📘 ❞ Muhammad Peace Be upon Him the Perfect Model for Humanity ❝ كتاب ــ مصطفى أحمد الزرقا

عن كتاب Muhammad Peace Be upon Him the Perfect Model for Humanity:
Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
The Perfect Model for Humanity
Mustafa Ahmad Al-Zarqa’
In the Name of Allah, The Compassionate, The Mercif
ul
Great and sublime achievements can he manifest in d
ifferent fields of human action, and so there are
great figures in science and philosophy, in public
service and generosity, in war, etc. But in whateve
r
field, the greatness of such achievements is founde
d upon its generating
raison d’être
, just as the
strength of the trunk of a tree is founded upon the
strength of its roots. And, accordingly, the value
,
importance and enduring quality of this greatness l
ie in the potency of its grounds.
We affirm that true greatness is based on many pill
ars and essentials, of which the most important
are these four:
First, the psychological and moral qualities of the
individual. Second, the nobility and worth of the
fundamental values initiated by the individual, and
upon which the individual’s actions were based.
Third, the extent of the realization of these funda
mental values in actions by the individual. Fourth.
the extent of the individual’s success in forming a
well-qualified leading generation to shoulder the
responsibility for maintaining those fundamentals a
nd continuing to put them into effect.
Certainly, greatness cannot be comprehensive nor fu
ll unless it contains all of these four elements. I
n
the pages that follow, we shall show the greatness
of our Prophet Muhammad, may peace and the
blessings of Allah be upon him, in the light of the
se essential elements, depending for our
demonstration on solid facts and historical evidenc
e.
The First Pillar
As to the first pillar, psychological and personal
moral qualities, the authentic biographies of the
Prophet teach us that he was the very pattern of ex
cellence, the noblest exemplar. Before he was
called to prophethood, he was a peerless example of
the good youth, of complete purity. The people
of his ow ii tribe called him ‘the Trustw orthy . I
n a
Jahili
society, he did not drink wine, nor
worshipped idols, nor sought amusement in improper
ways, Not even those of his tribe who became
mortal enemies after lie was called to prophethood.
imputed any misconduct to him. He was
affectionate to the poor, tender— hearted to the we
ak, and a supporter of the oppressed. That is why
he took part in the
Fudel
pact in which some good people bound themselves to
help the weak and
oppressed and to recover their rights against abuse
by the tyranny of tribal chieftains.
After his prophethood, ‘A’isha, the Mother of the F
aithful, may Allah be pleased with her, described
him in this way in a sound

This article describes and talks about the aspects of life of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him , and shows his great qualities and the attractive aspects of his true religion which has the right to be followed by all mankind.