MUHAMMAD: The Most Remarkable Man in History and You

8/9/2019 MUHAMMAD: The Most Remarkable Man in History and You

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MMUHAMMADUHAMMADPeace and Blessings of Allah Be Upon HimPeace and Blessings of Allah Be Upon Him

The Last Messenger of GodThe Last Messenger of God


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*MUHAMMAD Peace Be Upon Him This presentation is a part ofMore on Islam presentation series. For other titles please contact [email protected]

A warm welcome to you!

To help you get a glimpse of the

noble Messenger of Allah and

benefit through his

model personality

practical teachings

exemplary life and

the proven formula that will provide you

peace, success andsalvation.

Please read on

Objective


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Savior and Liberator

Times Before Muhammad*

True Concept of God- Lost

Ignorance & Darkness

Barbarism & ruthlessness

Sexual Slavery, Nudity &

Persecution of women

Usury and Exploitation

Fear and terror

Class and Colour discrimination

Times After Muhammad*

True Concept of God- Restored

Knowledge & Light

Kindness & mercy

Womens status and rights

Justice and fairness

Peace and security

Love and Brotherhood


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Look aroundWhere are we today?

God & religion- forgotten

Idol and human worship

Wars, conflicts and killing

Terror and fear

Interest dealings, corruption and exploitation

Injustice, oppression and no human rights

Marginalization of poor and have-nots

Persecution of women and the weak

Nudity and obscenity

Confusion and restlessness

We need Muhammads guidance*


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Born at Makkah (Saudi Arabia) in 570 AD

Trader in his twenties

Recognized as Trustworthy among his people

First marriage at the age of 25 to Khadija, a widow aged 40 years

Personal Appearance

Muhammad*- An Introduction

Handsome features,

bright face, likeable

temperament

graceful, handsome,

eyes black and large,

hair long and thick,

voice clear

charming to look at

and well-built

captivating at a

distance and very sweet

and most handsome

from near, talk sweet

and words clear


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Bestowed Prophethood when he began receiving revelation at 40, the first

verses

Called people to the truth, faced persecution in Makkah

Migrated to Madina where he was welcomed wholeheartedly

A new phase began where Muhammad*

laid the foundations of a society

based on Divine guidance

Read in the name of your Lord who created,

created man from clots of blood.

Read! Your Lord is the most Bounteous,

who has taught the use of the pen,

has taught man what he did not know.

(Qur'an Chapter 96)

Muhammad*- An Introduction


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Beginning of Divine Revelation leads to a new era

Way of life as per

Divine guidance,

not human desires

Addressing all

aspects of life

Guidance from the

Creator who knows

man unlike other

For the entire world,not a region or

country

Laws and Values fromHeaven, not earth

Addressing all

human beings, rich and poor, blackand

white, educated and the ignorant

Divine

Revelation

Long term, not

short-term

Permanent

guidelines and

solutions, nottemporary


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Origin over 1400 years ago

Muhammad*

presented the guidance over 1400 years backfor all times to come

610 AD 2006

Muhammads* proven

cure can solve all our

problems and set the

human world on theright course once again

Now and the future

The best values of life

we see today were

given 1400 years ago


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Muhammad*and Religion

Life

Life

ReligionReligion

Religion has nothing to do with practical life Religion guides every aspect of life.

Religion betters life.

BEFORE AFTER

Religion

With the advent of Muhammad*

, the notion of religion changed


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Muhammads* guidance covers all walks of life

Law & Justice

Ethics & EtiquettesCommerce & Economy

Politics & Governance

Social life

Knowledge & learning

Hygiene

Human Rights &

Relations

and more


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Total change. A Companion describes

Jafer (RA), a companion of Prophet Muhammad*

at the court of a Christian

King in Abyssinia :

He called us to worship God

alone... he commanded us to speak

the truth, to honor our promises, to

be kind to our relations, to be

helpful to our neighbors, to cease

all forbidden acts, to abstain frombloodshed, to avoid obscenities and

false witness.

Your majesty! We were ignorant

people, worshipping idols, eating

carrion, oppressing neighbors,

brother fighting brother, the strong

dominating the weak, when amidst

us was raised a man (Muhammad)

whose nobility, integrity andtrustworthiness were already well-

known


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Practice

Principles of the Prophet

Beliefs Right Actions+ ResultsResults=

Preach

Right Means Right Ends+ SuccessSuccess=

He was without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue. If ever any man had the right

to say that he ruled by a right divine It was Mohammad, for he had all the power without instruments and

without its support. He cared not for dressing of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping

with his public life." Bosworth Smith

Observation


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Noble Character

Simple yet elegant habits

No material temptations

Relished tasty food, enjoyed the beauty of flowers,

the fragrance of perfumes

Never scolded his young servant

When seated among his followers, he would not occupy special seat

Personal belongings at the time of his death = Mattress of dried palm leaves,

water skin and an armor

"Circumstances changed, but the prophet of God did not. In victory or in defeat, in power or in adversity,

in affluence or in indigence, he is the same man, disclosed the same character.

Prof K.S Ramakrishna Rao, Mohammed The Prophet

Observation

10 years, said his

servant, I was with

the Prophet, and he

never said as much as

fie to me


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Generous, Humble and Peace maker

Forgave the people of the town ofTaif who wounded him and chased him out of

the city

Ordered kindly treatment of captives, despite

these were the very men who had inflicted insults

and injuries to him

After the conquest of Makkah, he proclaimed general amnesty

to the people who persecuted and tortured him

and his followers

No exhibition of ruthless power, no feelings of revenge, no plunder

Victory meant humility to God

Blessings on the men

of Madina, they gave

us wheat bread to eat

when there was little

of it, contending

themselves withdates- A Captive

"My It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges,

his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God

and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted

every obstacle.

M.K.Gandhi

Observation


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The Light Spreads- Arabia to the World

Roman

Emperor

Abyssinia

(Ethiopia)

Persia ( Iran)

Hauza (

Yemen)

Muhammad*

sent envoys to the civilian centers of that time


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Lifetime of Lofty Achievements

ReceivedDivine Revelation

Communicated to

his generation

Explained the

Divine message

Established aGod-fearing,

prosperous,peaceful,successful

andsatisfied society

Demonstrated the

theory

with practice

Left behind alasting

guidance

"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential

persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others,

but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level.

Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY

Observation

Trained his

companions


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The Message: O People.

Remember that you will indeed

meet your Lord, and that He will

indeed reckon your deeds.

Beware ofSatan for the safety of

your religion. He has lost all

hope that he will ever be able to

lead you astray in big things, so

beware of following him in small

things.

The best of the ways is one

trodden by the Prophets.

The best of the actions is that

which is beneficent.

The best guidance is that which

is put into practice.

The most valuable possession is

the contentment of heart.

The best provision is that of

piety.

If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and astounding results are the three criteria of human

genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad La Martine, Historian

Observation


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Equality and Brotherhood

All mankind is from Adam and Eve.

An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab

nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an

Arab;

A white has no superiority over a black, nor a

black has any superiority over a white- except

by piety and good action.

Appointed Bilal

(RA), a black and a

negro slave, as thefirst individual to

the office of

Muezzin ( Call to

Prayer)

O mankind! We created you from a single (pair)

of a male and a female, and made you into

nations and tribes, that you may know each other.

Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is the

most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge

and is well acquainted (with all things)

(Qur'an Chapter 49)


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The Benefactor of women

First to accord higher status to women, first to grant rights

It was Islam that removed the bondage in which women are held from the very dawn of history

and gave them a social standing and legal rights such as were not granted to them in

England till many centuries later.

Lady Cabbold, Pilgrimage to Mecca

Observation

Social Rights

Inheritance

Maintenance

Rights

Privacy &

Chastity

Legal Rights

Respect during

Menstruation days

Ownership

Rights Security &

Protection

Right to Live Education


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Message for Men: O Brothers

It is true that you have certain rights in regard to your women, but

they also have rights over you.

Remember that you have taken them as your wives, only under

Allah's trust and with His permission.If they abide by your right thento them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness.

Do treat your women well and be kind to them, for they are your

partners and committed helpers.

And it is your right that they do not make friends with anyone of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.


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Revert to Islam Statements

Its only in the past 20 yearsthat women in this country were

able to open a bank account

without their husband signing

the cheques. Islamic women

have always had those rights. If

I stick to what the Qur'an says,its clear to me that I will have

total equality. Jan, a British

revert comments on Channel 4

I started reading theKoran and it was an

absolutely breathtaking. It

could have been written

yesterday for today.

Yvonne Ridley, BBC War

correspondent afterembracing Islam


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Prophets Formula ofSuccess

I offer you happiness of this world and that of the next

Acknowledge

I call you to God, the Unique, without any associate and to His obedience

and to follow mefor I am the Messenger of Allah

People! No prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith will be

born.

There is no God but Allah and

Muhammad*

is the Messenger of Allah.

Adam Noah Abraham Moses Jesus Muhammad


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The Light Spreads Further

His companions disseminated His message around the worldand humanity has reaped benefits wherever and whenever

Prophet Muhammads* guidance has been followed

The Muslim World

has given many

innovations that we

take for granted in

our daily life. HowIslamic Inventors changedthe world, The Independent

More than 1

billion followers

today

Established

God-fearing,

just, peaceful

and prosperous

state

Human history has never known such a complete transformation of a society or a place before or since

and IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST OVER TWO DECADES.

Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY

Observation


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Muhammad*

& You!

You too can benefit from Muhammad*

, the Messenger of

God, to gain success in this life and the life after death

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Recommended

Books(available at www.amazon.com)

The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation& Commentary - By Abdullah Yusuf

Ali

Muhammad: A Biography of theProphet - By Karen Armstrong

Muhammad (Critical Lives) - By

Yahiya Emerick, Yahiya J. Emerick

Towards Understanding Islam - ByA.A.Maududi

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