Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 835
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 835 my affairs is at all hidden from You. I am a destitute beggar and a needy person, seeking Your shelter. I am shaking and trembling and confess my sins at Your door. I beg like a helpless person. I supplicate like an abject sinner. I pray to You like a blind beggar who is terrified of stumbling, whose neck is bowing in obedience and his tears are flowing in Your presence. My body is prostrating in abject humility and my honour is in tatters. "O All a h, do not render me an unfortunate one by rejecting my prayers. Be kind and merciful to me. O the One, Who is the best Listener and the greatest Giver. (Accept my prayer)" 11 The high status bestowed on the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was to a large extent due to his humble nature. Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra and Hadrat ‘Abb a s ra both relate; " Hadrat Isr a f i l as (the angel who would sound the trumpet on the Day of Resurrection) addressed the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and said, God as a reward for your humility shown to Him, has given you the status of the leader of the whole mankind. You will be resurrected first and you will be the first intercessor and you would deliver whole world from Divine punishment. " 12 Rational thought fails to comprehend that a person of such high status is so humble that he addresses his family members and says; "O