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has the right to sell his daughter as a slave (Exodus 21/7). Furthermore, a female divorcee
is prohibited from remarrying (Matthew 5/32).
[9]Signs of prophethood of Muhammad include, among many other things, the fact that
he was an illiterate man who lived in an environment that lacked education. In spite of
this, he brought forth a comprehensive law that addresses every aspect of human life at
all times in the areas of belief, acts of worship, dealings and morals. He introduced
unprecedented and unrivaled laws, such as laws relating to marriage, divorce, pregnancy,
parenting, alimony, inheritance, rights of children, relatives and neighbors, criminal
punishment, the necessity of preserving human rights and the ultimate benefits which
people must enjoy in order to lead an honorable life (religion, life, the mind, progeny and
property). These also include laws governing politics, economics, social life, and the
etiquette of eating, drinking, getting dressed, traveling, sleeping, waking up, yawning,
sneezing, seeking permission, visiting the sick, and observing personal hygiene. Prophet
Muhammad also demonstrated utter seriousness in acting on the teachings to which he
called. Had his aim been to realize a personal gain or glory or to have a huge following,
what would have been the personal benefit behind, for instance, performing prayer five
times a day, performing ablution, taking a ritual bath after sexual intercourse, and
observing fast for a whole month once a year from dawn to sunset, especially in the
Arabian Desert, which is known for its dry and hot climate, let alone refraining from
activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure, such as drinking, adultery, usury
and gambling? It is stated in Deuteronomy 18/20 and Jeremiah 14/15 that God condemns
to death whoever falsely claims prophethood just as he condemned Hananiah to death
in less than a year (Jeremiah 28/15-17). As for Prophet Muhammad's mission, it lasted
for 23 years, and today Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. This clearly
testifies to the fact that Muhammad is a true prophet of God.
[10] Alphonse de Lamartine, Histoire de la Turquie, (1854), vol. 2, pp. 276-277.
[11] Apologia dell' Islamismo, Rome, A. F. Formiggini, Rome, Italy, 1925, translated from
Italian into English as An Interpretation of Islam by Dr. Aldo Caselli, Haverford College,
Pennsylvania, second edition, 1958, p. 28.
[12]The Islamic Review, May 1961, pp. 6-10.