The Prophet in the Quran

But the state of his heart at that time was totally different from what we find in conquerors in general. Eyewitnesses relate that, at the time of his entry on camel back into Makkah, he was a complete picture of modesty. The extraordinary divine succour he had received made his head bow so low that his beard was touching the camel’s saddle. (Seerah ibn Hisham, Vol. 2, p. 405) We learn from traditions that, after entering Makkah, he stood at the gate of the Kabah and said: “There is no god but the one God. He has no partner. He fulfilled His promise, helped His servant and defeated His opponents all alone.” (Seerah ibn Hisham, Vol. 2, p. 412) Victory is an occasion for joyous celebration, for displaying pride, etc. But such activities are indulged in only by those whose eyes are on their own selves who regard victory as their own achievement. But the psychology of the Prophet of Islam was totally different. For him the victory was only apparently his own achievement. For him it was God alone who was the author of his success. A Prayer Many prayers of the Prophet of Islam, recorded in the books of Hadith, tell us of his inner personality. They tell us the kind of tumultuous feelings, which constantly convulsed his heart and mind, and what kinds of feelings and thoughts found a place in his inner self. One of the prayers that often came to his lips was: My God, show me the truth in the form of the truth and grant that we may adhere to it, and O my God, show me falsehood in the form of falsehood and grant me protection from it, and O God, show us things as they are. In the present world a veil of doubts is cast over realities. One who knows things only by their appearances can never understand their innate value. The Prophet was moved at this. He spontaneously called upon God to ask Him to grant him the blessing of being able to see the reality, so that he might understand things exactly as they were; so that he might form right opinions, which corresponded exactly with the true state of affairs. True realization is not possible without right thinking. Similarly, right actions cannot emanate from wrong thinking. It was feelings such as these which, because of their intensity, gave this prayer its unique form. This prayer is, in effect, a picture of the believing heart possessed in the most sublime form by the Prophet.