क्या पवित्र कुरान ईश्वरीय ग्रन्थ है??
क्या पवित्र कुरआन ईश्वरीय ग्रंथ है या हज़रत मुहम्मद की रचना? प्रथम प्रमाण: आज यह बात सारे धार्मिक इतिहासकार स्वीकार कर चुके हैं, कि हज़रत मुहम्मद ईमानदारी से यह विश्वास रखते थे कि उन्हें ईश्वर की ओर से संदेश प्राप्त हो रहा था। उदाहरणार्थ विलियम मोंटगोमेरी वाट (William Montgomery Watt) अपनी पुस्तक, मुहम्मद, प्रॉफ़ेट एंड स्टेट्स्मेन (Muhammad, Prophet and Statesman) में लिखते हैं, “One of the common allegations against Muhammad is that he was an impostor, who to satisfy his ambition and his lust propagated religious teachings which he himself knew to be false. Such insincerity makes the development of the Islamic religion incomprehensible. …Only a profound belief in himself and his mission explains Muhammad’s readiness to endure hardship and persecution during the Meccan period when from a secular point of view there was no prospect of success. Without sincerity how could he have won the allegiance and even devotion of men of strong and upright character like Abu-Bakr and ‘Umar?… There is...