Statements of Justice and Equity
Wolfgang Göethe
The German Poet, Wolfgang Göethe26, said:
"I looked into history for a human paradigm and found it to be in Muhammad".
(pbuh)
Professor Keith Moore
Professor Keith Moore27, said in his book: The Developing Human:
"It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from God,
or Allah, because most of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries
later. This proves to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of God, or Allah."
He further said:
"I have no difficulty in my mind reconciling that this is a divine inspiration
or revelation, which lead him to these statements."
Dr. Maurice Bucaille
Dr. Maurice Bucaille28, said in his book: The Qur’an, and Modern Science:
"A totally objective examination of it [the Qur’an] in the light of modern
knowledge, leads us to recognize the agreement between the two, as has been already
noted on repeated occasions. It makes us deem it quite unthinkable for a man of
Muhammad’s time to have been the author of such statements, on account of the state
of knowledge in his day. Such considerations are part of what gives the Qur’anic
Revelation its unique place, and forces the impartial scientist to admit his inability
to provide an explanation which calls solely upon materialistic reasoning."
Annie Besant
Annie Besant29 in The Life and Teachings of Mohammad, said:
"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great
Prophet of Arabia, who knew how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but
reverence for the mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And
although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many,
yet I myself feel, whenever I reread them, a new way of admiration, a new sense
of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher."
Dr. Gustav Weil
Dr. Gustav Weil in History of the Islamic Peoples said:
"Muhammad was a shining example to his people. His character was pure and stainless.
His house, his dress, his food –they were characterized by a rare simplicity. So
unpretentious was he that he would receive from his companions no special mark of
reverence, nor would he accept any service from his slave which he could do for
himself. He was accessible to all at all times. He visited the sick and was full
of sympathy for all. Unlimited was his benevolence and generosity as also was his
anxious care for the welfare of the community."30
Maurice Gaudefroy
Maurice Gaudefroy said:
"Muhammad was a prophet, not a theologian, a fact so evident that one is loath
to state it. The men who surrounded him and constituted the influential elite of
the primate Muslim community, contented themselves with obeying the law that he
had proclaimed in the name of Allah and with following his teaching and example."31
Washington Irving
Washington Irving32, said:
"His military triumphs awakened no pride nor vain glory as they would have
done had they been effected by selfish purposes. In the time of his greatest power
he maintained the same simplicity of manner and appearance as in the days of his
adversity. So far from affecting regal state, he was displeased if, on entering
a room, any unusual testimonial of respect was shown to him."33
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke said:
"The Muhammadan law, which is binding on all from the crowned head to the meanest
subject, is a law interwoven with a system of the wisest, the most learned and the
most enlightened jurisprudence that ever existed in the world."34
Footnotes
- German writer and scientist. A master of poetry, drama, and the novel. He also conducted scientific research in various fields, notably botany, and held several governmental positions.
- He was the former President of the Canadian Association of Anatomists, Department of anatomy and cell biology, University of Toronto.
- Dr. Maurice Bucaille was an eminent French surgeon, scientist, scholar and author of "The Bible, The Qur’an and Science."
- English theosophist, philosopher, and political figure who advocated home rule and educational reforms in India.
- Encyclopedia of Seerah, by Afzalur-Rahman.
- ibid
- He was a famous writer. He died in 1859.
- Encyclopedia of Seerah, by Afzalur-Rahman.
- ibid