MUHAMMAD THE IDEAL CHARACTER

~ 8 ~ In the fortieth year of his life, one day, while he was sitting in the solitude of the cave, an angel of God appeared before him in human shape, and accosted him with the words of God: “Announce in the name of thy Lord, that He hath created—created man from a clot—Announce! And the Lord is most generous. Who hath afforded knowledge through the pen. Afforded man the Knowledge of what he knew not …” (Quran, 96:1-5) The Prophet had found the answers to his questions. “Have We not broadened thy heart for thee, and relieved thee of the burden which had weighed down thy back ...” (The Quran 94:1-3). His restless soul was now in communion with the Lord of the Universe. God now chose him as His special envoy and gave him guidance. The Revelation of God began descending upon him and continued to do so for twenty-three years, at the end of which time, the last Scripture of God, the Quran, reached completion. The Prophet of Islam had discovered the Truth, but not before the fortieth year of his difficult life, and it was an attainment which brought with it no ease or