aassime abdellatif wrote: > In The Name Of Allaah, > > Most Gracious, Most Merciful > > > YOU MUST KNOW THIS MAN > MUHAMMAD > (May peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him) > > > You may be an atheist or an agnostic; or you may belong to anyone of > the religious denominations that exist in the world today. You may be > a Communist or a believer in democracy and freedom. No matter what > you > are, and no matter what your religious and political beliefs, > personal > and social habits happen to be - YOU MUST STILL KNOW THIS MAN! > > > He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this > earth. He preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid > down a moral code, initiated numberless social and political reforms, > established a dynamic and powerful society to practice and represent > his teachings, and completely revolutionized the worlds of human > thought and action for all times to come. > > > HIS NAME IS MUHAMMAD, peace and blessings of Almighty God be upon him > and he accomplished all these wonders in the unbelievably short span > of twenty-three years. > > > Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him was born in > Arabia on the 20th of August, in the year 570 of the Christian era, > and when he died after 63 years, the whole of the Arabian Peninsula > had changed from paganism and idol-worship to the worship of One God; > from tribal quarrels and wars to national solidarity and cohesion; > from drunkenness and debauchery to sobriety and piety; from > lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined living; from utter moral > bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral excellence. Human > history > has never known such a complete transformation of a people or a place > before or since! > > > The Encyclopedia Britannica calls him "the most successful of all > religious personalities of the world". Bernard Shaw said about him > that if Muhammad were alive today he would succeed in solving all > those problems which threaten to destroy human civilization in our > times. Thomas Carlysle was simply amazed as to how one man, single- > handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a > most > powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades. Napoleon and > Gandhi never tired of dreaming of a society along the lines > established by this man in Arabia fourteen centuries ago. > > > Indeed no other human being ever accomplished so much, in such > diverse > fields of human thought and behavior, in so limited a space of time, > as did Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him. He > was a religious teacher, a social reformer, a moral guide, a > political > thinker, a military genius, an administrative colossus, a faithful > friend, a wonderful companion, a devoted husband, a loving father - > all in one. No other man in history ever excelled or equaled him in > any of these difficult departments of life. > > > The world has had its share of great personalities. But these were > one > sided figures who distinguished themselves in but one or two fields > such as religious thought or military leadership. None of the other > great leaders of the world ever combined in himself so many different > qualities to such an amazing level of perfection as did Muhammad, > peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him. > > > The lives and teachings of other great personalities of the world are > shrouded in the mist of time. There is so much speculation about the > time and the place of their birth, the mode and style of their life, > the nature and detail of their teachings and the degree and measure > of > their success or failure that it is impossible for humanity today to > reconstruct accurately and precisely the lives and teachings of those > men. > > > Not so this man Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon > him. Not only was he born in the fullest blaze of recorded history, > but every detail of his private and public life, of his actions and > utterances, has been accurately documented and faithfully preserved > to > our day. The authenticity of the information so preserved is vouched > for not only by faithful followers but also by unbiased critics and > open-minded scholars. > > > At the level of ideas there is no system of thought and belief- > secular > or religious, social or political-which could surpass or equal > ISLAAM- > the system which Muhammad peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon > him propounded. In a fast changing world, while other systems have > undergone profound transformations, Islaam alone has remained above > all change and mutation, and retained its original form for the past > 1400 years. What is more, the positive changes that are taking place > in the world of human thought and behavior, truly and consistently > reflect the healthy influence of Islam in these areas. Further, it is > not given to the best of thinkers to put their ideas completely into > practice, and to see the seeds of their labors grow and bear fruit, > in > their own lifetime. Except of course, Muhammad, peace and blessings > of > God Almighty be upon him, who not only preached the most wonderful > ideas but also successfully translated each one of them into practice > in his own lifetime. At the time of his death his teachings were not > mere precepts and ideas straining for fulfillment, but had become the > very core of the life of tens of thousands of perfectly trained > individuals, each one of whom was a marvelous personification of > everything that Muhammad peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon > him taught and stood for. At what other time or place and in relation > to what other political, social, religious system, philosophy or > ideology-did the world ever witness such a perfectly amazing > phenomenon? > > > Indeed no other system or ideology secular or religious, social or > political, ancient or modern - could ever claim the distinction of > having been put into practice in its fullness and entirety EVEN ONCE > in this world, either before or after the death of its founder. > Except > of course ISLAAM, the ideology preached by Muhammad, peace and > blessings of God Almighty be upon him which was established as a > complete way of life by the teacher himself, before he departed from > this world. History bears testimony to this fact and the greatest > skeptics have no option but to concede this point. > > > In spite of these amazing achievements and in spite of the countless > absolutely convincing and authentic miracles performed by him and the > phenomenal success which crowned his efforts, he did not for a moment > claim to be God or God's incarnation or Son - but only a human being > who was chosen and ordained by God to be a teacher of truth to man > kind and a complete model and pattern for their actions. > > > He was nothing more or less than a human being. But he was a man with > a noble and exalted mission-and his unique mission was to unite > humanity on the worship of ONE AND ONLY GOD and to teach them the way > to honest and upright living in accordance with the laws and commands > of God. He always described himself as A MESSENGER AND SERVANT OF > GOD, > and so indeed every single action and movement of his proclaimed him > to be. > > > A world which has not hesitated to raise to Divinity individuals > whose > very lives and missions have been lost in legend and who historically > speaking did not accomplish half as much-or even one tenth-as was > accomplished by Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon > him should stop to take serious note of this remarkable man's claim > to > be God's messenger to mankind. > > > Today after the lapse of some 1400 years the life and teachings of > Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him, > have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or > interpolation. > Today they offer the same undying hope for treating mankind's many > ills which they did when Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of God > Almighty be upon him, was alive. This is our honest claim and this is > the inescapable conclusion forced upon us by a critical and unbiased > study of history. > > > The least YOU should do as a thinking, sensitive, concerned human > being is to stop for one brief moment and ask yourself: Could it be > that these statements, extraordinary and revolutionary as they sound, > are really true? Supposing they really are true, and you did not know > this man Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him or > hear about his teachings? Or did not know him well and intimately > enough to be able to benefit from his guidance and example? Isn't it > time you responded to this tremendous challenge and made some effort > to know him? It will not cost you anything but it may well prove to > be > the beginning of a completely new era in your life. > > > Come, let us make a new discovery of the life of this wonderful man > Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him the like of > whom never walked on this earth, and whose example and teachings can > change YOUR LIFE and OUR WORLD for the better. May God shower His > choicest blessings upon him! > > > Written by S.H. Pasha > >
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