Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 67
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 67 month according to the custom of the Arabs, following the tradition of the religion of Ibr a h i m as. When he was of forty years of age, during his I‘tik a f , in the month of Rama da n the first revelation was revealed to him. 2 After the initial revelation, Gabriel showed the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa how to perform ablution, taught him the manner of S al a t and led him in prayer. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa instructed Hadrat Khad i jah ra the manner of performing ablution and taught her S al a t in the manner Gabriel had taught him. 3 Right at the beginning, Gabriel taught the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa the manner in which S al a t should be offered and by leading the S al a t he showed the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa the method and times of the five daily prayers. 4 The assignment of Prophethood added to his obligations of worship even more. He was instructed َ ْ ﻓَﺎِذَاﻓَﺮَﻏْﺖ ﻓَﺎﻧْﺼَﺐ ٰ. ْوَاِىل رَﺑِّک َ ﻓَﺎرْﻏَﺐ. . (94:8-9) Meaning "So when thou art free, strive hard. And to thy Lord do you turn seeking Him eagerly. " Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates that in the beginning, S al a t was of only two Rak‘ a ts ; after migration to Mad i nah four Rak‘ a ts were prescribed. 5 From day one of the commandment of S al a t the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa discharged this obligation, mentioned in the