CONTENTS
Foreword vii
Preface ix
Quenching a Parched World ix
The Proof Within Us xi
The Multiple Forms of Proof xiv
1 Humanity’s Need for Prophethood 1
1. The Spiritual Necessity of Prophethood 1
2. The Moral Necessity of Prophethood 4
3. The Historical Necessity of Prophethood 6
4. The Biblical Necessity of Prophethood 8
i. A Gentile Prophet Like Moses 8
ii. John the Baptist and the Awaited Prophet 10
iii. God’s Servant Where Kedar Lives 10
iv. Jesus and the Comforter 12
v. Zamzam and the Flourishing City 13
2 The Prophet’s Character 17
1. His Honesty and Integrity 20
2. His Simplicity and Humility 24
3. His Mercy and Compassion 28
4. His Clemency and Forgiveness 31
5. His Bravery and Valour 35
6. His Generosity 37
7. His Perseverance and Trust in God 39
iv The Final Prophet
3 The Prophet’s Accomplishments 47
1. A Love Larger than Life 51
2. History’s Greatest Success Story 56
3. Restoring the Unity of God 60
4. Revolutionizing Human Rights 62
5. Molding a Model Generation 67
4 The Prophet’s Message 75
1. Pure Monotheism 77
2. Faith in Destiny 80
3. The Ritual Prayer (Ṣalāh) 83
4. Devotional Fasting (Ṣiyām) 87
5. Prohibiting Extramarital Relations 89
6. Prohibiting Interest-Based Lending 91
7. Prohibiting Alcohol Consumption 93
8. Healthy Eating and Personal Hygiene 97
9. Science and Medicine 102
5 The Prophet’s Prophecies 107
1. The Byzantines will Rebound 108
2. The Abode of Abū Lahab 109
3. The Globalization of Islam 109
4. Undeterred by Time or Distance 111
5. Six in Sequence 112
6. Counting the Conquests 113
7. Security will Prevail 115
8. The Last Emperors 116
9. A Whisper in His Daughter’s Ear 116
10. The Longest Arm 117
11. The Martyrdom of ʿUmar and ʿUthmān 118
12. Inevitable Infighting 119
13. Tensions Among the Prophet’s Household 120
14. The Fate of ʿAmmār 121
15. ʿAlī Suppressing the Khārijites 122
16. Repairing the Rift 123
17. Cycling Back to Virtue is Promised 124
Contents v
18. Asmā’ Sends a Tyrant Home 124
19. Umm Ḥarām’s Date with Destiny 125
20. Preempting the Questioner 126
21. An Unforgettable Sermon 127
22. The Emergence of Selective Textualism 127
23. A Horrific Wildfire 127
24. Prosperity and Hedonism Before the End Times 128
25. Competing in Materialism 129
26. The Unavoidability of Interest (Ribā) 130
27. An Increase in Brutality and Killing 130
28. The Plunge into Immorality 132
29. Muslims Becoming Easy Prey 133
30. The Immortality of His Nation 135
31. Never Thought You Would Speak 136
6 The Prophet’s Physical Miracles 139
1. The Possibility of Miracles 141
2. The Demonstrability of Miracles 145
3. Specific Miracles Performed by the Prophet 148
i. Splitting the Moon 149
ii. The Night Journey 152
iii. The Weeping Tree 155
iv. The Talking Stones 156
v. Increasing the Water Supply 158
vi. Increasing the Food Supply 159
vii. Answered Prayers 163
7 The Inimitable Qur’an 169
1. A Literary Masterpiece 170
i. Muhammad or Shakespeare? 173
2. Knowledge of the Inaccessible Past 178
i. Pharaoh’s Body Will Survive 179
ii. The Heavens Did Not Grieve for Pharaoh 180
iii. Joseph’s King Wasn’t a Pharaoh 180
iv. Was Muhammad Spoon-Fed Biblical History? 183
3. Preserved as Promised 184
vi The Final Prophet
4. An Extraordinary Potency 187
5. Echoes of a Prophet 192
A Parting Word on the Journey of Faith 199
Bibliography 203
English Sources 203
Arabic Sources 209
Index 215
