The Wisdom of the Prophet

The Wisdom of the Prophet Anger Management The hostile members of the tribe of Quraysh had given the Prophet the nomenclature of Mudhammam (the condemned one), although his name was Muhammad, meaning “the praised one”. By addressing the Prophet with this derogatory name, the Quraysh used to heap abuses on him. The Prophet said to his companions, “Don’t you wonder how God has saved me from the abuses of the Quraysh? They abuse and condemn a person named Mudhammam, while I am Muhammad.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, hadith no. 3533) We tend to become sensitive when our ego is hurt and respond with similar rebuttal. But what did the Prophet do? He managed the issue of being ridiculed at with wisdom. Often we make a certain issue an instance of our dignity being offended and thus respond with hypersensitivity. However, the Prophet taught us that there is also greater dignity in avoiding and even laughing off such situations. Cultivating the attitude exemplified by the Prophet can help us deal with such situations better.