An Invitation to Peace

An Invitation to Peace
Conclusion
And so you have seen some of what makes the idea that the Qur’an is a
human creation an impossibility and why the challenge of the Qur’an
for those in doubt to “bring forth a chapter like it” has not and cannot
be met: the Book is from God, beyond the reach of man. And you have
now also seen how Islam perfectly meets the test of true religion: its
message is clear and sound, its Messenger truthful and sincere, its
revelation sublime and pure of human error. As the Qur’an challenges
you to try and prove it isn’t from God, it also tells you what you have to
do if you fail:
“…and if you cannot – and of a surety you cannot – then save
yourself from the Fire whose fuel is men and stone; it has been
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prepared for the rejecters of truth.”
Don’t reject the truth that you have been surrounded by all your life
because in the end, it’s where you go back to. Islam is the same truth
that God, your Maker, had revealed from the dawn of man’s life. Many
have lived before you, many will come after you. Each one has to
finally return to the One, from Whom it all began. He has surrounded
you with Signs to see Him, Signs around you and within you. Open up
your heart to the truth you have recognised and submit to it. Be true to
yourself and true to your Maker, for then you will be at peace with
yourself and at peace with your Maker. Bear witness that there is no
god except Allah, the One and Only, and that Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah.
Bear witness to this truth and step into the love of the One who made
you and to this day has looked over you, the One who cares for you
while you sleep and by whose grace you breathe even now. Life is
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