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The Second Aim

The Second Aim

#### Premise

Premise

If you say: You said in the preface that the second part of the profession of faith both testifies to the first and is testified to by it.

The Answer: Yes, indeed! The straightest and firmest of the ways leading to the ka'ba of perfections known as knowledge of God, is the luminous, felicitous way laid out by the Master of Medina the Illumined (Upon whom be blessings and peace). For the veracious tongue of Muhammad (Upon whom be peace), who was the spirit of guidance, reflected and interpreted his heart, which was a light-scattering lamp encapsulating the Unseen Worlds, and was the truest living proof of the proofs of the Maker, and the most eloquent and articulate evidence. Yes, both his self and his tongue were illuminating proofs. The person of Muhammad (UWBP) was a clear proof from the side of creation; his tongue was a truthful witness from the side of reality. Yes, Muhammad (Upon whom be peace) was a decisive proof of both the Maker, and prophethood, and the resurrection of the dead, and truth, and reality. Detailed exposition is coming later.

Note

This does not necessitate a circular argument, for proof of truthfulness is not dependent on the Maker's evidences.

Foreword

Our prophet was a proof of the Maker, in which case, the veracity of this proof has to be established, and its consequences, and its validity in form and content. As follows:

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

O God! Bestow blessings on Muhammad,

who proved Your necessary existence

Lover of the truth! If you want to observe true facts by studying my conscience, you must neither justify your misapprehensions, which give rise to the desire to oppose and take the part of the

4–6 October 2026 · Istanbul

13th International Bediuzzaman Symposium

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