4. Saƙon Annabi
4. The Prophet’s Message
Ƙarfin ɗabi'a da hankali na saƙon da Annabi Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم ya kawo —wato Alƙur'ani da Sunnah (koyarwarsa ta annabci)— yana shaida gaskiyarsa. Kamar yadda Plato ya bayar da hujja a sanannen tsarinsa na dabi'un da suka wuce duniya guda uku, gaskiya, kyau da alheri ba sa rabuwa da juna. A wannan ma'ana, fahimtar tsarkin da kyawun salon rayuwar Musulunci ba kawai yana jawo mu zuwa ga saƙonsa ba, har ma yana tabbatar da halaccin annabinsa na ƙarshe a matsayin manzo daga Allah. Saƙon kuma yana iya tabbatar da annabcin Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم ta hanyar daidaituwarsa da saƙon sauran annabawa a kan muhimman batutuwan akida. Tsohon Alkawari ya ce koyarwar annabi ita ce ke bayyana ainihin gaskiyarsa,165 kuma yana gargaɗi cewa ko da mutum zai iya hasashen abin da zai faru a nan gaba, har yanzu shi annabin ƙarya ne idan yana kira zuwa bautar wasu gumaka.
The moral and intellectual greatness of the message brought by the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم —namely the Qur’an and Sunnah (his prophetic example)—testifies to its truth. As Plato famously argued in his triad of transcendental values, truth, beauty, and goodness are inseparable. In that sense, appreciating the inherent purity and beauty of the Islamic lifestyle not only attracts us to its message, but also confirms the legitimacy of its final prophet as a messenger from the Divine. The message can also vouch for the prophethood of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم by way of its alignment with the message of other prophets on fundamental creedal points. The Old Testament argues that the teachings of a prophet are what reveal his true identity,165 and also warns that even if someone is able to predict the future, they are a still a false prophet if they call to worshipping other gods.