The Seal of Prophets - His Personality and Character — Page 9
The Seal of Prophets 9 his life among his brothers, followers and enemies as a true man. In this regard I have chosen a few facets of his real life and will share them with you, for you to judge how close to humans yet how vastly different he was. Why I said that being Abd was more important is because I believe that the prophecies of a Prophet are always being disputed by the enemy. At one end the Prophet is close to His God and at the other he is close to humanity. The humans cannot directly judge the authenticity of his claim of being from God, but they most certainly can judge him as a human. If as a man he is true, it is impossible for him to be a false prophet. Again I quote Bosworth Smith, who in turn quotes Sir William Muir, in the following words: “Mohammed was of middle height and of a strongly built frame; his head was large, and across his ample forehead, and above finely arching eyebrows, ran a strongly marked vein, which, when he was angry, would turn black and throb visibly. His eyes were coal black and piercing in their brightness; his hair curled slightly; and a long beard, which, like other Orientals, he would stroke when in deep thought, added to the general impressiveness of his appearance. His step was quick and firm ‘like that of one descending a hill’. ” (Page 83) Bosworth Smith in the 1874 edition of his book Mohammed and Mohammedanism, writes about his character in the following words: