on-the-earliest-sources
Click here to listen to the book:
https://islamicbulletin.org/?books=biography-of-prophet-mohammed-audiobook
More Resources about Prophet Muhammad
https://www.gainpeace.com/about-muhammad
Mohammad, A prophet of our time – Karen Armstrong
A short Bio of Prophet Mohammad
A short bio about Prophet Mohammad – Available in most languages
Prophet Mohammad forgiveness towards non Muslims (peace and blessings be upon him)
https://islammessage.org/en/article/1256/THE-FORGIVENESS-OF-MUHAMMAD-SHOWN-TO-NON-MUSLIMS#
What others say about Prophet Muhammad
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George Bernard Shaw – The Genuine Islam Vol.No.8, 1936.
“I believe if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring much needed peace and happiness.
I have studied him – the man and in my opinion is far from being an anti–Christ. He must be called the Savior of Humanity.
I have prophesied about the faith of Mohammad that it would be acceptable the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today.”
Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc. 1978, p. 33:
“My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level.”
James A. Michener, ‘Islam: The Misunderstood Religion’ in Reader’s Digest (American Edition), May 1955, pp. 68-70:
“Muhammad, the inspired man who founded Islam, was born about A.D. 570 into an Arabian tribe that worshipped idols. Orphaned at birth, he was always particularly solicitous of the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan, the slave and the downtrodden. At twenty he was already a successful businessman, and soon became director of camel caravans for a wealthy widow. When he reached twenty-five, his employer, recognizing his merit, proposed marriage. Even though she was fifteen years older, he married her, and as long as she lived, remained a devoted husband.
“Like almost every major prophet before him, Muhammad fought shy of serving as the transmitter of God’s word, sensing his own inadequacy. But the angel commanded ‘Read’. So far as we know, Muhammad was unable to read or write, but he began to dictate those inspired words which would soon revolutionize a large segment of the earth: “There is one God.”
“In all things Muhammad was profoundly practical. When his beloved son Ibrahim died, an eclipse occurred, and rumors of God’s personal condolence quickly arose. Whereupon Muhammad is said to have announced, ‘An eclipse is a phenomenon of nature. It is foolish to attribute such things to the death or birth of a human-being.’
“At Muhammad’s own death an attempt was made to deify him, but the man who was to become his administrative successor killed the hysteria with one of the noblest speeches in religious history: ‘If there are any among you who worshipped Muhammad, he is dead. But if it is God you worshipped, He lives forever.'”
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