Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 853
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 853 and vanity. In this age of ignorance, the entire set of mannerism to show one's status among the Arab people was based on pride and arrogance. They waged wars for gaining fame and glory, showed hospitality to achieve fame, gave to charity for showing off and would not even refrain from losing their lives for the false concept of dignity. The personal pride and family honour became the root cause of wars which continued for years. This was the age, when our Holy Prophet Muhammad sa set forth the practical example of humility to the society. He was the chief of the Prophets sa but quite often we see him praising the other Prophets. He said, َ حنَْﻦ ُ اَﺣَﻖ ُّ ﺑِﺎﻟﺸَّک ِ ﻣِﻦ ْ اِﺑْﺮَاﻫِﻴْﻢ. The sign of bringing the dead to life, which Hadrat Ibr a h i m as asked from God, if it was a doubt, then I am more liable to this doubt. " 59 Once somebody called him ِ ﻳَﺎﺧَريَْاﻟْربَِﻳَّﺔ meaning, the best of the created beings, H u du r sa replied, "This was the person of Ibr a h i m. " 60 At times he would mention Hadrat Lot as and say, "May All a h have mercy on Lot as , what difficulties and extreme situations he had to contend with, for which he sought All a h Almighty's protection. It is mentioned in the Holy Qur’ a n, ٍ اَوْآوِی ْ اِىل ٰ رُکْﻦ ٍ ﺷَﺪِﻳْﺪ that "He will search for a strong protection. " 61 Sometimes he would mention Hadrat Yusuf as and say, "If I was in the situation which