Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 695
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 695 proper to ask for worldly things with reference to this attribute of God. " Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra was upset. She performed ablution and spread the prayer mat. She started to pray loudly, so that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa could hear it. She prayed, "O Lord, I beseech You with Your holy names and magnificent attributes, the ones I know and also the ones that I do not know. Forgive the sins of this humble servant of Yours. " The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was sitting nearby and was smiling. He said, "O ‘ A ’ishah ra , surely that attribute of God is included in the names, which you have enumerated. " 53 Establishment of Unity of God Even during his last illness, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa established the importance of unity of God in the hearts of his wives. During these days, one of the wives mentioned a church in Abyssinia called M a riah (after Mary, mother of Jesus Christ). Inspite of his painful condition, he guided the attention of his wife towards the unity of God and said, "Woe to these Jews and Christians who made the graves of their Prophets, the places of prostration. " 54 In these words, while knowing his imminent death, he gave his wives a message to adhere to the unity of God and not to make his grave a place for setting up equals to God.