The prophet Muhammad PBUH from A to.Z

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The prophet Muhammad


(Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

from A to.Z




The following is based on books, manuscripts,
texts and actual eyewitness accounts, too numerous to mention herein, preserved in original form throughout the centuries
by both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Many people today are discussing Prophet Muhammad ,
Who was he exactly?
What did he teach?
Why was he loved so much by some and hated so much by others?
Did he live up to his claims? Was he a holy man?
Was he a prophet of God?
What is the truth about this man ?



You be the judge.

First before listing the A-Z Facts about Muhammad ,
let us begin with the very simple historical evidences.
Here are the facts as narrated by thousands of people,
many of whom knew him personally.
Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul Mutalib
(Muhammad, the son of Abdullah, the son of Abdul Mutalib)
was born 570 C.E. (Christian Era);
died 633 C.E. Muhammad means "praised one" or "praising one"
Muhammad was born from the lineage of Abraham's
(Ibrahim in Arabic) peace be upon him,
his oldest son was Ishmael (Ismail in Arabic),
to the noble tribe of the Quraish who were the leaders of Makkah in those days.


He never fell into the common practice of his tribesmen
to worship statues, idols or man-made "gods."

He believed that God ( Allah in Arabic) was truly One God,
and as such, and that God was to be worshipped alone,
without any other "gods" beside Him
.
He held the Name of God ( Allah ) in the highest of reverence
and never took God's Name in vain
or for any vainglorious purpose.


He despised false worship and all of the complexities
and degradation to which it leads.

He insisted on keeping the Commandments
of Almighty God, just as prophets of old had done
in the past.

He never committed adultery,
and he forbid others from doing it

He forbade usury and interest on money lending,
as Jesus, peace be upon him, had done centuries
before him.

He never gambled and did not allow it.

He never drank alcohol or strong drink, even t
hough it was a very normal thing for people
of his time &place

He did not engage in gossip and used to turn away
from hearing anything related to it.

He offered prayers in the manner and direction (
toward Jerusalem, until Allah ordered the change toward Makkah)
as was prescribed of prophets in the Bible, standing,
bowing, kneeling and prostrating as they had done before him

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He fasted for days at a time to be closer

to Almighty God and away from
the narrowness of worldly attractions.


He taught that Jesus, peace be upon him,
was the immaculate conception and
miracle birth of Mary (peace be upon her),
and that she (peace be upon her)
was the best creation of Almighty God.



He insisted even to the Jews of Al-Madinah, that Jesus,
peace be upon him, was the Messiah, the Christ,
the one predicted to come in their Torah
(Old Testament).



He said Jesus, peace be upon him, did many miracles
by the permission of Almighty God,
curing the lepers, restoring sight
to the blind and even bringing a dead man back to life.




He stated clearly that Jesus, peace be upon him,
was not crucified, rather Almighty God
had raised him up.





He predicted Jesus, peace be upon him, is going to return
again in the Last Days to lead the true believers
in a victory over the evil and unrighteous people,
and he will destroy the Anti-Christ.



He commanded the payment of charity
to the poor and he was the defender
and protector of widows, orphans and the wayfarers.



He ordered people to unite with their families
and honor the ties of kinship and he restored
relationships between family members.




He required his followers to engage only in
lawful marriage relationships with women,
and forbid sex outside of Almighty God's Ordinance.



He insisted on giving women their proper rights,
dowries, inheritance and property.
His patience and humble attitude were exemplary
and all who knew him had to admit to these virtues.

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A. He never lied, never broke a trust,
never bore false witness, he was famous with all the tribes in Makkah and
was known as:
"Spirit of Truth" (As-Saddiq).



B. He never once engaged in sex outside of marriage,
nor did he ever approve of it,
even though it was very common at the time.



C. His only relationships with women
were in legitimate, contractual marriages
with proper witnesses according to law.

D. His relationship to his wife Ayesha
(may Allah be pleased with her) was only that of marriage.
He did not marry her the first time her father offered
her hand to him in marriage.
He did not marry her until she reached puberty
and could decide for herself.
Their relationship is described in every detai
l by Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her)
in the most loving and respectful manner
as a match truly made in heaven. Ayesha
(may Allah be pleased with her)
is considered as one of the highest scholars
of Islam and lived out her entire life only
having been married to Muhammad ,
peace be upon him. She never desired any other man,
nor did she ever utter a single negative statement against Muhammad .



E. He forbade any killing until the orders
for retaliation came from Allah. Even then the limits
were clearly spelled out and only those
engaged in active combat against the Muslims
or Islam were to be fought in combat. And even then, only according to very strict rules from Allah.
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F. Killing any innocent life was forbidden by him
.


G. There was no genocide of Jews.
He offered mutual protection and forgiveness
to the Jews even after they broke their covenants
with him many times. They were not attacked
until it was clearly proven they were traitors
during time of war and tried to bring down the prophet,
peace be upon him, and the Muslims at any cost.
Retaliation was only to those Jews
who had turned traitor and not others.



H. Slaves were common in those days for
all nations and tribes.
It was Islam that encouraged freeing of the slaves
and the great reward from Allah for those who did so.
The prophet Muhammad , gave the example
of this by freeing slaves and encouraging
all of his followers to do the same.
Examples include his own servant
(who was actually considered like a son to him)
Zaid ibn Al Haritha and Bilal the slave who was bought
by Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)
only for the purpose of freeing him.

I. While there were many attempts of assassination made on

Muhammad , his cousin Ali
(may Allah be pleased with him) took his place in bed
while he and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) escaped to Madinah, he did not allow his companions to slaughter any of those who had been involved
in these attempts. Proof for this is
when they entered Makkah triumphantly
and his first words were to command
his followers not to harm such and
such tribes and so and so families.
This was one of the most famous of his acts of forgiveness
and humbleness.

J. Military combat was forbidden
for the first thirteen years of prophet hood.
The desert Arabs did not need anyone to tell
them how to fight or do combat.
They were experts in this area and
held feuds amongst tribes that lasted for decades.
It was not
until the proper method of warfare was instituted
by Allah in the Quran, with proper rights
and limitations according His Commandments,
that any retaliation or combat was sanctioned.
Orders from Allah made it clear who was
to be attacked, how and when and to
what extent fighting could take place.

K. Destruction of infrastructures was
absolutely forbidden by him except when
it is ordained by Allah in certain instances
and then only according to His Commands.

L. Cursing and invoking evil actually came to
the prophet, peace be

upon him, from his enemies,
while he would be praying for their guidance.
Classic example is that of his journey to At-Taif
where the leaders would not even hear him out
nor offer so much as the normal courtesy called for
and instead they set the children of the street against him , throwing rocks and stones at him until
his body was bleeding so much, blood filled his sandals.
He was offered revenge by the angel Gabriel (peace be upon him),
if he would give the command, Almighty God
would cause the surrounding mountains
to fall down upon them destroying them all.
Instead of cursing them or asking for their destruction, he prayed for them to be guided to worship their Lord alone, without any partners

.

M. The Prophet Muhammad ,
claimed every person who is born
is born in a state of ISLAM
(submission to God on His Terms in Peace)
, as a Muslim (MU-Islam means;
"one who does ISLAM" i.e.;
submits to God's Will and obeys His Commandments).
He further stated, God has created each person
in the image that is His according to His plan,
and their spirit is His.
Then as they grow older they begin
to distort their faith according to the
influence of the prevailing society and
their own prejudices.

N. The Prophet Muhammad ,
taught his followers to believe in the God of Adam,
Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, David,
Solomon and Jesus, (peace be upon them all) ,
and to believe in them as true prophets,
messengers and servants of Almighty Allah.
He insisted on ranking all the prophets up
at the highest level without any distinction between them,
and ordered his followers to say the words,
"Peace be upon him"
after mentioning their names.

O. He also taught his companions not only
to believe in Islam

but also to believe in the divine origins of both
Judaism and Christianity the Torah (Old Testament),
Zabur (Psalms) and Enjeel (Gospel or New Testament)
and that they were all originally from the very
same source as the Qur'an, from God ( Allah )
to his prophets ( peace be upon them)
via the angel Gabriel ( peace be upon him).
He asked the Jews to judge according to their own Book,
and they tried to cover up some of it to hide the correct judgment, knowing he , could not read.

P. He prophesied, predicted and foretold of events
to come and they happened as he had said.
He even predicted something from
the past that would come true in the future,
and it has.
The Qur'an states Pharaoh was drowned
in the Red Sea while chasing after Moses
(peace be upon him) and Allah said
He would preserve Pharaoh as a sign for the future.
Dr. Maurice Bucaille in his book,
"The Bible, Qur'an and Science"
makes it clear this has happened and
the very person of Pharaoh has been.discovered.in.Egypt.and.is.now.on.
display.for.all.to.see.
This event took place thousands of years
before Muhammad and it came true
in the last few decades, many centuries
after his death.

Q. There has been more written
about the prophet Muhammad ,
than any other person on earth.
He has been praised very high even
by famous non-Muslims for centuries.
One of the first examples we quote from i
s from the Encyclopedia Britannica, as it confirms:
(regarding Muhammad)
". . . a mass of detail in the early sources
shows that he was an honest and
upright man who had gained
the respect and loyalty of others who were likewise honest.and.upright.men." (Vol. 12)

R. Another impressive tribute to Muhammad ,
peace be upon him is in the very well written work
of Michael H. Hart,
"The 100: A Ranking of the Most
Influential Persons in History.
" He states that the most influential person in all history was Muhammad , with Jesus
peace be upon him as the second.
Examine his actual words:

"My choice of Muhammad to lead
the list of the world's most influential persons
may surprise some readers and
may be questioned by others,
but he was the only man in history
who was supremely successful
on both the religious and secular level."

Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc., 1978, page. 33.

S. While we are reviewing statements
from famous non-Muslims about
Prophet Muhammad ,
peace be upon him, consider this:

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"Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior,
conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas,
of a cult without images; the founder of twenty
terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire,
that is Muhammad. As regards all standards
by which human greatness may be measured, we.may.well.ask,.is.there.any.man.greater.than.he?
" Lamartine, HISTOIRE DE LA TURQUIE, Paris, 1854,
Vol. II, pp. 276-277.

T. And then we read what George Bernard Shaw,
a famous writer and non-Muslim says:
"He must be called the Savior of Humanity.
I believe that if a man like him were to assume
the dictatorship of the modern world,
he would succeed in solving its problems
in a way that would bring it much needed
peace and happiness." (The Genuine Islam,
Singapore, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936

U. Then we found that K.S. Ramakrishna Rao,
an Indian (Hindu) professor of Philosophy,
in his booklet "Muhammad the Prophet of Islam"

calls him the "perfect model

for human life."
Professor Ramakrishna Rao explains
his point by saying:
"The personality of Muhammad,
it is most difficult to get into the whole truth of it.
Only a glimpse of it I can catch.
What a dramatic succession of picturesque scenes.
There is Muhammad the Prophet.
There is Muhammad the Warrior;
Muhammad the Businessman; Muhammad
the Statesman; Muhammad the Orator;
Muhammad the Reformer; Muhammad
the Refuge of Orphans; Muhammad
the Protector of Slaves; Muhammad
the Emancipator of Women; Muhammad the Judge; Muhammad the Saint.
All in all these magnificent roles,
in all these departments of human activities,
he is alike a hero."

V. What should we think about our prophet Muhammed ,
when someone with the worldly status such
as Mahatma Gandhi, speaking on the character of Muhammad ,
peace be upon him, says in 'YOUNG INDIA':
"I wanted to know the best of one who
holds today undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind...
I became more than convinced that
it was not the sword that won a place
for Islam in those days in the scheme of life.
It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of
the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges,
his intense devotion to his friends and followers,
his intrepidity, his fearlessness,
his absolute trust in God and in his own mission.
These and not the sword carried

everything before them and surmounted every obstacle.
When I closed the 2nd volume
(of the Prophet's biography),
I was sorry there was not more for me
to read of the great life."

W. English author Thomas Carlyle in his
'Heroes and Hero Worship', 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."

X. And Diwan Chand Sharma wrote in
"The Prophets of the East":
"Muhammad was the soul of kindness,
and his influence was felt and never forgotten
by those around him"
(D.C. Sharma, The Prophets of the East, Calcutta,
1935, pp. 12)
Muhammad , peace be upon him,
was nothing more or less than a human being,
but he was a man with a noble mission,
which was to unite humanity on the worship of ONE
and ONLY ONE GOD and to teach them the way
to honest and upright living
based on the commands of God.
He always described himself as,
'A Servant and Messenger of God' and
so indeed every action of his proclaimed to be.

Y. Speaking on the aspect of equality before
God in Islam, the famous poetess of India,
Sarojini Naidu says:
"It was the first religion that preached a
nd practiced democracy; for, in the mosque,
when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are
gathered together, the democracy of Islam
is embodied five times a day when the peasant
and king kneel side by side and proclaim: '
God Alone is Great'... I have been struck over
and over again by this.indivisible.unity.of.Islam.
that.makes.man.
instinctively.a.brother."
(S. Naidu, Ideals of Islam, vide Speeches
& Writings, Madras, 1918, p. 169)

Z. In the words of Professor Hurgronje:
"The league of nations founded by the prophet
of Islam put the principle of international unity
and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." He continues,
"the fact is that no nation of the world can
show a parallel to what Islam has done towards
the realization of the idea of the League of Nations."
Z-2. (we went over the A-Z alphabet)
Edward Gibbon and Simon Ockley,
on the profession of ISLAM, writes in "History of the Saracen Empires":

"I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, AND MAHOMET,
AN APOSTLE OF GOD'

is the simple and invariable profession of Islam.
The intellectual image of the Deity has never been
degraded by any visible idol; the honor
of the Prophet have never transgressed
the measure of human virtues; and
his living precepts have restrained the
gratitude of his disciples within
the bounds of reason and religion." (History of the Saracen Empires,
London, 1870, p. 54)
Z-3. Wolfgang Goethe, perhaps the greatest European
poet ever, wrote about Prophet Muhammad,
peace be upon him. He said:
"He is a prophet and not a poet and therefore
his Koran is to be seen as Divine Law and not
as a book of a human being,.made.for.education.or.entertainment."
(Noten und Abhandlungen zum Weststlichen Dvan, WA I, 7, 32)
People do not hesitate to raise to divinity
and even make 'gods' out of other individuals whose lives and missions have been lost in legend.
Historically speaking, none of these legends
achieved even a fraction of what Muhammad , accomplished.
And all his striving was
for the sole purpose of uniting mankind
for the worship of One
God on the codes of moral excellence.
Muhammad , or his followers never at any time claimed
he was a son of God or the God-incarnate
or a man with divinity – but he always was and is

even today considered as only a Messenger chosen by God.
Today after a lapse of fourteen centuries,
the life and teachings of the prophet Muhammad ,
have survived without the slightest loss,
alteration or interpolation.
They offer the same undying hope for treating mankind's many ills,
which they did when he was alive.
This is not a claim of Muhammad’s , followers,
but the inescapable conclusion forced upon
by a critical and unbiased history.
Now it is up to you.
You are a rational thinking,
concerned human being. As such,
you should already be asking yourself:
"Could these extraordinary, revolutionary
and amazing statements, all about this one man, really be true?
What if this is all true?
Now ask yourself the question in light of what
we have just discovered about this man;
"What do YOU say about the prophet Muhammad ?"

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Chapter.2 "What His Followers Say"

Let us now, consider what followers of the prophet Muhammad ,
said about him.
This is based on the work of Eng. Husain Pasha, in his writing,
"His name was Muhammad "
"His.name.was.Muhammad"
To begin: You may be a Christian Protestant, Catholic,
Jew, an atheist or an agnostic;
or you may belong to any of many different
religious denominations existing in today's world.
You might even be a communist or
believe in man's democracy as the rule on earth.
Whoever you are and whatever ideological or political beliefs,
social habits you may hold,
there is no doubt - you should understand what others.
have.to.say.about.this.man.
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.
The lives and teachings of these great personalities
of the earth are shrouded in the mist of time. There is so much speculation about the time and place 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 is impossible for humanity to reconstruct,
accurately the lives and teachings of these men and women.
But this is not the case of this man, Muhammad.,.
who accomplished so much in such diverse fields
of human thought and behavior in the fullest blaze of human history.
Every detail of his private life and public utterances
has been accurately ********ed and faithfully preserved up until our day.
The authenticity of the

records so preserved are vouched for not only by the faithful followers.but.even.by.his..prejudiced.critics.
Muhammad , was a religious teacher, a social reformer,
a moral guide, 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 different aspects of life - but it was only for the selfless personality of Muhammad , to achieve such incredible perfection.
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 numerous social and political reforms,
established a powerful and dynamic society to practice
and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized
the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times to come.
Muhammad , was born in what was then known as Felix Arabia,
fourteen hundred years ago.
He , started his mission of preaching a religion of monotheism;
a Way of Life based on the surrender,
submission and obedience to the Commandments of Almighty God,
in sincerity and peace.
The word "Islam" in Arabic means "the submission to God, in peace."
Muhammad,s mission began at the age of forty
and departed from this world at the age of sixty-three.
During this short period of 23 years of his prophethood,
he changed the complete Arabian peninsula from paganism
and idolatry to 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 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 - and IMAGINE all these unbelievable.wonders.in.JUST.OVER.TWO.DECADES.
Muhammad , was nothing more or less than a human being.
but he was a man with a noble mission,
which was to unite humanity on the worship of ONE and
ONLY ONE GOD and to teach them the way to honest and upright living,
based on the commands of God.
He always described himself as,
'A Servant and Messenger of God' and
so indeed every action of his proclaimed to be.
Today after a lapse of fourteen centuries,
the life and teachings of Muhammad, peace be upon him,
have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or interpolation.
They offer the same undying hope for treating mankind's many ills,
which they did when he was alive.
This is not a claim of Muhammed's followers,
but the inescapable conclusion forced upon by
a critical and unbiased history.
The least YOU can do as a thinking and concerned
human being is to stop for a moment and
ask your self: Could these statements sounding
so extraordinary and revolutionary really be true?
And supposing they really are true and
you did not know this man Muhammad ,
or hear about him, isn't it time you responded
to this tremendous challenge and put in some effort to know him?
It will cost you nothing, but it may prove to be the beginning of a

completely.new.era.in.your.life.
We invite you to make a discovery of this wonderful man,
Muhammad , the like of whom never walked on the face of this earth.
Muhammad , or his followers never at any time claimed
that he was a son of God or the God-incarnate
or a man with divinity – but he always was
and is even today considered as only a Messenger
chosen by God. He insisted people praise Almighty God,
alone and not to celebrate him or his companions in any way.
While most people do not hesitate to raise to divinity
and even make 'gods' out of other individuals
whose lives and missions have been lost in legend.
Historically speaking, none of these legends achieved
even a fraction of what Muhammad , accomplished.
Uniting mankind together for the purpose of worshipping
the One God of Adam and all the other prophets, peace be upon them all,
was his main motivating cause and
his striving was for the sole purpose having everyone
to understand and follow the codes of moral excellence
set forth by Allah in His Revelations.
Today after a lapse of fourteen centuries,
the life and teachings of Muhammad ,
have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or interpolation.
They offer the same undying hope for treating mankind's many ills,
which they did when he was alive. This is not a claim of Muhammad’s,
followers, but the inescapable conclusion forced upon
by a critical and unbiased history.
Muhammad , claimed to be a servant,
messenger and prophet of the Almighty God;
the same God of Adam, Abraham, Moses, David

and Solomon and of Jesus, the Christ, son of Mary (peace be upon them all).
He claimed he was receiving revelation
from Almighty God (Allah) through the Angel Gabriel,
calling it the Recitation (Qur'an).
He ordered people to believe in God as One,
without partners, and to follow the Commandments
of Almighty God to the best of their abilities.
He forbade himself and his followers from evil practices and filthy habits,
showing them the proper ways to eat, drink,
use the toilet and proper behavior in all relationships.

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