The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 329
X A Glance at the Makkan Life Whilst alluding to the early era of the Holy Prophet sa , in other words, his pre-prophetic life, our complaint of a paucity of narrations has not fully been dispelled even in the second era of the Holy Prophet sa. It is true that after his claim to divine appointment, such people existed for whom the life of the Holy Prophet sa was seen as a model, as well as those who carefully studied the gesticulations of the Holy Prophet sa and forever longed to remain in his company. However, as we have seen, the persecution of the Quraish prevented the Muslims from regrouping in Makkah, and never gave them enough time and opportunity to remain in the company of their master, and elaborately preserve the complete details of his life for future generations. With all this, a distinct difference can be seen in the circumstances of the pre-prophetic life and latter life, and God-willing, this difference shall become further distinct in the details of the life of Madīnah. For in Madīnah, the companions always found an opportunity to remain with the Holy Prophet sa and study his life. Compliments are owed to them for the detail and elaboration with which they relayed the biography of the Holy Prophet sa from that era. Perhaps thousands, nay, hundreds of thousands of prophets have passed in this world, but even a fraction of the detail and elaboration, in which the life of the Holy Prophet sa has been vouchsafed in history and Ḥadīth , cannot be found with regards to any other prophet. May God send thousands upon thousands of blessings upon the holy community of the companions of the Holy Prophet sa , the Tābi‘īn and Taba‘ Tābi‘īn , by whose merits, even today, after a period of 1350 years have passed since the demise of the Holy Prophet sa , a living and healthy illustration of his life is present before our eyes. Thus, at every step of our lives, we can benefit from the pure model of the Holy Prophet sa.