MUHAMMAD THE IDEAL CHARACTER

~ 11 ~ Moments when one should commune with God. Moments when one should be one’s own assessor, Moments when one should be reflecting upon the mysteries of creation, And also moments for the acquisition of the necessities of life. In other words, the faithful servant of God is so given over to piety that he finds himself close to God, in divine communion with him, he so fears the Day of Judgement that his time is spent in constant self-appraisal, he ponders over the marvellous creation of God that he sees His splendour reflected everywhere. In this way he spends his days meeting his Lord, meeting himself, meeting the world, and meeting his bodily requirements. And each of these experiences has its special moment. These words reflect the personality of the Prophet. They show the restlessness of the believing and faithful soul and are an indication of his absorption in otherworldly affairs. A man who had not experienced such absorption would not be capable