The
Holy Prophet of Islam ('s)
Peace
be upon you, O messenger of Allah and the Mercy of Allah and
blessings be upon you.
This talk is about the
universal Sun Guidance, the saviour of humanity
from the whirlpool of deviation and
perdition, the prophet of
Affection and blessings, Hazrat Mohammad
Ibn Abdullah ('s).
On that blessed night,
Mecca was showered with the divine light. The
angels would descend in groups; the
stars were shedding tears of joy
in a twinkling way at the earth. It
was as if the whole universe had
become an eye and was looking and
crying happily at Mecca and the
house of Hazrat Amina (the mother
of the Holy Prophet).
The newly born child was
coming to this house at a time when his
father Hazrat Abdullah had expired
some months before but, tonight joy and happiness had appeared in this
house.
The Almighty has favoured
this house with a man who was going to create
a mighty transformation in the
history of mankind. At the rising of
day break (Fajr), seventeenth of
Rabi-ul-Awwal, the year of elephant,
the Holy Prophet descended from the
heavenly kingdom. With his
appearance, the accursed shaitan was
filled with sorrow and
unhappiness.
The chains of ignorance
and misguidance had been unlocked with the
arrival of the Holy Prophet ('s).
His able hands will shatter the
cage of oppression, injustice and
ignorance. On that auspicious night,
a baby had set foot on this earth
whose coming had been foretold by
all the previous Prophets.
The Jewish and Christian
scholars were anxiously waiting for his
arrival. He had been named as "farqalith"
in their holy books. (Farqalith is a Greek word. It means that his
doctrine and aim will be
remembered in a pleasant and nice manner.
He will be eulogized and
praised. It is in the same context of
Ahmad and Mohammad). The
followers of the Holy Book were knowing
him as they were knowing his
children's [Baqarah: 147].
At the dawn of his birth,
every idol on this earth had fallen from its
place. The Sassanian King of Fars
called Kasra shivered. Its fourteen
pillars cracked. The Sareh lake,
which had been being worshipped for years
by them, became dry. The fire
temple of Fars, which had been burning for thousands of years became
extinguished.
The Almighty created him
with an adorned face and nurtured him with
the best of character. Every body
was shedding tears of joy and
happiness while looking at him.
Even his enemies would cry happily in
secret. They would enjoy and relish
at hearing his voice.
Mohammad-e-Amin
From the same childhood,
the effects of Magnanimity and greatness were radiant in his luminous
face. During his ('s) adolescent age, he was so honest and trustworthy
that he ('s) was given the title of
"Mohammad-e-Amin". Everybody
would accept his arbitration and
judgment. On one of these
occasions, the Holy Kaaba had broken down.
After the repair and renovation,
the time had come to put the
Hajar-ul-Aswad (the Black Heavenly Stone)
in its place. Every tribe
wished that the honour and fame of
installing and fixing the
Hajar-ul-Aswad in its place should be
registered for their clan. They
withdrew their swords and became
prepared to stage a blood bath and
combat.
An aged man was amongst
them. He told them to sit patiently so that an
arbitrator would give his verdicts.
All of them accepted. He said that
the first person who enters from
the door of Masjid-ul-Haram will be
the arbitrator and his judgment
will be final and binding upon all of
them. Everybody looked anxiously at
the gate. Suddenly, Hazrat
Mohammad ('s) entered. All of them became
happy. They got up and
expressed satisfaction and said that
everybody accepts Mohammad Amin.
Whatever he says will be accepted
by us.
The Holy Prophet ('s) spread his Aba
(men's loose sleeveless
cloak) on the ground and put the Black
Stone amidst it. He took one
representative from every tribe. He took
one corner of the Aba and
brought it near the holy Kaaba. The Holy
Prophet ('s) picked up
the Hajar-ul-Aswad with his own hands and
put it in its place. In such
a way, the Holy Prophet ('s) prevented a
big war and blood bath
and everybody was satisfied.
He was the most tolerant,
patient, courageous, compassionate and
generous amongst the people. He was
benevolent towards the poor and
the indigent people. He would never
refuse nor deny the need and want
of any needy person.
If he was incapable of fulfilling
their needs, he would appear and
speak affably with them. He would
caress and encourage them by soft
and pleasant words.
The Jewish Revert
He would not reply
badness and evil with the same answer. Rather, he
would overlook it and forgive them.
It is narrated that a Jewish
person was staying near the house of the
Holy Prophet ('s).
The Holy Prophet ('s),
along with his companions decided
to visit the sick Jewish neighbour.
When the people informed the Jewish
person that the Holy Prophet ('s)
wished to meet him, he was
filled with shame and prudishness. He
covered his eyes with his
bedclothes so that his eyes would not look
at the eyes of the Holy
Prophet ('s). The Holy Prophet ('s) sat
near his bed. He
('s) patted him and spoke with him softly
. He ('s) asked him about his
health. The Jewish man was filled
with shame and coyness. He repented
from his past misdeeds, recited the
Shadatain and became a Muslim.
He ('s) would observe the
bonds of relationship with his ('s) family members. He
('s) would never refer or choose
them over others. He ('s) would befriend the
one whose piety to the Almighty was
more.
He ('s) would never
oppress or treat anybody unkindly. He ('s) was always
smiling and cheerful. He ('s) was
always the first person to say salaam and
wish others. Nobody could precede
him in these actions.
He ('s) had divided
his time into three portions.
One portion was for the Almighty.
Another portion was for his family members and
the third part was for
his own self. He ('s) divided the section
pertaining to his own self with
the section pertaining to their
needs and problems.
He ('s) would give
remedies to the helpless people.
During the nights, he
('s) would give food to the poor people without
letting anybody know it so that
the poor people would not recognize him ('s).
If enmity had arisen
between two people, he ('s) would make friendship
and peace between them.
In his ('s) gatherings and Majlis, voices
would
never be raised, would anybody abuse or
say indecent words to the
others.
He ('s) would respect and honour the old
people as well as the
children.
He ('s) was always
cheerful, soft natured and good-natured.
In behaviour and
ethics, he ('s) had reached to such
a lofty position so that amongst the people he ('s) was unparalleled and
incomparable in social etiquettes.
He ('s) would always
say that a Muslim is having a right
and moral obligation over the
other Muslim. This right prevents
him from back biting his Muslim
brother.
He ('s) would accept their invitations.
He ('s) would reply to
their letters and if anybody would die, he used to
participate in their burial
processions and ceremonies.
He ('s) would say
that if anyone was in a position to
give loan, but evades and parries
from this work, the said person has
done an injustice towards the
Muslims.
He ('s) would accord
special attention towards cleanliness and hygienic
matters.
He ('s) would always brush his teeth. He
('s) would say that if one
brushes his teeth before offering his
Namaz (prayers), then the
rewards and Sawab of that Namaz would be
seventy times more.
He ('s) would
always keep short his nail
fingers.
He ('s) would always comb his hair and
keep it tidy.
He ('s) would always take a bath and use
sweet odour and scent.
He
('s) would never spit on the roads
and would always advise the
people from refraining with such works.
He ('s) would always say that one
should not commence eating food
till he has become hungry, as the
stomach is the house of every
ailment. His food was very little.
He
('s) would think and ponder deeply.
He would never speak unless replying or
whenever the need arose. Whenever
he spoke, he would always speak the
truth and nothing but the truth.
He ('s) was full and
comprehensive of the best qualities of goodness and
worthiness.
Hara Cave
He ('s) married Hazrat Khadija ('a) at the
age of
twenty-five. He attained prophet hood at
the age of forty when he was
worshipping the Almighty in the Hara Cave.
He ('s) was very kind and
generous.
He ('s) would grieve and
express sorrowfulness at the disbelief and idol worshipping of the
people. His ('s)
grief was so much that the Holy Quran
says.
"We
have not revealed the Holy Quran to you that you may be
successful."
[Taha: 2]
When he ('s) had become
disappointed and discouraged from the guidance of
people, he ('s) felt very heavy and
the Almighty would pacify and sooth him
('s) thus.
"Therefore,
let not their speech grieve you, surely we know what they
do in secret and what they
do openly." [Yasin: 76].
When the Almighty wishes
to say about the great affection and fondness
of the Holy Prophet ('s.) towards
his people. He says:
"Certainly
an Apostle has come to you from among yourself, excessively
solicitous respecting you, to the
believers (he is ) compassionate
merciful".
[Tauba: 128].
The Almighty introduces
the Prophet ('s) as a Universal example
and pattern to follow for the
entire humanity. It says;
"Certainly you
have in the Apostle of Allah an
excellent example for him who hopes
in Allah and the latter day
and remembers Allah much".
[Ahzab: 21]
The Holy Prophet ('s.) is
to be obeyed from every aspect in this world
and the Here after. On various
occasions, the Holy Quran reminds the
people and associates the obedience
of the Almighty with that of the
Holy Prophet ('s).
"And
whatever the Apostle gives you, accept it, and from whatever he
forbids you, keep back, and be
careful of (you duty to) Allah, surely
Allah is severe in
retribution".
[Hashr: 7]
The Holy Prophet ('s)
devoted and spent his whole life in the way
of the Almighty. He ('s) would
endeavour and struggle in his path and all of
his ('s) thinking and meditation
was for the Almighty.
Hazrat Fatema
Zahra (S.A.)
The Holy Prophet ('s) had
only one daughter. She was Hazrat Fatema
Zahra ('a). Of course, he ('s) had
other children who had expired during
their childhood. He ('s) would
advise and enjoin the people about the rights
of his daughter
Hazrat Fatimah as Zahra (S.A.). He ('s) would always say;
"Fatima is a
part of my own self. Anybody who
injures and tortures her has
persecuted and tormented me. And anyone
who torments me has tormented
the Almighty. And anyone who make
Fatima happy and cheerful has made
me joyful and happy."
If the Holy Prophet ('s.)
would recommend and enjoin upon the
people about Hazrat Fatima ('a), it
was not from his own self. But,
these instructions and enjoinment
were from the side of the Almighty.
"Say: I
do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near
relatives"
[Shaura: 23]
We hope that with our
love and friendship for the Household of the
Holy Prophet ('s), we express our
share of thankfulness and
gratitude to the kind and affectionate
Prophet of Islam.
We hope to remain with you till our next
conversation. May The Almighty hasten the re-appearance of Imam Zaman
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