Muhammad the kindred to Humanity — Page 1
"In the name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful". MUHAMMAD. The Kindred of Humanity. The Holy Quran says : "Certainly an Apostle has come to you from among yourselves grievous to him is your distress; exceedingly solicitous is he for you, and to the believers, compassionate merciful. " (IX, 128). It is a short verse but even so, it embodies five great qualities of the Holy Prophet. In the first place, God speaks of him as an Apostle. In the second place, as an Apostle who has been raised from amongst ourselves. In the third place, as one for whom it is hard to bear the pain of others. . In the fourth place, as one who is supremely anxious for the welfare of human beings. And in the fifth place, as one who is compassionate and merciful to those who accept his teachings. . Muhammad-An Apostle. The first great quality of the Holy Prophet then, is that he is an Apostle. The Arabic word Rasul means one who has been sent. This one word Rasul points an aspect of the life of the Prophet which ordinarily remains hidden from many observers. It is a disregard of this aspect which has led many. European writers to make unfounded attacks on his life. What aspect is this? It is that as a Rasul, as one who was sent, the Prophet himself had no ambition for greatness or for rising above others, and becoming their leader. He never aspired to other people's admiration. On the other hand he took care to remain in the background, so that worldly great-