PROPHET-HOOD SPEECH
Prophet-hood is dependent not on inspiration but on divine revelation . Mr. President and worthy audience, when a machine is introduced it is accompanied by a set of instructions for its use. An engineer is also commissioned to give a practical demonstration of how the machine functions. Similarly, a man soon after his birth was not aware how he should live on the earth. To satisfy this need felt by man, God sent His Prophets to the world, everyone of whom brought with Him the word of God. Mr. President, God's messengers came in every age and in every region. According to a Hadith , more than one hundred thousands messengers were sent to guide the people. However, the Prophets mentioned by name in the Holy Qur'an are two dozen in number, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) being the last of them. In the past, the need for new Prophets had always arisen because God's religion, suffering from the vagaries of time, had frequently been distorted from its ...