Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 57
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 57 rejected that also. They then requested that it should be allowed to stand for a month so that womenfolk and the simple minded people might not distance themselves from Islam, but the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa did not allow even that. He sent Hadrat Ab u Sufy a n ra and Hadrat Mugh i rah ra bin Shu‘bah to destroy the idol. 42 Everything the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said or did was always rooted in Tau hi d. He had a she-camel named ‘A d b a ’ which was so fast that no camel could leave it behind in a race. Once a Bedouin raced his camel with H u du r sa 's ‘A d b a ’ and won the race. The Companions were very much upset, but the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told them with amazing calmness that whenever God raises something in stature, He lowers it also, for God is the Highest. 43 There was a slightly raised piece of flesh on the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's back. Hadrat Ab u Rimthah ra relates that once his father asked the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa to show him that piece of flesh. He meant that, being a physician, he would be able to cure it. But true to his sensitivity for Tau hi d , the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "God is the only true Physician. You are a friend and companion. Only He Who created it, can cure it. " 44 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to say, "God says, Greatness is my garb, Eminence is my cover; I shall throw into fire anyone whoever tries to compete with me in