Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 277
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 277 Chapter 15 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Compassion and Kindness The Holy Qur’ a n has conjured up the picture of the high moral values of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in the words, َ ﻟَﻘَﺪْﺟَﺂ ُ ء ْ ک ٌﻢ ْرَﺳُﻮل َﻣِّﻦ ْ ا ْ ﻧ ْﻔُﺴِﻜُﻢ ٌ ﻋَﺰِﻳ ِﺰ َْﻠَﻴْﻪ ْﻣَﺎﻋuَِﺘُّﻢ ٌ ﺣَﺮِﻳ ْﺺ ََْﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢ ْﺑِﺎملُْﺆْﻣِﻨِني ٌ رَءُو ْف ٌ رَّﺣِﻴ ﻢ. (9:128) 'surely, a Messenger has come unto you from among yourselves; grievous to him is it that you should fall into trouble, he is ardently desirous of your welfare, and to the believers he is compassionate and merciful'. In this verse the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa has been declared the manifestation of God's attributes of Compassionate and Merciful. This means that he was extremely loving and kind. He had deep love and affection for God's creatures and this is what he taught his followers. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa himself was the best example of love and kindness. His dislikes and aversions were only for the sake of God (for the people who acted against God's commandments). God had commanded him, "And drive not away those who call their Lord morning and evening seeking His countenance. (6:53)