The Message of Islam — Page 13
The Life of The Holy Prophet of Islam 13 certain degree of knowledge of the language and the principles of interpretation, cultivate purity of thought and action. The greater the purity of a person’s life, the deeper and wider will be his com- prehension of the meaning of the Quran. ( Surah al-Waaqi‘ah, 56:80) The Life of The Holy Prophet of Islam This comprehensive message was conveyed in verbal revelation to the Holy Prophet saw of Islam over a period of approximately twenty-two years (610–632), and every aspect of it was illustrated by the Holy Prophet saw in his own life. He has been described in the Holy Quran as an excellent exemplar. (see Surah al-Ahzaab, 33:22) Also, he was commanded to announce: ْنِا ْمُتْنُك َنْوُّبِحُت َهّٰللا ْيِنْوُعِبَّتاَف۠ ُمُكْبِبْحُي ُهّٰللا َو ْرِفْغَي ْمُكَل ْمُكَبْوُنُذ١ؕ َو ُهّٰللا ٌرْوُفَغ ٌمْيِحَّر … If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will then love you and forgive you your faults. Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful. ( Surah Aal-e-‘Imraan, 3:32) This necessitated that his life should be lived in the light of day and that a full account of it should become available. It was also necessary that his life should be multi-faceted, in the sense that he should be called upon to fill a diversity of roles, and that he should fill them to perfection. He was born in Makkah in AD 570 and lived through the first third of the seventh century. A full and detailed account of his life has come down to us and is open to study and research by seekers after truth. All this could not have