Who is Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم ?
You
may
have seen comics / cartoons about Prophet
Muhammad—God’s Peace and Blessings be on him. But do you know who
Prophet Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم is? Read on to find out.
Final Messenger of God
Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم was the final Prophet and
final Messenger of Allah. God says in Chapter 33, verse 40
of the Holy Quran (God’s final Book for mankind’s guidance):
...But he is the Messenger of Allah and
the Last of the Prophets. And Allah has full knowledge of all
things.
Excellent Character
Prophet Muhammad was at the
exalted standard of character. Chapter 68, The Pen, verse 4 states:
And surely you (O
Muhammad) are on an exalted standard of character.
Even today, the world has witnessed that Prophet
Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم was the number 1 greatest man on earth,
even surpassing Prophet Jesus
عليهم السلام (God’s peace be on him) who was set as number 2!
No one can dishonor Prophet
Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم because Almighty God has guaranteed honor for him. God
says in chapter 63, Al-Munafiqoon (The Hypocrites), verse 8:
… But honor, power, and glory belong to
Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم ) and to the
believers … .
Given Miraculous Book
The Holy Quran, the final Revelation of God to mankind,
was revealed to Prophet Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم over 1,400 years ago. The Holy Quran is a miraculous
statement and a proof and evidence of the Prophethood of Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم . Furthermore, it is a self-witness book that it
cannot be a human statement. It is a divine statement, that is, the
Word of God Allah. Today, the Holy Quran is a challenge to the most
modern scientists. See the following facts in the Holy Quran. These
facts were revealed over 1400 years ago in the Holy Quran but are
discovered by scientists in the present era.
1. Stages of development of fetus,
chapter 23 – Al-Mo’minoon, verses 12—14 and chapter 22 - Hajj, verse
5.
2. Pain-sensitive nerve endings
located in the skin, chapter 4 - Al-Nisa, verse 56.
3. Motion of the sun in space,
chapter 36 –Yasin, verse 38.
4. Increase in the vastness of the
universe, chapter 51 – Al-Dhariyaat, verse 47.
5. Cure in honey, chapter 16 –Al-Nahl,
verse 69.
6. The Big Bang Theory, chapter 21
–Al-anbiya, verse 30
7. Miraculous preservation of the
Holy Quran, chapter 15 –Al-Hijr, verse 9.
8. Fetus in three darknesses in the
womb, chapter 39 –Al-Zumar, verse 6.
You can find many other miraculous statements in the Holy Quran which
science is discovering now.
Divinely Guided
The Character of Prophet Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم
was a miracle. He was divinely guided. Even his enemies called him
As-saadiq (the truthful) and Al-Ameen (the trustworthy).
· Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم
was the ruler of the Muslim nation but he fed others before he ate
himself. He was never proud.
· He
fought against the oppressors to free the weak and the poor people.
· He
called mankind to the obedience and worship of the One, Single, and
Unique God—The Lord of the worlds—so that mankind might be saved
from the everlasting Hellfire.
· He
took care of orphans, widows, and the poor and weak people and
protected them from the cruel unjust people.
· He
followed the order of God Allah and gave the notice of war to those
who charged debtors to pay interest on loans as per chapter 2, verse
279 of the Holy Quran.
· He
taught to give a beautiful loan without interest and also to give
charity to poor people.
· The
Holy Wars he fought were always in the battlefield with the
transgressing attackers confronting enemies and never with the
inhabitants in the cities or villages. Civilians were never killed
in wars.
· He
had been patient for 12 1/2 years, finally migrating from his
birthplace to escape the cruel transgressors who wouldn’t let them
live with their new religion.
· He
conquered Makkah without a battle or war. He was a winner against
all attackers and never tortured prisoners or defeated armies. Due
to his kind behavior, most prisoners and defeated people accepted
islam.
· He
gave freedom to slaves in a wise, divine way.
· He
banned prostitution and illegal sex relations out of wedlock. This
resulted in restoring the rights
of women and children. As by marriage, the fathers were
legally obliged to take responsibility of their wives and children,
so oppression on women came to an end.
· He
gave women legal and inheritance rights as per divine instruction.
· He
made pious, strong, and stable society free of crime and injustice.
The enemies of humanity have always been against the Final Prophet
Muhammad
صلى الله عليه و سلم
but he has been and will be the winner here and in the Hereafter.
Allah promised an endless reward for him:
And verily for you (O Muhammad) will be an endless reward.
Chapter 68, The Pen, verse 3.
For more information about Islam and the Miraculous Nature of the Quran, go to: http://www.islam-guide.com