Love is a beautiful emotion. It encompasses all the most beautiful
things in the world. Every relation and connection gets stronger and
more durable when there is an element of affiliation and love added to
it. Beginning from our first love as a child for our mother to choosing
someone to spend our whole life with, love is what makes life worth
living. And, like all precious things in the world, this priceless
treasure demands guarantees to keep it flourishing.
When you love someone, they are always on your mind and become the
driving force of your direction in life. You love to follow them, obey
them, do whatever you can to please them and try your best to avoid
whatever displeases them. You share with them your problems and consult
them for their best advice. Their name soothes you and their company is
the most precious time of your day. Never do their messages and mails go
unread or ignored. The world sees you change when this beautiful
feeling overpowers you, whether this love be for a human, a mission, a
career or simply a car or a gadget. Love changes your priorities and the
color of this feeling is evident on your face and in your feelings,
words, and actions.
We all love the Prophet Muhammad , the personality whose greatness is
acknowledged by Muslim and non-Muslim thinkers and scholars-a warm
friend and a guide for his companions, a devoted and loving husband to
his wives, a shady tree for his daughters, a leader of the Ummah
(community), an exemplary politician and a reformist who transformed the
most uncultured Bedouin into the most disciplined force of people known
to history.
His message, which begins with the oneness of Allah , gives answers
for all the problems we face today. But how many of us have actually
explored the message he brought? Do we really know the message? The
Qur’anic code of life sent to us though our beloved Messenger of Allah
still remains untouched, only to be ‘recited’ when we are in trouble or a
calamity afflicts us, or it becomes a part of the deluxe package that
goes with the bride. How many of us consult his way in our practical
lives whether it’s a matter of celebration or woe?
We never see the Prophet telling a lie, deceiving a human or even an
animal, breaking a pact or a promise. He forgives and prays for the
humiliating tribal chiefs of Taif and the people who throw stones at
him. He rejects social inequality and all sorts of racial supremacy and
lays down in his final sermon, the basic charter of human rights,
An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-ArabHe sets best examples of justice and warns that the previous nations
has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over a
black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and
good action.
were destroyed because they only punished their weak and poor for
crimes. He teaches us to be on our best behavior and to have ‘akhlaaq’
(manners) with our neighbors (Muslim or Non-Muslims) so much so that he
once thought that they might get a share in inheritance (because of the
stress Allah has put on their rights). He cries for Allah’s forgiveness
for us and stresses us to remain united and not be divided due to
language, castes or sects.
Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim andNon- Muslim minorities are at peace under his rule. Justice is served
that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate
to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely
and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
irrespective of faith, status or personal affiliation. He lifts the
status of a woman from the one who was buried alive at birth to a
guarantee to get best rewards, may it be through serving and obeying
one’s mother, taking care of a wife or raising a daughter with love. He
brings a message that puts rewards in charity and spending from what we
love most, giving an orphan a home and helping a widow to survive.
No one has the right to question anybody’s sincerity of ‘love for the
Prophet ‘ but we all need some serious self-evaluation. When we claim
to be his followers, it automatically makes us his ambassadors and
representatives in whatever roles and responsibilities we take. Do we
consult the Prophet in different matters of our lives?
Let’s follow the Prophet to prove that we love him. Let’s celebrate
him every day. Let’s light up our hearts with the beacon of this message
like we light up the streets on his birthday. Let’s engrave those
beautiful stories of his life, which we memorize and narrate, on our
actions. Let’s check if our deeds are compatible with our claims of love
towards him. In following him, lies the secret of Allah’s love, mercy
and forgiveness for us.
”Say, [O Muhammad], “If you should love Allah, then follow me,
[so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” (Al-Qur’an 3:31)
The Man Who Promised Prophet (saw) To Tell The Truth.
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