Holy Prophet Muhammad and His Teachings

by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad

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10 for thou dost behave kindly towards thy relatives, dost assist the helpless, dost exhibit the most. excellent moral qualities, dost entertain thy guests hospitably and dost help those who have been overtaken by misfortune. " This was the testimony of the woman who was his wife and was, therefore, familiar with the minutest details of his life. There could be no better or truer witness of his character. For, the real nature of a man can be judged only by experience, and nobody can have greater experience of the nature of a man than his own wife. . Muhammad was not, however, wholly comforted by what his wife had said, and she, therefore, suggested that he should go to her cousin, who was a Biblical scholar and should enquire from him the significance of this revelation. . Accordingly, he went to Warka bin Naufal, who was his wife's cousin, and told him of his experience. Warka replied "Be not troubled. . Thou hast received revelation from God in the same manner in which Moses used to receive it," and added, "I grieve over my old age, I wish