Why Did They Become Muslims

wattaslîmât’, who are merely human beings like us, cannot
perform miracles on their own. Miracles are created only by
Allâhu ta’âlâ. And Prophets can display only the miracles created
by Allâhu ta’âlâ.
As the greatest miracle of Muhammad ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa
sallam’, Allâhu ta’âlâ revealed the Qur’ân al-kerîm to him. The
Qur’ân al-kerîm is the greatest book, and it is definitely a miracle.
Despite this fact, the Arabs demanded Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’
that a Book be sent down from heaven or he change a mountain
into gold. The Qur’ân al-kerîm explains this subject in an
exquisite style. The fiftieth and fifty-first âyats of ’Ankabût Sûra
purport, “Yet they (polytheists) say: ‘Why are not Signs, [which
will denote Muhammad’s ‘alaihis-salâm’ prophethood, like the
meal table of Îsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’ and the rod of Mûsâ ‘alaihissalâm’,]
sent down to him from his Lord (Allâhu ta’âlâ)?’ [O My
Messenger!] Tell them that the Signs are indeed with Allâhu
ta’âlâ. [They depend on His Will. He creates them whenever He
wishes and in whatever manner He chooses. These things are not
within my capacity.] And I am indeed a clear Warner of His
torment.” “And is it not enough for them [as a miracle] that we
sent down to thee the Book which is rehearsed to them? Verily, in
it is Mercy and a Reminder to those who believe.” (29-50, 51)
Then, the Qur’ân al-kerîm is the greatest miracle of Muhammad
‘alaihis-salâm’. As for those who may assert that “it is not a Book
of Allah; it was written by Muhammad;” Allâhu ta’âlâ gives them
their answer in the forty-eighth âyat of ’Ankabût Sûra, which we
have quoted and explained above. Thereby He dispels any
possible doubts in this respect beforehand. Allâhu ta’âlâ
emphasizes that Muhammad ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ does
not have the capacity to write a book in that level and that He
Himself revealed the Qur’ân al-kerîm. As a matter of fact, He
purposely chose an illiterate person, Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’,
as the Prophet, so that people, seeing that he had not learned how
to read and write, would incontestably realize that the Qur’ân alkerîm
could have been revealed only by Allâhu ta’âlâ. The tafsîr
(explanation) of this âyat-i-kerîma contains detailed information
on this subject. The greatest personal signs testifying to the
prophethood of Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’ are his
EXTRAORDINARY QUALITIES such as HONESTY,
INTEGRITY, FAITHFULNESS, VALOUR, PATIENCE, and
EFFICIENCY, as well as his high knowledge. Allâhu ta’âlâ
declares, as is purported in the eighty-second âyat of Nisâ Sûra,
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