The personality of Muhammad, it is most difficult to get into the whole truth of it. Only a glimpse of it I can catch. What a dramatic succession of picturesque scenes! There is Muhammad, the Prophet. There is Muhammad, the Warrior; Muhammad, the Businessman; Muhammad, the Statesman…
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was dedicated to the betterment of his people in all spheres of life. He first and foremost served his people as their teacher. He regularly used everyday instances to give insight, introspection, wisdom, and more.
Short Answer:Mostly because the true message of Jesus was lost with time. Jesus and Muhammad taught the same basic idea: worship God alone, be a good person, be just and generous and helpful and stand on the side of the oppressed. But over time, his message was corrupted by people like Paul. It’s the Paulified …
Muhammad was a husband even before becoming a Prophet, father, battalion leader, judge, or leader of the Muslim ummah.
As a Christian boy growing up in the suburbs of New York City, I used to plaster pictures of my favorite sports and pop stars all over my bedroom walls. For years, I woke up every day to the smiling, air-brushed faces of Michael Jordan, Van Halen, Andre Agassi and many others.
Short Answer:Islamis a strictlymonotheistic religion. Muslims worship Allah alone. But due to the fact that Muslims highly respect and venerate the Prophet, many non-Muslims, especially in the West, mistakenly believe that Muslims worship him. If Prophet Muhammad were divine, surely he would not have died.Before his death the Prophet cautioned his followers unequivocally that they …
Short answer: Prophet Muhammad was living example of how to implement Islam, and by following his example, we are obeying God’s commands in the Quran. Without his revelation, the Quran, the Muslim faith would not be complete. We must embrace him as the final prophet or we are not fully embracing Islam. SalamDear Reader, Thank …
Salam (Peace) Dear Homer, Thank you for your question and for contacting Ask About Islam. Chapter 7, verse 157 of the Quran clearly states that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is a messenger and a prophet: {Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in …
Shortly after the conversion of the two powerful heroes, Hamzah ibn `Abdil-Muttalib and `Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them), the clouds of tyranny and oppression against Muslims in Makkah started to clear away and the Makkah polytheists realized that it was no use meting out torture to the Muslims. They consequently began …
Refraining from physical cruelty is not enough; abstaining from mental cruelty is equally important. Even a bird’s emotional distress should be treated seriously. One of Prophet Muhammad’s Companions narrates, “We were on a journey and during the Prophet’s absence, we saw a bird with its two chicks;
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