What is the basis for Islam? By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D Why should
anyone accept Islam? What are justifications for acceptance?
Let’s look at two important figures in the history of mankind.
First, there is Moses. Moses was a nobody who claimed he was
called by Yahweh to liberate his people from Egypt. His was a
reluctant role to begin with and he was certainly concerned that
people would not believe him. Moses posed the right question at
the beginning. “Moses asked the LORD, "Suppose everyone refuses
to listen to my message, and no one believes that you really
appeared to me?"” (Exodus 4:1) Yahweh began to show Moses the
power of his commission. Moses’ walking stick was turned into a
snake, and then back again. Then Moses was commanded to put his
hand in his shirt and when he withdrew it there was leprosy. He
put his hand again in his shirt and when he withdrew it his hand
was normal. A reluctant Moses obeyed and returned to Egypt and
after the plagues were pronounced upon Egypt the people were
freed from slav