History is unable to present
any other person except Muhammad ﷺ who is a philanthropist, a reformer, a
politician, a statesman, a leader, a commander, a strategist, and a king / ruler
who exhorted his followers not only through word of mouth but also by setting
personal examples, to take care not only of animal and birds but also protect
rights of women, orphans, slaves, servants, the poor and the oppressed classes
of the society. It was Muhammad ﷺwho emphasized upon equality, justice, and
tranquility, and complete harmony among clans, tribes and nations. Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ taught and also stressed upon his followers to protect human life,
honor and property of others. He, through his conduct, taught us that the mutual
contracts, may those be between individuals or among nations, must be honored.
He is, out of all the human being, towering so high that we can’t find his
parallel.
Unlike any other prophet or a man of influence, Muhammad’s ﷺ life is recorded by
the Muslim Traditionalists and his life is like an open book. In fact his
mention could be found in the Old and New Testaments and other Scriptures and
Divine books. Lane Poole has beautifully described Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in his
poem captioned ‘Dazzling” which is really worth reading.
No individual, except Muhammad ﷺ, in the annals of human history, has been the
focus of so much attention of all types of people. He who changed the course of
humanity continues/ will continue to serve as a beacon light to the entire
ailing humanity. After all why not - he is called the ‘Helper’, the ‘Comforter’,
the ‘Advocate’, the ‘Teacher’, ‘Mohammana’ (Muhammad ﷺ-a paragon of virtues) in
the Old and the New Testaments and the Gospel of Barnabas. His mention is also
found in the Hindu and Parsi Scriptures.
Muhammad has been given ninety-nine names by Allah—the Creator of the universe.
About him Allah says:
“We have not sent thee but Mercy for all the worlds.” (21:107)
Almighty Allah, besides mentioning many of the attributes of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ,
tells us that he is ‘Model of Excellence’:
“He (Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) is a model of excellence for all of us.” (The Holy ;
Qur’an
33:21)
Alas! A few insane but pseudo scholars, with a little knowledge of Islamic
history, compelled by their psyche and prompted by the Jewish propaganda,
started calling the Muslims as ‘Terrorists’ and their Divine Book (the Holy
Qur’an) as the ‘Book of Terrorism’. They did not spare even Prophet Muhammad ﷺ,
and thus claimed that Islam was spread by sword. They should shed their
prejudices and have, once again, an impartial in- depth study of Islam and
Islamic history (Study of Chapter “Muhammadﷺ in the Eyes of Men of Influence” of
this Book can be helpful to some extent). The facts, when comprehended properly,
will force them to change their opinion (God willing).
The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) through its Document “Lumen Gentium”
(nearly 150 pages) washed the misunderstanding created about Allah, Islam,
Qura’n, the Last Prophet ﷺ and Jihad by declaring:
“The Muslims profess the faith of Abraham () and worship with us the sole
merciful God,
who is future judge of men on the day of Reckoning.”
The document opposes the wildly spread notion of ‘Islam’, religion of fear’ and
advocates that ‘Islam, is religion of love’ – love of one’s neighbor based on
faith in God.
Refuting the wrong notion spread by Christians and Jews that Muslim morality
hardly exists and Islamic Fanaticism (Author – a potent threat to world peace,
as propagated these days), the Council commented:
“In fact Islam was hardly any more fanatical during its history than the sacred
bastions
of Christianity whenever the Christian faith took on, as it were, a political
value”.
The Council quotes expression from the Holy Qur’an how in the West the
expression ‘Holy War’ has been miss-translated; “ In Arabic it is Al-Jihad fi
sabil Allah, the effort on God’s road”, “The effort to spread Islam and defend
it against aggressors.” The Document continues: “The Jihad is not at all the
Biblical kherem; it does not lead to extermination, but to the spreading of
God’s and man’s rights to new lands”. - “The past violence of the jihad
generally followed the rules of war; at the time of the Crusades moreover, it
was not always the Muslims that perpetrated the worst slaughters.” Alas! This
change in thoughts – demonstration of sincerity and open mindedness which is in
contrast to the centuries old attitude, did not continue.
Muhammad ﷺ told the whole mankind (This included all those as well who would be
born till Dome’s Day) that God is one and only He should be worshipped and to
Him every one of us is answerable. Allah Almighty will, on the Day of Judgment,
reward the believers according to their good or bad deeds. But the unbelievers,
irrespective of their good or bad deeds in this worldly life, will be thrown
into the inferno of Hell and stay there till endless time.
In the presence of the Last Sermon can some individual claim that Magnacarta of
Human Rights is more comprehensive and affords better guarantee to the oppressed
and ailing humanity? Women’s rights, much talked about in the West, are far more
protected in Islam than in any other system prevalent in the world. The
followers of Islam not only propagated the teaching of the Holy Prophet ebut
also acted upon them in their lives.
The instructions contained in the Last Sermon, if put into practice in various
spheres of our life, can help us to a great extent in alleviating the miseries
of the ailing humanity. May God grant us courage to shun away our prejudices and
remove all the misgivings spread about the holy Qur’an, Islam, the Last Prophet
ﷺ and his followers. However, time is not far when such misgivings will die
down.
The West is illumined that the dreadful end can be avoided by weakening Islam
through use of force and satanic efforts. However, the West will soon realize
that there is no comparison of:
Homosexuality with natural course to satisfy sexual urge; nudity and vulgarity
with chastity; the unharnessed liberalism with the moral values of Muslim
society; Bushism / Obamaism with Jihad; Trinity with Monotheism; the ringing
bells of the church with Azan (Call for prayers) from mosques; immoral pursuits
of the priests with chastity of the Muslim scholars; the nuns (leading forced
bachelor life) with the Muslim women (enjoying right of marriage).
Let there be no suspicion that the Western civilization, headed by U S, despite
her scientific and technological advancement, is not capable of winning the war
waged against Islam on all fronts especially the media. The contradictions in
the Bible, the superstitious beliefs of the Christians, the unnatural foundation
Christianity is standing on, and ever increasing thirst of the Christians for
the Truth, will soon crumble this civilization.
Islam, with a far superior ideology, like the past, certainly is capable of
bearing the present onslaught. The “Clash of Civilizations” will surely doom the
inferior ideology. The Truth will, as ever, emerge out of this clash. Should the
West accept the reality (Islam) or continue harping on Jews’ tune and let itself
wear out in the on-going war called the “Clash of Civilizations” and thus meet
the destined end?
A reader is requested to go through the Holy Qur’an with an unbiased mind and
decide at his/her own about the noble message contained therein, the Traditions
of the Prophet (Hadit), his life history (Seerat) and the Last Sermon delivered
in Arafat (Makkah) in the Last Hajj congregation.
In the end I request the reader to join me in the prayer (revealed to and taught
to the Muslims by Muhammad ﷺ the Last Prophet of Allah), with all humbleness:
“O God! Show us the right path, the path of those whom Thou hast blessed. Not of
those who incurred Your wrath, nor of the astray.” (The Holy Qur’an 1:5-7)
“O God! Exhort in us the courage to make correct and timely decision and thus we
save ourselves and our future generations from a dreadful end. Aameen (May be it
so)!”
(Excerpts from “The Holy Bible Leads to Islam” by M Sarwar Khan Kakar)