Was Muhammad Truthful?

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was born in 6th-century Arabia—an illiterate man, with no formal education, living in a tribal, polytheistic society.

• He had no access to libraries or religious scholars.
• He never claimed to be divine.
• He spent 40 years with a reputation for truthfulness his nickname was Al-Amīn (“The Trustworthy”).

Then, at age 40, he announced: God is One. I am His messenger. The Qur’an is His word.

He didn’t call people to worship him. He didn’t seek wealth, status, or control. In fact, his life became more difficult after the message began.

His people offered him kingship, money, and marriage if he would just stop preaching. He refused.

Ask yourself:

• Why would a man fabricate a religion that strictly forbids lying—even about jokes?
• Why would a liar willingly face torture, war, exile, and attempts on his life for a message he invented?
• Why would he live modestly, reject kingship, and give away wealth?

Even his enemies testified:

“We have never found him to lie—neither about people, nor about God.”
(Quraysh leaders before Islam)

His message transformed Arabia:

• From tribal warfare to brotherhood.
• From idol worship to monotheism.
• From burying daughters alive to valuing them.

And that message spread—not by force, but by conviction. Scholars, scientists, and thinkers throughout history embraced it.

He didn’t just speak about belief—he lived it. His private life matched his public teachings.

“By the star, as it falls. – Your friend has not strayed, nor has he erred. – Nor does he speak out of desire. – It is, but a revealed revelation.”
[Surat An-Najm: 1–4]

Is it more reasonable to believe that:

• An illiterate man created the Qur’an from his imagination.
• That he guessed future events correctly?
• That he predicted scientific facts unknown for centuries?

Or…

That he was truly what he claimed: a Messenger of the One true God.