The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) didn’t just bring clear proofs (bayyinat, cf. Quran, 2:99); he was a clear proof (bayyinah) himself (Quran, 98:1-2). This lecture will explain the arguments of a genre of hadith-literature called Dala’il al-Nubuwwa, in order to explain how the early Muslim hadith scholars understood the conversion-experiences of the Companions of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) as clear evidence-based realizations that led them to complete conviction that the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) was really a genuine messenger of God.
