(Q) Non-Muslim: Why does Islam call for believing in the prophets,


messengers, and holy books that they brought as a revelation from


Almighty God?


(A) Muslim: From a mental point of view, the human being with


his external qualities and internal systems is like a machine with its


components, but he is more complex than any machine. Suppose


the machine needs an instruction book from its maker and inventor to


explain how to operate it and the method of its optimal use to avoid


damaging it. In that case, this means that it must be recognized that it has


not only a maker but that this manufacturer - although we do not see it -


controls how this machine operates its conditions, and its use through


the instruction book he set for it.


Therefore, if this is the case for a man-made machine, what about


a human being who is more complex than any machine?


Man needs a book of instructions and guidance controlling


his behavior. It is a reason for organizing and evaluating his way of living


according to the controls set by his Creator and Maker (Almighty God)


because He knows him more than himself. His prophets and Messengers are


chosen to deliver His legislation and teachings to them in these books.