Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 834
CHAPTER 35 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 'sAmazing Humility 834 "Every Prophet was commissioned to a particular people and I have been sent to the whole of the mankind. " "I have been given the right to intercede, which was not given to any other Prophet before me. " "I have been made 'Kh a tamun Nabiyy i n' (the Seal of the Prophets). " 8 Even at the expression of this highest status, there was no shadow of arrogance or pride. Addressing the whole mankind, he presented the basis of this just pride, َ َ اَﻧَﺎ ﺳَﻴّﺪ ُ وُﻟْﺪِآدَم َ وَﻻ ﻓَﺨْﺮ "I am the chief of all mankind but do not entertain any pride in this respect. " 9 He added that he had to say this in obedience to the commandment of God Almighty. This was the essence of his humility and self denial. The pure heart of our Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was the fountain head of perfect teachings. With Divine knowledge and his own experience, he declared, ُّٰ ﻣَﺎﺗَﻮَاﺿَﻊ َ اَﺣَﺪHٌ ِِّٰ اﻻَّرَﻓَﻌ َ ُ اH ‘When a man adopts humility for the sake of God Almighty, then God surely raises him to a high status’. 10 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's humility and great modesty can be assessed to some extent from the humble prayer in ‘Araf a t at the occasion of the last pilgrimage. He supplicated, "O All a h, You listen to my supplication and You know my condition. You are well aware of my hidden thoughts and visible actions. None of