whoever and whatever you may be, you would find a shining example in the life of the Prophet to illuminate your behaviour. If you have the life of the Prophet before you, you can find the examples of all the prophets, Noah and Abraham, John and Jonah and Moses and Jesus. If the life and character of each prophet of God were deemed to be a shop selling the wares of one commodity, that of Muhammad (peace be upon him? would verily be a variety store where goods of every description can be had to suit the tastes and needs of all.''
A Comprehensive & Eternal Model
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The Messenger of God was the last and the greatest of all the
prophets sent to provide guidance to all classes, ranks and grades in
every age, time and clime. The comprehensiveness of the Prophet's
character summed up graphically by Syed Sulaiman Nadwi in "Muhammad, Thc
Ideal Prophet', would be a fitting epilogue to this section dealing
with the character of the Prophet. Syed Sulaiman Nadwi writes:
"A model which can serve for every class of the people acting under
different circumstances and states of human emotions will be found in
the life of Muhammad peace be upon him. If you are rich, there is the
example of the tradesman of Mecca and the master of Bahrain's treasure;
if you are poor, you can follow the internees of Sh`eh Abi Talib and the
emigree of Medina; if you are a king, watch the actions of the Ruler of
Arabia; if you are a vassal, take a look at the man enduring hardships
imposed by the Quraysh of Mecca; if you are a conqueror, lay your eyes
on the victor of Badr and Hunayn; if you have suffered a defeat, take a
lesson from the one discomfited at Uhad; if you are a teacher, learn
from the holy mentor of the school of Suffah, if you are a student, look
at the learner who sat before Gabriel; if you are a sermoner, direct
your eyes to the discourser delivering lectures in the mosque of Medina;
if you are charged to preach the gospel of truth and mercy to your
persecutors, observe the helpless preacher explaining the message of God
to the pagans of Mecca; if you have brought your enemy to his knees,
look at the conqueror of Mecca; if you want to administer your lands and
properties, discover how the lands and groves of Bani an-Nadir, Khaybar
and Fadak were managed; if you are an orphan, do not forget the child
of Amina and 'Abdullah left to the tender mercy of Halima; if you are
young, see the character of Mecca's shepherd; if you have a travelling
business, cast a glance at the leader of the caravan under way to Busra ;
if you are a judge or arbiter, look at the umpire entering the holy
sanctuary before the peep of dawn and installing Hajr Aswad in the
K'aba, or the justice of peace in whose eyes the poor and the rich were
alike; if you are a husband, study the behaviour of the husband of
Khadija and 'Aisha; if you are a father, go through the biography of
Fatima's father and the grandfather of Hasan and Husain; in short,
whoever and whatever you may be, you would find a shining example in the life of the Prophet to illuminate your behaviour. If you have the life of the Prophet before you, you can find the examples of all the prophets, Noah and Abraham, John and Jonah and Moses and Jesus. If the life and character of each prophet of God were deemed to be a shop selling the wares of one commodity, that of Muhammad (peace be upon him? would verily be a variety store where goods of every description can be had to suit the tastes and needs of all.''
whoever and whatever you may be, you would find a shining example in the life of the Prophet to illuminate your behaviour. If you have the life of the Prophet before you, you can find the examples of all the prophets, Noah and Abraham, John and Jonah and Moses and Jesus. If the life and character of each prophet of God were deemed to be a shop selling the wares of one commodity, that of Muhammad (peace be upon him? would verily be a variety store where goods of every description can be had to suit the tastes and needs of all.''
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