Muhammad the kindred to Humanity — Page 11
11 with him. one on his right and the other on his left, and the beasts seemed ready to run at me. ". It may be that it was a miracle. But whether it was so or not, all of us know that truth has its own terror. Abu. Jahl was simply overpowered by truth. The point however is that in order to restore to a poor man his due, the Holy. Prophet did not hesitate to put his own life in dinger. He thus demonstrated what moral courage, even without power and means, man can show. . The Prophet's Trustworthiness. When he married Khadija he was absolutely without means. Some have reported, that his father left to hịm five goats and one or two camels. Others have said that he inherited nothing at all from him. In any case, even if he had some property left him it was as good as nothing at all. But born in want, he never seemed really to want any thing. His satisfaction with whatever he had was complete though situated as he was, he might easily have desired the things he did not have. He was called Al-Amin i. e. s the Trusted One. The title Al-Amin would be given only to him whɔ demonstrates his trustworthiness in and through all kinds of ordeals. If a man has a million dollars it is no great virtue on his part if he can be trusted with a thousand. The Holy Prophet was at grips with terrible poverty and lack of means, yet he was trusted with the safe custody of both life and property, and he proved through his conduct that he was contented with what he had and unmindful of what he did not have. . Indeed but for this, he would never have been honourned by his people with the distinguished title of Al-Amin. And later when he had all the wealth he could desire he continued to live a poor man as before. On one occasion he was distributing money between the poor. In the course of it, he dropped a dinar and forgot to pick it up. He went to lead prayers in the mosque. As soon as he had finished he got up all at once, and forcing his way across rows of worshippers went straight home. On his return the