Criteria For Truth
How do we know that a revelation like the Qur'an is the word of God? The following criteria can best serve as a gauge to find out the authenticity of the last revelation (the Qur'an) as words of God:
1. Rational Teachings. Since our Creator bestowed reason and intellect upon us, it is our duty to use it to distinguish the truth from falsehood. True, undistorted revelation from God must be rational and can be reasoned out by all unbiased minds.
2. Perfection. Since our Creator is all perfect, His revelation must be also be perfect and accurate, free from mistakes, omissions, interpolations and multiplicity of versions. It should be free from contradictions in its narration.
3. No Myths or Superstitions. True revelation is free from myths or superstitions that degrade the dignity of our Creator or man himself.
4. Scientific. Since our Creator is the Creator of all knowledge, true revelation is scientific and can withstand the challenge of science at all times.
5. Factual Prophecy. Our Creator is the Knower of the past, present and future, thus His prophecies in His revelation will be fulfilled as prophesied.
6. Inimitable by Man. True revelation is infallible and cannot be imitated by man. God's true revelation is a Living Miracle, an open book challenging mankind to see and prove for themselves its authenticity or veracity.
- Nessa Rj, 17/02/2012
(source: This Is The Truth (Newly Discovered Scientific Facts Revealed in the Qur'an and Aunthentic Hadeeth), compiled by Abdullah M. Al-Rehaili, p.68