Way To Islam

One in every five persons on this earth firmly believes that the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) is the last Messenger of God. He was a Muslim and there are more than 1.3 billion such Muslims today.

Not only individuals but entire countries take pride in declaring their allegiance to him. There are 54 such Muslim states today, ranging from those as large as Indonesia and Bangladesh, with populations of 200 and 125 million respectively, to those as tiny as the Maldives or Brunei with populations of 230,000 and 260,000. Even in non-Muslim countries, large Muslim populations constitute significant minorities; as much as 120 million in India and 20 million in China. Indeed, within the last half century, Islam, the religion brought by the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh), has become the second largest religion in most European countries, as also in America and Canada.

Black and white, red and yellow, followers of the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) come from all human races. Whether in Asia or Europe, Africa or America, in every nook and cranny of this globe, you are sure to find Muslims. They live in the most advanced, sprawling megalopolis as well as in the most primitive nomadic tent, village, hamlet, and even in the bush.

As now so always, down the centuries, across the planet, from end to end, billions and billions of men and women have lived all their lives, loving the Prophet (Pbuh) and trying to follow in his footsteps, as no one else has been so loved and followed. They have lived and died, believed and acted, married and raised families, worshipped and ruled, made war and peace, even eaten and dressed, walked and slept, just as he did or taught them to do.

Indeed, never in history has a man influenced mankind, even beyond his death, so deeply and so pervasively as he has. He brings light and peace to countless hearts and lives. Muslims love him more dearly than their own selves. In him they find their greatest source of inspiration and guidance. He is the ultimate norm and the perfect example for them. Faith in Allah and His Messenger is their mainstay and Allah is their chief source of support and comfort in all personal vicissitudes and tribulations. To him they also look to lead them through social and political turmoil. He has always inspired them to greater and greater heights of spiritual and moral upliftment and civilizational achievements. And still does.

In short, Muslims believe that through him, a human like themselves, God has spoken to them, and guided him to live amongst them, setting an example and a model for all times to come. Even today he motivates and induces whole populations to yearn and strive to shape their private lives, politics and policies according to Allah's teachings.

Pearls from His Sayings

• Righteousness and Sin (part 1 of 2): Righteousness is Good Character
• Righteousness and Sin (part 2 of 2): Sin and Human Conscience
• Cheating and Deception
• Actions and Intentions (part 1 of 2): Purity of Intention in the Religious Realm
• Actions and Intentions (part 2 of 2): Purity of Intention in the Religious Realm
• Prophet Muhammad's Last Sermon: A Final Admonition

His Characteristics

• The Tolerance of the Prophet towards Other Religions (part 1 of 2): To Each Their Own Religion
• The Tolerance of the Prophet towards Other Religions (part 2 of 2): Religious Autonomy and Politics
• The Forgiveness of Muhammad Shown to Non-Muslims (part 1 of 2)
• The Forgiveness of Muhammad Shown to Non-Muslims (part 2 of 2)
• An Enemy becomes a Friend
• What They Said about Muhammad (part 1 of 3)
• What They Said about Muhammad (part 2 of 3)
• What They Said about Muhammad (part 3 of 3)
• The Prophet and Children
• "Who Will Save You from Me Now?"

His Biography

• Meet the Prophet Muhammad
• Muhammad's Biography (part 1 of 12): The Conditions of Arabia Prior to Prophecy
• Muhammad's Biography (part 2 of 12): From Birth to Adulthood
• Muhammad's Biography (part 3 of 12): The First Revelations
• Muhammad's Biography (part 4 of 12): Persecution in Mecca
• Muhammad's Biography (part 5 of 12): Setting the Stage for Migration
• Muhammad's Biography (part 6 of 12): The Hijrah of the Prophet
• Muhammad's Biography (part 7 of 12): A New Stage in Medina
• Muhammad's Biography (part 8 of 12): The Campaign of Badr
• Muhammad's Biography (part 9 of 12): The Treason of Former Allies
• Muhammad's Biography (part 10 of 12): The Treaty of Hudaibiyyah
• Muhammad's Biography (part 11 of 12): The Return to Mecca
• Muhammad's Biography (part 12 of 12): Bidding Farewell
• The Marriages of Prophet Muhammad (part 1 of 2): Stages of Life
• The Marriages of Prophet Muhammad (part 2 of 2): A Humble Life
• A Short Biography of the "Mothers of the Faithful" (part 1 of 2)
• A Short Biography of the "Mothers of the Faithful" (part 2 of 2)
• The Prophet and Polygamy (part 1 of 2)
• The Prophet and Polygamy (part 2 of 2)

Evidence of His Prophethood

• The Seven Earths
• Bible Prophecies of Muhammad (part 1 of 4): Witnesses of Scholars
• Bible Prophecies of Muhammad (part 2 of 4): Old Testament Prophecies of Muhammad
• Bible Prophecies of Muhammad (part 3 of 4): New Testament Prophecies of Muhammad
• Bible Prophecies of Muhammad (part 4 of 4): More New Testament Prophecies of Muhammad
• Muhammad's Claim to Prophethood (part 1 of 3): Proofs of His Prophethood
• Muhammad's Claim to Prophethood (part 2 of 3): Was He a Liar?
• Muhammad's Claim to Prophethood (part 3 of 3): Was He Insane, a Poet, or a Sorcerer?
• The Miracles of Muhammad (part 1 of 3)
• The Miracles of Muhammad (part 2 of 3)
• The Miracles of Muhammad (part 3 of 3)
• What is the Criteria for a True Prophet?
• The Prophecies of Muhammad
• Prophecies of the Quran Addressed to Muhammad
• The Letter of the Prophet to the Emperor of Byzantium (part 1 of 3): An Introduction
• The Letter of the Prophet to the Emperor of Byzantium (part 2 of 3): The Reception
• The Letter of the Prophet to the Emperor of Byzantium (part 3 of 3): Heraclius Invites His Subjects
• News of the Past
• What is the Sunnah? (part 1 of 2): A Revelation like the Quran
• What is the Sunnah? (part 2 of 2): The Sunnah in Islamic Law
• The Night Journey and the Ascension (part 1 of 6): The Night Journey
• The Night Journey and the Ascension (part 2 of 6): Masjid Al-Aqsa
• The Night Journey and the Ascension (part 3 of 6): The Ascension
• The Night Journey and the Ascension (part 4 of 6): The Seventh Heaven
• The Night Journey and the Ascension (part 5 of 6): In the Presence of God
• The Night Journey and the Ascension (part 6 of 6): The Return

About His Sayings

• God's Preservation of the Sunnah (part 1 of 7): The Companions' Understanding of Their Heavy Responsibility
• God's Preservation of the Sunnah (part 2 of 7): The Recording of Hadeeth
• God's Preservation of the Sunnah (part 3 of 7): The Importance and History of the Isnad
• God's Preservation of the Sunnah (part 4 of 7): The Preservation of Isnad
• God's Preservation of the Sunnah (part 5 of 7): Early Hadeeth Criticism and Evaluation of Narrators
• God's Preservation of the Sunnah (part 6 of 7): Traveling for the Purpose of Seeking Hadeeth
• God's Preservation of the Sunnah (part 7 of 7): Summary
• Modern Historical Methodology vs. Hadeeth Methodology (part 1 of 5): Western Historical Methodology
• Modern Historical Methodology vs. Hadeeth Methodology (part 2 of 5): Internal Criticism
• Modern Historical Methodology vs. Hadeeth Methodology (part 3 of 5): Hadeeth Methodology
• Modern Historical Methodology vs. Hadeeth Methodology (part 4 of 5): The Classification of Hadeeth I
• Modern Historical Methodology vs. Hadeeth Methodology (part 5 of 5): The Classification of Hadeeth II

"And We have sent you (Muhammad) not, except as a mercy for all the worlds" (21:107)