YOU MUST KNOW THIS MAN

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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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