All praises for Allah Karim; Whom we must worship for 'Him Alone' !
Darood-o-Salam on Prophet [SAWS] because Allah Karim ordained us to do that !
Peace upon Prophet [SAWS]'s family, company, successors and those who follow his path.
Very sincere prayers for everyone !
My last Face Book Status update read "LET US BE NICE AND KIND ALWAYS - THAT EXHIBITS OUR SELF RESPECT; as somebody said : "There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity." SHOULDN'T WE ?" It got 'likes' and good comments and especially this one "It is nothing but sunna" inspired me to pen down this Post.
Allah SWT describes His Apostle SAWS as خلقِ عظیم in Holy Quran:
And you (stand) on an exalted standard of character [خلقِ عظیم]. AL-QALAM {68} : 4.
Allama Muhammad Asad RA in his 'The Message of Quran (page -883) explains the term as "describing a person's character, innate disposition or nature in the widest sense of these concepts, as well as habitual behavior which becomes as it were, one's "second nature" as a way of life.' He SAWS being the best model to emulate let us see some of the salient features we must learn to be amongst his true followers:
Prophet SAWS being on an exalted standard of character, we learn from Him sound morals and good character. We learn the value of being truthful, honest and trust worthiness. He never lied, cheated and always kept his promise even at the peril of His and companions life (remember few stipulations of Hudaibiya?), that is why He was known as AS-SADIQ and AL-AMEEN. He emphasized the importance of being truthful 'TRUTHFULNESS GUIDES TO RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS GUIDES TO PARADISE'.
He SAWS was never arrogant and displayed rare humility always. He never looked down on anyone and was ever Allah-Conscious. He was extremely kind, patience was one of the greatest virtues of his personalty and he possessed great tolerance. He never got angry whatever the circumstances. An ever-present smile was part of his disposition. Any one who came across him instantly fell in love with him. People loved both 'THE MAN MUHAMMAD' and 'THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD'. He himself liked to teach and asked others to do the same 'THE BEST AMONGST YOU IS HE WHO LEARNS AND TEACHES'.
We see in Him the great faculties of 'PERSEVERANCE' and 'UNTIRING STRUGGLE'. He taught us not to indulge in 'PASSIVE ACCEPTANCE' and 'GIVING UP'.
He taught us to accept the fate as Allah Willed without ever stopping to wade through the difficult times with hard work, conviction and gratitude.
He taught everyone to live upright, doing the things with the best possible sincerity of purpose and ability. He taught us that for doing our things we require no supervision as we have two supervisors, ourselves and Allah SWT.
He told his followers categorically 'NOT TO HARM OTHERS IN WORD OR DEED - HELP OTHERS ALL THE TIMES'. He SAWS said "IF YOU HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO SAY, THEN KEEP QUITE AND CONTROL YOUR TONGUE BECAUSE WORDS CAN CAUSE A GREAT DEAL OF HARM". He also said "WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN ALLAH SWT AND THE LAST DAY, LET HIM SAY SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD OR HE SHOULD KEEP QUITE". At another place He said "A MUSLIM IS HE FROM WHOM ANOTHER INCURS NO HARM THROUGH WORD OR DEED'....................TO BE CONTINUED.
AKHTAR N JANJUA
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