Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 833
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 833 Khad i jah ra meant that this revelation was not a trial but a reward from God Almighty. 7 ‘All a mah Qa di ‘Ay ad , in his famous book 'Kit a bush Sh i f a ' writes about the character of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , "His humility was of the highest degree and his arrogance the least. " Some scholars have criticized this statement on the basis that there was no shadow of arrogance at all in the character of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. This is true in a way but the statement made by ‘All a mah Qa di ‘Ay ad is also understandable in the context that whenever the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did express his high status, it was under the commandment of God. He never liked expressing his own piety or his capabilities. Quite often he would refer to such matters in the narration of third person and the object was always to persuade people to do good deeds. The reality is that true greatness belongs to the One and Only God. Those people who are the recipients of the shade of His Greatness are at times commanded to express their own status. They have to express this God given status to furnish conclusive proofs to the world. This was not against real humility. In fact to show humility at the appropriate time is the genuine moral value. So our master and guide, under the commandment of God had to announce his higher status amongst the Prophets. This is what he said,