3rd Point: The Necessity of Prophethood from Beauty and Art in the Universe

THIRD POINT

اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللّٰهَ فَاتَّبِعُون۪ى يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللّٰهُ

If you do love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you. (3:31)

Since in the universe there is observedly beauty of art, and this is certain, it necessitates the messengership of Muhammad (UWBP) with a certainty as definite as actually witnessing it. For the beauty of art and finely ornamented forms of these beautiful creatures show that their Fashioner possesses a significant will to make beautiful and a powerful desire to adorn. And this will and desire show that the Maker possesses an elevated love and sacred inclination towards the perfections of the art He displays in His creatures. And this love and inclination require to be most turned towards and concentrated on man, the most enlightened and perfect of beings. For he is the conscious fruit of the tree of creation. And the fruit is the most comprehensive and furthest part, the part with the most general view and universal consciousness. And of human beings the one with the most comprehensive view and universal consciousness should be the most elevated and brilliant, who will meet with and be addressed by the Beauteous Maker; who will expend his universal consciousness and comprehensive view entirely on the worship of his Maker, the appreciation of His art, and offering thanks for His bounties.

Now, two signboards, two spheres, appear. One is a magnificent, well-ordered sphere of dominicality and exquisitely fashioned, bejewelled signboard of art. The other is an enlightened and illumined sphere of worship and broad, comprehensive signboard of thought and reflection, admiration, thanks, and belief. This second sphere acts with all its strength in the name of the first sphere.

Thus, it will be clearly understood how closely connected with the Maker is the leader of the second sphere, which serves all the Maker's art-cherishing aims, and how beloved and acceptable he is in His eyes.

Is it at all reasonable to accept that the munificent Fashioner of these fine creatures, Who so loves His art and even takes into consideration all the tastes of the mouth, would remain indifferent towards His most beautiful creature, who is worshipfully turned towards Him in a clamour of admiration and appreciation which makes the Throne and earth reverberate and in a litany of thanks and exaltation which brings to ecstasy the land and the sea? Would He not speak with him and want to make him His Messenger and wish his commendable conduct to pass to others? It is impossible that He would not speak with him and make him His Messenger. By no means!

اِنَّ الدّ۪ينَ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ الْاِسْلَامُ ٭ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ وَالَّذ۪ينَ مَعَهُ

Verily, the religion before Allah is Islam. (3:19)

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. (48:29)