Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 39
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 39 person. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied that whenever he approached the idol, a tall and fair man would shout: "O Mu h ammad, stand back! Do not touch the idol!" After this incident, his aunts stopped insisting, and thus God saved him from idolatrous customs. 1 Once, while travelling to Syria with his uncle Ab u Ta lib, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa met a Christian monk named Bu h airah. In reply to one of his questions, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said: "Do not ask me about the idols L a t and ‘Uzz a. By God I do not hate anything more than I hate them. " 2 Once when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa had gone to Syria to sell Hadrat Khad i jah ra 's goods, someone asked him to swear in the name of L a t and ‘Uzz a. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said: "I have never sworn by these idols and I do not pay any heed to them. " 3 Love for God's Worship Thus, right from his childhood the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's heart was full of love for his Creator and Master. Worship and remembrance of All a h was his favourite pastime. He preferred solitude. He started having true and spiritual dreams right from his youth. 4 For a whole month each year, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would sit in meditation [ I‘tik a f ] in a cave called H ir a. There he could