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The Message of our Prophet (P.B.U.H.)By Amal Sohail & Adnan Sohail

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him; PBUH.) is the mostunique person found in history. The Muslims believe him (PBUH) to be the finalProphet. He (PBUH) is therefore given the label of ‘the Seal of the Prophet Hood’. Asthe name suggests, there would be no more Prophets after him (PBUH). Islam alsotells us that he (PBUH) is a Mercy to the whole of human kind and the Universe. He(PBUH) is the only person in history whose life is fully recorded in books.It is not only Muslims who speak of his (PBUH) being the greatest person on earth.There are some Western Historians too who hold him at high esteem. One of theseHistorians is Michael Hart who, in his book, 'The 100: A Ranking of the mostinfluential persons in history' has placed him at the first rank.Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), even before he was made a Prophet, was considered tobe the most honest person by the Arab pagans. His mercy knew no bounds and thereare endless events that tell us how compassionate he (PBUH) was. Once when theHoly Prophet (PBUH) was asleep under a tree, a desert Arab came upon him with a

sword. The account continues:“He [the Bedouin] said: Who can save you from me now? The Holy Prophet (PBUH)said: Allah. The sword fell from his hand. The Prophet (PBUH) picked it up and said:Who can save you from me now? The man said: Be a better wielder of the sword [themeaning is: Forgive me]. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: Do you testify that there isno god but Allah and that I am the messenger of Allah? He said: No, but I promisethat I shall not fight you or side with those who fight you. So the Holy Prophet(PBUH) let him go.”(Mishkat al-Masabih, ch. Reliance on God and Patience, Sec. 3)Looking at these important facts about the Holy Prophet (PBUH), it is evident thatindeed he (PBUH) is the best of mankind. We should try to follow him in every aspectof our lives. In other words he should be our role-model. We could be like him byreading Sahih Ahadeeth and learn the best way of living an everyday life. We shouldlove Allah and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) more than anything else in the wholeworld. Since the Prophet (PBUH) is not present amongst us, we could only try to belike him (PBUH) to show affection towards him. A moral of one of the SahihAhadeeth is that on the Day of Judgment a person would be with those people whomhe loves. It is like a dream come true to sit in the company of the Prophet (PBUH), thebest person that has ever lived and ever will be.Having discussed the paramount qualities of the Holy Prophet and the Messenger ofAllah (PBUH), it is shocking to know that such a great personality is being mocked bythe European countries these days. This is not the first time something of this sort hashappened. In fact mockery and physical insult of the Prophet (PBUH) had begun theday he (PBUH) started conveying the Message of Allah to the Arabs. But how did ourbeloved Prophet (PBUH) react to such ignorant people? He treated them withkindness and prayed to Almighty Allah to guide them on the right path.An incident that illustrates Prophet’s (PBUH) love and tolerance for mankind is thatwhen the Prophet’s people rejected him, Arch Angel Jirbril came to him and said,“Allah has heard what your people say to you and how they reject you. He has orderedthe angels of the mountains to obey whatever you tell them to do.” The angel of themountains called him, greeted him and said, “Send me to do what you wish. If youwish, I will crush them between the two mountains of Makkah.” The Prophet said,“Rather, I hope that Allah will bring forth from their loins those who will worshipAllah alone and not associate anything with Him.” (Muslim Bukhari and the SixBooks).The Prophet (PBUH) had no other concern than our being happy in this life and theHereafter, which we could achieve by paying heed to his teachings. In spite of this he(PBUH) was ridiculed very harshly. Who would want to make fun of a person whotries to keep others happy? Today this mockery is only the result of the negligence ofthe European countries towards the personality of the Prophet (PBUH).The message of peace, mercy and tolerance that he (PBUH) communicated appliesjust as much to us today as it did 1400 years ago. Allah sent the Last Prophet to allhumanity for all times to come, and protecting the Prophet’s character is the right ofevery Muslim. This protection however needs to be carefully planned and be effectiveenough to win the hearts of the non-Muslims. Instead of burning their consulates andembassies, the Muslims should strive to spread awareness among the Europeans of thetrue teachings of the Prophet (PBUH). Reacting violently in order to defend the

exemplary character of our Prophet (PBUH) goes against the principles of histeachings.We should not grieve over what the Europeans have done by publishing cartoonsdegrading the Prophet (PBUH) as it would not harm him in anyway. Muslims shouldobserve patience and educate themselves first and then others on the Prophet’s(PBUH) life and teachings and not adopt ways that would only drive people awayfrom Islam.

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