The Wisdom of the Prophet

patience and focus on his duty. We can say that the Prophet followed the formula: ignore the problem, avail the opportunity. Even in trying situations, he looked for opportunities to spread his message instead of becoming enmeshed in disputes and reactionary behaviour. We observe such exceptional positivity exhibited by the Prophet even in a very hostile environment. The Prophet would ask his companions to adhere to forbearance and deliberation. In today’s idiom we can say the Prophet did not let people erode his positivity and also raised his companions’ level of positivity. Why such emphasis on positive bent of mind? We can experience in our own lives that our mind has what is called a ‘positivity advantage’, that is your brain at positive performs significantly better than at negative. Your intelligence rises, your creativity rises, your energy levels rise. The Prophet, therefore, did not only perform a religious Surely, with every hardship there is ease. The Quran, 94:5-6