Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page x
ix as a soldier, as a general, he was the perfect man. The third important quality of the book, is that great care has been taken in recording the authenticity of the references. In Qur’ a nic references, which are incorporated in the text, 'Bismill a h' has been counted as the first verse of the S u rah. Effort has been made so that every narration carries a reference. For the convenience of the readers a short reference is given in the text and a number has been provided for the detailed reference at the end of the chapter. Except that some of the events which have had to be narrated the second time, or a reference, which is still being researched. For the learned researchers the list of detailed references is given at the end of every chapter. The fact is that in order to produce a standard and thorough literary work alone, is not possible. So it is important to thank all the helpers. Foremost are the helpers who helped to find the materials from important books of H ad i th and about the character to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. The helpers who found important references from the original books, the people who took dictation, the people who wrote the rough manuscript, composers, proof readers and everyone who gave their valuable advice, all deserve thanks. Some of them are