"Beautiful Character of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

LITERARY TRANSLATION

O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I don't know whether,
after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again.
Therefore listen to what I am saying to you carefully and
TAKE THES WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.
“O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred,
so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust.
Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners.
Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you.
Remember that you will indeed meet your LORD,
and that HE will indeed reckon your deeds.
ALLAH has forbidden you to take usury (Interest),
therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived...
Beware of Satan, for your safety of your religion.
He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead
you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.
“O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to
your women, but they also have right over you.
If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be
fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and
be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers.
And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom
you do not approve, as well as never to commit adultery.

“O People, listen to me in earnest, worship ALLAH,
Perform your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the
month of Ramadhan, and give your wealth in Zakat.
Perform Hajj if you can afford to. You know that every
Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. YOU ARE ALL EQUAL.
NOBODY HAS SUPERIORITY OVER OTHER EXCEPT BY PIETY
AND GOOD ACTION.
Remember, one day you will appear before ALLAH and
answer for your deeds. So beware, do not astray from
the path of righteousness after I am gone.
O People, NO PROPHET OR APOSTLE WILL COME
AFTER ME AND NO NEW FAITH WILL BE BORN. Reason well,
therefore, O People, and understand my words which I convey to you.
I leave behind me two things, the QUR'AN and my example,
the SUNNAH and if you follow these you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others
and those to others again; and may the last ones understand
my words better than those who listen to me direcly.
BE MY WITNESS O ALLAH THAT I HAVE CONVEYED YOUR MESSAGE TO YOUR PEOPLE

Morals of Muhammad – peace and blessings be upon him

Love the Prophet? Follow Him.

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-Arab 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.

“An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab 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.”

He sets best examples of justice and warns that the previous nations 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 and 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.

Non- Muslim minorities are at peace under his rule. Justice is served 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)