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Over the past few weeks the controversy over the Danish cartoons depicting
the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in a negative manner has taken center
stage worldwide.
If you love the Prophet be like the Prophet. How did our beloved Messenger
respond to hate? He responded with peace. He responded by being more kind, more
merciful. Instead of promoting hate, he invited people to peace (to Islam).
Spreading the message of Islam and the teaching of Prophet is an obligation of
every Muslim. Below is a short Summary of the behavior and the teaching of
Prophet (peace be upon him), and Video clip from the DVD: "
Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet", you can
order it for FREE
Please share this message with your Non Muslims friends, colleagues and family
members
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- The Prophet Muhammad is introduced in the Qur’an in
these words :
<< And We have not sent you forth but as a mercy to mankind >> (21:107).
This shows that his distinctive quality was that he was a blessing incarnate in
word and deed.
According to a tradition recorded in the Sahih of Imam Muslim, when his
opponents greatly increased their persecution, his Companions asked him to curse
them. At this the Prophet replied, "I have not been sent to lay a curse upon men
but to be a blessing to them." His opponents continued to treat him and his
Companions with injustice and cruelty, but he always prayed for them.
Once he was so badly stoned by his enemies that the blood began to spurt from
all over his body. This happened when he went to Ta’if, where the Hijaz
aristocracy used to while away their summer days. When he attempted to call them
to Islam, instead of listening to his words of wisdom, they set the street
urchins upon him, who kept chasing him till nightfall. Even at that point, when
he was utterly exhausted and bleeding from head to foot, all he said was: "O my
Lord, guide my people along the true path as they are ignorant of the truth."
His heart was filled with intense love for all human kind irrespective of caste,
creed, or color. Once he advised his companions to regard all people as their
brothers and sisters. He added: "You are all Adam’s offspring and Adam was born
of clay."
All this tells us what kind of awareness he wanted to bring about in man. His
mission was to bring people abreast of the reality that all men and women,
although inhabiting different regions of the world, and seemingly different from
one another as regards their color, language, dress, culture, etc., were each
other’s blood brothers. Hence a proper relationship will be established between
all human beings only if they regard one another as sisters and brothers. Only
then will proper feelings of love and respect prevail throughout the world.
According to a hadith (sayings of the Prophet), the Prophet once said, "A true
believer is one with whom others feel secure. One who returns love for hatred."
The Prophet made it clear that one who would only return love for love was on a
lower ethical plane. We should never think it is only if people treat us well,
that we should treat them well. We should rather be accustomed to being good to
those who are not good to us and to not wronging those who harm us.
The Prophet once borrowed some money from a Jew. After a few days the Jew came
to demand payment of his debt. The Prophet told him that at that moment he had
nothing to pay him with. The Jew said that he won’t let him go until he had paid
him back. And so the Jew stayed there, from morning till night, holding the
Prophet captive. At that time the Prophet was the established ruler of Medina
and could have easily taken action against him. His Companions naturally wanted
to rebuke the man and chase him away. But the Prophet forbade this, saying, "The
Lord has forbidden us to wrong anyone." The Jew continued to hold the Prophet
captive until the following morning. But with the first light of dawn, the Jew
was moved by the Prophet’s tolerance, and he thereupon embraced Islam. In spite
of being a rich man, he had detained the Prophet the day before on account of a
few pence. But now the Prophet’s noble conduct had had such an impact on him
that he was willing to give all his wealth to the Prophet, saying, "Spend it as
you please."
According to another hadith, the Prophet once said: "By God, he is not a
believer, by God, he is not a believer; by God, he is not a believer, with whom
his neighbors are not secure." This hadith shows how much he loved and cared for
all human beings. One of the lessons he taught was that we should live among
others like flowers, and not like thorns, without giving trouble to anybody.
In another hadith the Prophet said: "If a believer is not able to benefit
others, he must at least do them no harm." This shows that to the Prophet the
man who becomes useful to others leads his life on a higher plane. But if he
fails to do so, he should at least create no trouble for his fellow men. For a
man to be a really good servant of God, he must live in this world as a
no-problem person. There is no third option.
The Prophet’s own example is testified to by Anas ibn Malik who served the
Prophet for ten years. He says that the Prophet never ever rebuked him. "When I
did something, he never questioned my manner of doing it; and when I did not do
something, he never questioned my failure to do it. He was the most good-natured
of all men." Such conduct gained him the respect even of his enemies and his
followers stood by him through all kinds of hardship and misfortune. He applied
the principles on which his own life was based in equal measure to those who
followed his path and to those who had harmed or discountenanced him.I
In the present world, everyone’s thinking, tastes, aptitude, likes and dislikes
can never exactly coincide. For many reasons, differences do arise in this
world. But then, what is the permanent solution to the problem? The solution
lies in tolerance, called i‘raz in Arabic. The Prophet’s entire life served as a
perfect example of this principle. According to his wife, ‘A’isha, "He was a
personification of the Qur’an."
That is to say, the Prophet molded his own life in accordance with the ideal
pattern of life which he presented to others in the form of the Qur’an. He never
beat a servant, or a woman, or anyone else. He did, of course, fight for what
was right. Yet, when he had to choose between two alternatives, he would take
the easier course, provided it involved no sin.’ No one was more careful to
avoid sin than he. He never sought revenge—on his own behalf—for any wrong done
to him personally. Only if God’s commandments had been broken would he mete out
retribution for the sake of God. It was such conduct which gained the Prophet
universal respect.
In the early Meccan period when the antagonists far exceeded the Prophet’s
companions in number, it often happened that when the Prophet would stand to
pray, his detractors would come near him and whistle and clap in order to
disturb him, but the Prophet did not even once show his anger at such acts. He
always opted for the policy of tolerance and avoidance of confrontation.
When the Prophet migrated to Medina he built the first mosque known as Masjid
al-Nabi (Mosque of the Prophet), considered to be the second most sacred mosque
in Islam.
One day the Prophet was sitting in the mosque along with his companions. A
Bedouin entered the mosque and started urinating. The Companions rushed to catch
him and give him a good beating. But the Prophet did not allow them to do so.
After the Bedouin had urinated, he asked his companions to bring a bucket of
water and wash the place. Afterwards the Prophet called the man and with
gentleness and affection explained to him that this was a place of worship and
that it should be kept clean.
When the opposition became very strong the Prophet left Mecca for Medina. But
his antagonists did not leave him in peace. They began to attack Medina. In this
way a state of war prevailed between the Muslims and non-Muslims.
Since the Prophet avoided war at all costs, he strove to bring about a peace
agreement between him and the Meccans. After great efforts on his part, the
non-Muslims agreed to the finalizing of a 10-year peace treaty, which was
drafted and signed at the al-Hudaybiyyah.
While the al-Hudaybiyyah treaty was being drafted, the Meccans indulged in a
number of extremely provocative acts. For instance, the agreement mentioned the
Prophet’s name as ‘Muhammad the Messenger of God.’ They insisted that the phrase
‘the messenger of God’ should be taken out, and be replaced simply by ‘Muhammad,
son of Abdullah’. The Prophet accepted their unreasonable condition and deleted
the appellation with his own hands. Similarly, they made the condition that if
they could lay their hands on any Muslim they would make him a hostage, but if
the Muslims succeeded in detaining any non-Muslim, they would have to set him
free. The Prophet even relented on this point. For the restoration of peace in
the region, the Prophet accepted a number of such unjustifiable clauses as were
added by the enemy. In this way he set the example of peace and tolerance being
linked with one another. If we desire peace, we must tolerate many unpleasant
things from others. There is no other way to establish peace in society.
Once the Prophet was seated at some place in Medina, along with his companions.
During this time a funeral (procession) passed by. On seeing this the Prophet
stood up. Seeing the Prophet stand, up, one of his Companion remarked that the
funeral was that of a Jew, that is, a non-Muslim. The Prophet replied, ‘Was he
not a human being?’
This incident illustrates how an atmosphere of mutual love and compassion can be
brought about in the world only when we consciously rise above all insidious
demarcation of caste, color and creed. Just as the Prophet did, we too must look
at all men as human beings who deserve to be respected at all events.
- Last Sermon of Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) :
This sermon was delivered on the Ninth Day of Dhul Hijjah, 10 A.H. ( 632
Gregorian, 6th century) in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat' (in Mecca). After
praising, and thanking Allah the Prophet (pbuh) said:
"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year,
I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you
very carefully and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE
TODAY.
O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so
regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods
entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt
you. Remember that you will indeed meet your LORD, and that HE will indeed
reckon your deeds. ALLAH has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore
all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is
yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. Allah has
Judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas
ibn 'Abd'al Muttalib (Prophet's uncle) shall henceforth be waived...
Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he
will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him
in small things.
O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but
they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives
only under Allah's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right
then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your
women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers.
And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do
not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.
O People, listen to me in earnest, worship ALLAH, say your five daily prayers (Salah),
fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if
you can afford to.
All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor
a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority
over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good
action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the
Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim
which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do
not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
Remember, one day you will appear before ALLAH and answer your deeds. So beware,
do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.
O People, NO PROPHET OR APOSTLE WILL COME AFTER ME AND NO NEW FAITH WILL BE
BORN. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to
you. I leave behind me two things, the QURAN and my example, the SUNNAH and if
you follow these you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others
again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to
me directly. Be my witness, O ALLAH, that I have conveyed your message to your
people".
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