前言
Foreword
所有赞美都归于真主。亲眼目睹谢赫穆罕默德·埃尔希纳维对本书主题的热忱，我便知道，其中的学术深度必然与作者的热情交融，最终成就一部杰作。
All praise be to Allah. Noticing firsthand the passion Shaykh Mohammad Elshinawy had for the subject of this book, I knew its intellectual vigor would be mixed with the author’s passion to produce a masterpiece.
在先知圣品的证据这一主题上，没有哪个课题比它更需要我们的关注与投入。在这个充满不确定、怀疑和犬儒主义的时代，没有什么比帮助人们确立对最根本真理的坚定信念更为重要：穆罕默德ﷺ的先知身份。正是这份确信，将为他们打开通往今世与后世内心平安与幸福的大门。
There is no subject I can think of that needs our attention and dedication more than the proofs of prophethood. In an age of uncertainty, skepticism, and cynicism, there is nothing more important than helping people build certainty in a most salient truth: the prophethood of Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him). It is that certainty that will open wide for them the gates to inner peace and happiness in this life and the one to come.
这本书涵盖了大量的论据,从先知被派遣的历史必然性,到他最伟大的奇迹——无与伦比的《古兰经》,同时也没有忽略他的品格、成就、使命、预言和身体方面的神迹ﷺ。它既具有必要的学术严谨性,又不失情感上的亲和力。内容详尽而不冗余。
The book covers a wide array of proofs from the historical necessity of the Prophet’s dispatchment to the greatest of his miracles—the inimitable Qur’an—without neglecting his character, accomplishments, message, prophecies, and physical miracles. It has the necessary academic integrity without its emotional austerity. It is detailed, yet not superfluous.
无论你更重视证据主义还是自然主义的信仰上帝的路径,先知身份的证明都应当是伊斯兰信仰不可分割的一部分。基于归纳推理的概率性方法,并不排除借助它获得确定性。如果论证既有力又丰富,那么确定性仍然可以达到。此后,这一确定性还可以通过精神体验与启悟得到进一步的巩固。
Whether you place more importance on the evidentialist or naturalist approach to faith in God, the proofs of prophethood should be an integral part of faith in Islam. A probabilistic approach using inductive reasoning does not preclude the attainment of certainty through it. If the arguments are strong and plentiful, then certainty can still be achieved. It can then be further grounded by spiritual experience and enlightenment.
除了这一主题本身的重要性之外,我也乐于为本书撰写序言,因为其作者让我寄予厚望。我希望真主使他为伊斯兰事业服务,在这片土地上以及全球各地都能发挥作用。
In addition to the importance of the subject, I also find great pleasure in writing a foreword for this book because of its author of whom I have great expectations, and I hope that Allah will use him in serving the cause of Islam in this land and around the globe.
愿真主的福佑与平安降临于祂派来作为全世界慈悯的人，众先知的封印、最伟大的使者穆罕默德ﷺ。
May God’s blessings and peace be on the one He sent as a mercy for all creatures, the seal of prophets and greatest of messengers, Muhammad.
Hatem al-Haj1, MD, PhD Dean of Mishkah University Resident Fatwa Committee, AMJA
Hatem al-Haj1, MD, PhD Dean of Mishkah University Resident Fatwa Committee, AMJA
这本书的灵感最初来自哈特姆·哈吉博士在美国新泽西州爱迪生市所做的一场演讲。经过四年的搜集与写作，这段旅程最终以一位世界级史学家的细致、近乎完美主义的批评告终。这位史学家坚持不具名，他的修改使这本书的质量得到了超乎想象的提升。
1 It was originally a presentation delivered by Dr. Hatem al-Haj in Edison, New Jersey (USA), that inspired this book. Four years of gathering and writing later, this journey culminated with the meticulous, perfectionist critique of a world class historiographer who insisted upon anonymity and improved it beyond measure.
我对这两位学者的恩情永远无法偿还，同时也感谢来自Yaqeen Institute及其他地方的同事们所做出的慷慨贡献。
My debt to these two scholars can never be repaid, while also acknowledging the gracious contributions of my other colleagues from Yaqeen Institute and elsewhere.