Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 609
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 609 God's favour. It was almost touching the saddle of his she-camel. He was performing a prostration of thanks and this sentence was on his tongue, ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻََ َﺶ َ اِﻻ َّ ْ َ ﺶَ اﻵ ﺧِﺮَة. "O All a h, the real life is the life Hereafter, the worldly victories do not hold any value. " 73 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's fortitude was amazing. The same selflessness manifested at the time of the biggest trial of his life, the Battle of A h z a b, he was repeating the same words ْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻََ َﺶ َ اِﻻ َّ ْ َ ﺶَ اﻵ ﺧِﺮَة "These sufferings are temporary; the real life is the life Hereafter. " Similarly at the time of his greatest victory he raised the same slogan which indicates perfect steadfastness. Holy is All a h, how sublime is the dignity of this man who is not shaken in faith by the times of extreme suffering or at the times of supreme success. To fully appreciate the truth of the above statement let us examine how this great conqueror celebrated his victory. Simplicity and Contentment It was noon and mealtime. While imagining the scenario of worldly conquering heroes, let us see how this victorious commander celebrates his victory. What feasts were prepared in his honour, how many animals were slaughtered for him and how