English book · A Simple Introduction to Islam

Prophet Muhammad

English book, p. 17

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

PROPHET MUHAMMAD understand the examples he set, for he lived the life of any normal family – mixing freely with people in the town and market place. Like any other ordinary individual he had friends and enemies, and knew what it meant to win or lose, fail or succeed. But what made him different from the ordinary run of men was the sublimity of his character. No matter what situation he found himself in, he always set a shining example. From a position of affluence and security he was reduced to suffering poverty, hunger, pain and rejection – all in the attempt to preach the Faith. But, no matter how adverse the circumstances in which he found himself, he never failed to evince this perfection of character. Conversely, when he rose from the level of an ordinary man to become a judge and a ruler, having ultimately set up the pillars of Islam, this excellence of disposition never left him for an instant. Indeed, his entire life was marked by such divine characteristics that it has become a model for mankind for all eternity.

The printed page

‹ Previous page Next page › About this book Open in the reader

Printed page