Muhammad The Great Exemplar — Page 49
اَعُوْذُ بِہللِ مَِ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِیْمِ ِ نَْمَدُہٗ وَنُصَلِّْ عَٰ رَسُوْلِہِ الْکَرِیْم ِ بِسْمِ ہللاِ الرَّحْٰنِ الرَّحِیْم 20 ُِ ھُوَ النَّاص دا ےک لضف اور رمح ےک اسھت خ � The Holy Prophet sa in the Sight of an Enemy Sir William Muir K. C. S. I. —a civilian resident of UP (Uttar Pradesh) who eventually rose through official ranks to become the Lieutenant Governor of the province—authored a biography of the Holy Prophet sa , which if not the finest, is still considered one of the best works on the subject by a western scholar. The writer was a strident opponent of both Islam and its founder. However, his relations with Muslims and the eminence of his government post, precluded him from unleashing the full fury of his pen against the religion. Still his prejudice often seeps into his writings. The foul and poisonous tone with which he speaks against the Holy Prophet sa is hardly a cause for surprise; a vessel can only pour out that which it contains. Instead, what 20 I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the accursed. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. We praise Allah, the Exalted, the Greatest, and we invoke His blessings on His Holy Messenger sa. By the grace and mercy of God Almighty — He alone is the Helper. [Publishers]