PROPHET MOHAMMAD
Recently I happed to lay my hands
on an old book “THE LIFE OF MOHAMMAD” written, by Sir William Muir and printed
in 1923 by JOHN GRANT: EDINBURGH . It
was first published in 1861. The page
which most attracted me at the moment created in me the innocent and sacred
desire to share it with you in a spirit of gratitude both to the author and the
publisher.
The selected part of the intended
page reads as follows:
“A remarkable feature was the urbanity and consideration
with which Mohammad treated even the most insignificant of his followers.
Modesty and kindliness, patience, self-affections and generosity , pervaded his
conduct, and riveted the affections of all around him. He disliked to say No.
If unable to answer a petitioner in the affirmative, he preferred silence. ‘He
was more bashful’ says A’isha ‘than a
veiled virgin; and if anything displeased him , it was rather from his face,
than by his words, that we discovered it; he never smote any one but in the
service of the Lord, not even a woman or servant.’ He was not known ever to refuse an invitation to the
house even of the meanest, nor to decline a preferred present however small.
When seated by a friend, he did not haughtily advance his knees towards him. He
possessed the rare faculty of making each individual in a company think that he
was the favoured guest. If he met any one rejoicing at success he would seize
him eagerly by the hand. With the bereaved and afflicted he sympathised
tenderly. Gentle and unbending towards little children, he would not disdain to
accost a group of them at play, with the salutation of peace. He shared his
food, even in times of scarcity, with others; and was sedulously solicitous for
the personal comfort of every one about him. A kindly and benevolent
disposition pervades all these illustrations of his character.”
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21st April 2023 G.R.Kanwal
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