EXAMPLES OF PROPHET’S MERCY UPON NON MUSLIMS !!!!!!!!!!!!

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MUHAMMED THE PROPHET OF GOD

Much has been written about the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa
salaam - "peace be upon him"), from in-depth biographies by Muslim
scholars and non-Muslim researchers to sayings upon sayings of others.
Muhammad ibn Abdullah was born in Mecca in the year 569 CE. Since his
father died before his birth and his mother died shortly thereafter,
he was raised by his uncle who was from the respected tribe of
Quraysh. He was illiterate, unable to read or write, and remained so
till his death. As he grew up, he became known as truthful, honest,
trustworthy, generous, and sincere. He earned his living as a trader
and was known by his people as "Al-Amin," the trustworthy one.
Muhammad was very religious, and he had always detested the decadence
and idolatry of his society. At the age of forty, Muhammad received
his first revelation from God/Allah through the Angel Gabriel. The
revelations continued for twenty-three years, and they are
collectively known as the Quran. He began denounce the idolatry of the
Arabic society and to preach Islam which calls for faith in only one
God, Who is the only one worthy of worship. Muhammad was first ordered
to instruct his immediate family on Islam, but eventually it was
revealed to him that he should begin delivering the message to all of
mankind. In the next 20 years of his life, he communicated the message
of Allah to his people, and set an example for how each human being
should lead his or her life. This is especially valuable since
Muhammad is the last Prophet of Allah. As soon as he began to recite
the Quran and to preach the truth which God had revealed to him, he
and his small group of followers suffered persecution from
unbelievers. The persecution grew so fierce that in the year 622 God
gave them the command to emigrate. This emigration from Makkah to the
city of Madinah, some 260 miles to the north, marks the beginning of
the Muslim calendar. After several years, Muhammad and his followers
were able to return to Makkah, where they forgave their enemies.
Before Muhammad died, the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula had
become Muslim, and within a century of his death, Islam had spread to
Spain in the West and as far East as China. The Prophet Muhammad was a
perfect example of an honest, just, merciful, compassionate, truthful,
and brave human being. Though he was a man, he was far removed from
all evil characteristics and strove solely for the sake of God and His
reward in the Hereafter. In all his actions and dealings, he was ever
mindful and fearful of God. If we compare the life of Muhammad before
his mission as a prophet and his life after he began his mission as a
prophet, we will conclude that it is beyond reason to think that
Muhammad was a false prophet, who claimed prophethood to attain
material gains, greatness, glory, or power. Before his mission as a
prophet, Muhammad had no financial worries. As a successful and
reputed merchant, Muhammad drew a satisfactory and comfortable income.
After his mission as a prophet and because of it, he became worse off
materially. As Aisha, Muhammad’s wife, reported, the Prophet’s
household would sometimes pass two months without lighting a fire to
**** a meal, surviving only on dates and water, and camel milk given
to them as a gift by their neighbors. She said the simple bed on which
the Prophet slept was merely a "mattress made of leather stuffed with
the fiber of the date-palm tree.” Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Muhammad’s
companions, said, “The Prophet of Allah did not see bread made from
fine flour from the time Allah sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”
Amr Ibn Al-Hareth, one of Muhammad’s companions, said that when the
Prophet died, he left neither money nor anything else except his white
riding mule, his arms, and a piece of land which he left to charity.
Muhammad lived this hard life till he died although the Muslim
treasury was at his disposal, the greater part of the Arabian
Peninsula was Muslim before he died, and the Muslims were victorious
after eighteen years of his mission. Also, despite his
responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman, and a judge,
Muhammad used to milk his goat, mend his clothes, repair his shoes,
help with the household work, and visit poor people when they got
sick. He also helped his companions with the physical labor of digging
a trench around their city. His life was an amazing model of
simplicity and humbleness. Muhammad’s followers loved him, respected
him, and trusted him to an amazing extent. Yet he continued to
emphasize that deification should be directed to God and not to him
personally. Anas, one of Muhammad’s companions, said that there was no
person whom they loved more than the Prophet Muhammad , yet when he
came to them, they did not stand up for him because he hated their
standing up for him, as other people do with their great people. Long
before there was any prospect of success for Islam and at the outset
of a long and painful era of torture, suffering, and persecution of
Muhammad and his followers, he received an interesting offer. An envoy
of the pagan leaders, Otba, came to him saying, “...If you want money,
we will collect enough money for you so that you will be the richest
one of us. If you want leadership, we will take you as our leader and
never decide on any matter without your approval. If you want a
kingdom, we will crown you king over us...” Only one concession was
required from Muhammad in return for that, to give up calling people
to Islam and worshipping God alone without any partner. Wouldn’t this
offer be tempting to one pursuing worldly benefit? Was Muhammad
hesitant when the offer was made? Did he turn it down as a bargaining
strategy leaving the door open for a better offer? The following was
his answer: {In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful}
And he recited to Otba the verses of the Quran 41:1-38: {A revelation
from (God), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful; a Book whereof the
verses are explained in detail; a Quran in Arabic, for people who
know, giving good news and warning, yet most of them turn away, so
they do not listen...} (Quran, 41:2-4) On another occasion and in
response to his uncle’s plea to stop calling people to Islam,
Muhammad’s answer was as decisive and sincere: {I swear by the name of
God, O Uncle, that if they place the sun in my right-hand and the moon
in my left-hand in return for giving up this matter (calling people to
Islam), I will never desist until either God makes it triumph or I
perish defending it.} Finally in the year 632 at the age of sixty-
three, Muhammad died a natural death in the beloved city to which he
and his followers had emigrated, Madinah, Al-Munawarah. Some Examples
of the Prophet Muhammad’s Sayings: "The believers, in their love,
mercy, and kindness to one another are like a body: if any part of it
is ill, the whole body shares its sleeplessness and fever." [Muslim
and Bukhari] "The most perfect of the believers in faith are the best
of them in morals. And the best among them are those who are best to
their wives." [Ahmad] "None of you believes (completely) until he
loves for his brother what he loves for himself." [Muslim and Bukhari]
"The merciful are shown mercy by the All-Merciful. Show mercy to those
on earth, and God will show mercy to you." [At-Tirmithi and Abu Dawud]
"Smiling at your brother is charity..." [At-Tirmithi] "A good word is
charity." [Muslim and Bukhari] "Whoever believes in God and the Last
Day (the Day of Judgment) should do good to his neighbor." [Muslim and
Bukhari] "God does not judge you according to your appearance and your
wealth, but He looks at your hearts and looks into your
deeds." [Muslim] "Pay the worker his wage before his sweat
dries." [Ibn Majah] "A man walking along a path felt very thirsty.
Reaching a well, he descended into it, drank his fill, and came up.
Then he saw a dog with its tongue hanging out, trying to lick up mud
to quench its thirst. The man said, 'This dog is feeling the same
thirst that I felt.' So he went down into the well again, filled his
shoe with water, and gave the dog a drink. So, God thanked him and
forgave his sins." The Prophet was asked, "Messenger of God, are we
rewarded for kindness towards animals?" He said: "There is a reward
for kindness to every living animal or human." [Muslim and Bukhari


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