The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 251
The Holy Prophetsa 251. Moses [peace be on him] was compounded of glory and wrath; so in accord with it the Torah was revealed in the framework of a majestic law. Jesus had a temperament which was meek and gentle and so the Gospel teaches meekness and gentleness. The Holy Prophet was by temperament extremely firm and steadfast. He disliked to be unduly lenient, nor did he like to be wrathful on every occasion. Instead his was a sagacious temperament that paid due regard to the demands of the occasion. Therefore, the Holy Qur'ān was also revealed in an appropriate and moderate mould which combines severity and kindness, awe and compassion, and hardness and softness. In this verse, God Almighty has disclosed that the lamp of the revelation of the Qur'ān has been lit from the oil of a blessed tree which is neither of the east nor of the west, but is in accord with the moderate temperament of the. Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] which has neither the severity of the temperament of. Moses, nor the softness of the temperament of Jesus but is a compound of hardness and softness and of wrath and compassion and displays perfect moderation and is a combination of majesty and beauty. The high moral qualities of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of. Allāh be on him] are referred to in another place in the. Holy Qur'ān in the words: إِنَّكَ لَعَلى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ 151 (Part Number: 29) (O Prophet!) You have been created blessed with high moral qualities. . This means that the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of. Allāh be on him] was created with such perfection of 151 al-Qalam, 68:5 [Publisher]