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is that your God is One God....'" Ch. 18:110 so that
we may be careful not to attribute to any of the prophets
the quality of knowing and saying everything through the
Revelation. The Divine Revelations used to come at
intervals, while the prophets in their personal
intercourse and knowledge might be liable to mistakes and
errors. A prophet is not appointed by God to teach humanity
physics, mathematics, or any other positive science. It would
be very unjust on our part to blame a prophet for a slip of
language or a mistake committed as a man.
A prophet, therefore, is the subject of test and exami-
nation only when he officially and formally delivers the
Message he has received from his Lord. His private affairs,
his family concerns, and his personal attainments do not
concern us so much as his mission and office. In order to
find out whether a prophet is genuine or an impostor, it is
we may be careful not to attribute to any of the prophets
the quality of knowing and saying everything through the
Revelation. The Divine Revelations used to come at
intervals, while the prophets in their personal
intercourse and knowledge might be liable to mistakes and
errors. A prophet is not appointed by God to teach humanity
physics, mathematics, or any other positive science. It would
be very unjust on our part to blame a prophet for a slip of
language or a mistake committed as a man.
A prophet, therefore, is the subject of test and exami-
nation only when he officially and formally delivers the
Message he has received from his Lord. His private affairs,
his family concerns, and his personal attainments do not
concern us so much as his mission and office. In order to
find out whether a prophet is genuine or an impostor, it is