Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 5
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 5 Chapter 2 A Glimpse of the Excellent Qualities of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa In this chapter, I wish to present a sketch of the pious character and lofty morals of our lord and master the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , which the Holy Qur’ a n testifies: َّ وَاِﻧ ک ٰ ٍﻟَﻌَ ﺧُﻠُﻖ ِ ْ ﻋَﻈ ٍ ﻴ ﻢ (68:5) "And thou dost surely possess high moral excellences. " No one could have painted a better picture of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's character than this heavenly testimony. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's wife Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra testifies that his every deed was aimed at attaining the pleasure of God, and he stayed away from anything that was likely to incur His displeasure. 1 Yaz i d bin B a bn u s relates that we once asked Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra to inform us about the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's character and his morals. She said, "His morals were the Qur’ a n". She then said, "If you know S u rah Al-Mu’min u n by heart, please recite it for me. " He recited the first ten verses of the S u rah which begin with: ْ ﻗَﺪ َ اَﻓْﻠَﺢ ْ ٴ َ املُْﻮ ﻣِﻨُﻮْن (23:2) "Surely, success does come to the believers, who are humble in their