人类生来都被赋予了本能和生理需求，只是程度各有不同，这些本能和需求驱使人们去做某些行为。例如，在本能中，神圣本能促使人们崇敬和崇拜；生存本能促使人们谋求增加财富、保障生命；繁衍本能驱使人们与他人建立两性关系。同样，在生理需求中，有吃、喝、呼吸等需要。

Human beings are all endowed, albeit to different extents, with instincts and organic needs, which drive them to perform certain actions. For example, of the instincts, the sanctification instinct causes people to revere and worship, the survival instinct causes them to seek to increase their wealth and secure their lives, and the procreational instinct urges them to have sexual relationships with others. Similarly, among the organic needs, are the need to eat, drink, breathe etc.

所有的本能和生理需求都必须得到满足。如果本能得不到满足，就会导致痛苦；如果生理需求得不到满足，就会导致死亡。然而，如果人类任由自己而行，他们便会运用自己的头脑来指导行为，从而可以完全按照自己的意愿来满足本能和生理需求。但是，人的头脑能力有限，容易犯错，并且容易受到自私和偏见的影响。在没有指引的情况下，本能和生理需求的满足方式可能会对他人造成伤害。例如，生存本能可能驱使个人欺骗和偷窃他人以获取更多财富。繁衍本能可能使人们犯下通奸或私通之罪。这些只是几个例子，而可能出现的问题几乎是无穷无尽的。

All of the instincts and organic needs must be fulfilled. If the instincts are not satisfied it will lead to misery. If the organic needs are not fulfilled, it will lead to death. However, if human beings are left to their own devices, they use their own minds to direct their actions and can thus fulfil their instincts and organic needs exactly as they please. But their minds are limited in ability, prone to error and subject to selfishness and prejudice. Without guidance, the satisfaction of the instincts and organic needs may be carried out in a way that is harmful to others. For instance, the survival instinct may drive individuals to cheat and steal from others in order to gain more wealth. The procreation instinct may lead people into committing adultery or fornication. These are just a couple of examples, but the scope for problems is almost limitless.

这样的局面必然导致大地上的灾难与彻底的败坏。除非人的本能受到某种准则的约束，社会将继续受到我们今天周围所见之恶的困扰，例如将儿童虐待作为一种崇拜形式的仪式性虐待；以犯罪和剥削作为增加财富的手段；或者以同性恋或强奸作为满足性欲的方式，等等。

Such a state of affairs is a recipe for disaster and complete corruption on the earth. Unless the instincts of people are regulated by some kind of guidelines, the society will continue to be plagued by evils of the like we see around us today, such as ritual child abuse as a type of worship; crime and exploitation as a mean of increasing wealth; or homosexuality or rape as a means of fulfilling the sexual urge etc.

没有造物主的指引，人类别无选择，只能陷入这种困境。由此可见，需要这样的指引来为所有人指明出路，因此也需要使者，将造物主的这一指引传达给人类。

Without guidance from the Creator, mankind has no option but to fall into this predicament. Clearly then, there is a need for such guidance, to come as a way out for all the people, and thereby a need for messengers, to convey this guidance to mankind from the creator.

诚然，自人类历史伊始，便有使者被派遣到人类之中，他们携带着这份指引，恳请世人认识自身存在的本质，理解人生的真相与目的。安拉(SWT)说：

Indeed, messengers have been sent to mankind since the beginning of human history, carrying this guidance and imploring people to recognise the nature of their existence and to understand the reality and purpose of their lives. Allah (swt) says,.

“并且我确已在每个民族中派遣了一位使者（宣告）：‘你们应当只崇拜真主，远离邪恶。’”（TMQ 16:36）

“And verily We have sent among every nation a Messenger (proclaiming) ‘Worship Allah alone, and avoid evil.’” [TMQ 16:36].

这些使者中的最后一位是先知穆罕默德ﷺ，随着他的指引，不仅阐明了这个存在的真理，也阐明了人类的行为准则，使人类能够在今世和后世都获得公正与繁荣。

The last of these messengers was Prophet Muhammad (saw) and with his guidance, came the clarification of not only the truth of this existence, but also the code of conduct for humanity to achieve justice and prosperity in both this life and the next.