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| "It was he who purified Arabia
of idolatry and released it from foreign bondage. It
was he who substituted an inviolable and inviolate system
of law in place of blood-revenge, law of might and caprice.
It was he who laid down the law for all times. It was
he who softened the hard log of slaves, and showed a
paternal care for the poor, the orphan and widow. It
was he who assigned a share to them in the poor-tax". |
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| "Prophets, the most wanted guides
of the mankind, were unfortunately, or rather ironically,
the least recorded persons in history. Hence people
in general are in utter confusion to identify their
Prophesied in the read perspective. For example, the
great "Prophet Jesus", despite having millions
of followers was very scantily recorded in the history.
But, fortunately, the life and mission of Prophet Muhammad
is very clearly documented in history". |
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| "By the force of his extraordinary
personality, Muhammed revolutionized life in Arabia
and throughout the east. With his own hands he smashed
ancient idols and established a religion dedicated to
one God. He lifted women from the bondage in which desert
customs held them and preached general social justice". |
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| Prophet Muhammad declared by reminding
the Muslims that the women have rights over men",
just as men have rights over them" Prophet Muhammad
not only gave the women the "dignity" they
deserved by raising their status, but also informed
them that they have a right to own property, In Islam
woman can own property and can engage in and conduct
their "own business". This is reformation
of the highest order |
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| "Mohammad maintains to the end
, the role of Prophet to which he was called about 23
years ago. It is with a heart as stout as ever, that
he waits his end. He shows none of the weakness of a
man when confronted with death nor does he for moment
lose any of the strength of character or will, that
has been dominant features of his career. In his last
moments, he still proves himself on of those extraordinary
men who are born to change the face of the world and
unchain humanity to the chariots". |
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"It is not the weapon, but the 'man' behind the
weapon, that wins the war. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) developed
human beings who were the real weapon and force. The
principle of war, "High morale" is best witnessed
in the life of prophet and his followers, who always
faced superior enemy qualitatively in terms of means
and quantitatively in both in terms of men and material.
He came out victorious in Badr, Uhad, Kaiber, and Tabouk.
It was the quality of man which he prepared that resulted
in providing the best possible leadership during his
times and the times of khula-fe-a-Rashideen (First four
Caliphs of Islamic Empire), when Muslim forces moved
in all possible directions in the world to propagate
Islam and peace to mankind". |
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"Whether it acknowledges or not, humanity owes
a great "debt of gratitude to "Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH)" and the holy Quran for stimulating man's
inductive thoughts and reasoning and cleaning the
concept of God of polytheistic and idolatrous taints
with which men had smeared it. A God, Creator and
Sustainer of the world the most compassionate and
Merciful, All powerful, Omnipresent, Omniscient, besides
Whom there is no other God. "Knowledge and thought
became the way of the world, with the very first revolution
to the last Prophet of God.
'Read with the name of your Lord, who created; created
man from a clot; read, and your Lord is the most bounteous,
Who taught with pen; taught man what he did not know'
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"Among all the conquerors and law givers of
the world there is not a single instance to be seen
whose anecdotes of life have been recorded with so
much precision, authenticity and details as that of
Muhammad
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"It is often said that Muhammad was the only
great religious leader to live in the full light of
history, meaning that his life and works are known
to us in details, recorded by himself and by contemporaries
whose works survive"
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| "They (Muhammad's critics) see
fire instead of light, ugliness instead of good. They
distort and present every good quality as a great vice.
It reflects their own depravity… the critics are
blind. They cannot see that the only 'sword Muhammad
wielded was the sword of mercy, compassion, friendship
and forgiveness - the sword that conquers enemies and
purifies their hearts. His sword was sharper than the
sword of steel. |
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"If greatness of purpose,
smallness of means
and astounding results"
are the criteria of human genius, who could dare
to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad?
The most famous men created arms, laws and empires
only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than
material powers which often crumbled away before their
eyes. This man Muhammad moved not only armies, legislations,
empires, peoples and dynasties, but millions of men.
On the basis of a Book, every letter of which has
become law, he created a spiritual nationality which
blended together peoples of every tongue and of every
race..
Philosopher, Orator, Apostle, Legislator, Warrior,
Conqueror of ideas, Restorer of rational beliefs,
of a cult without images; the founder of twenty terrestrial
empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammed.
AS REGARDS ALL STANDARDS BY WHICH HUMAN GREATNESS
MAY BE MEASURED, WE MAY WELL ASK, IS THERE ANY MAN
GREATER THAN HE?
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