Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 943
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 943 570 A. D. . . . He lived a quiet life, liked and trusted by his fellow-citizens. Indeed, he was known as 'Al-Am i n' - the Trusty. The religion he preached, by its simplicity and directness and its flavour of democracy and equality, appealed to the masses in the neighbouring countries which had been ground down long enough by autocratic kings and equally autocratic and domineering priests. They were tired of the old order and were ripe for a change. Islam offered them this change, and it was a welcome change, for it bettered them in many ways and put an end to many old abuses. " 16 (14) The Italian Orientalist, Doctor Vaglieri (Professor of Arabic in Nepal University) wrote a book, 'An Interpretation of Islam' in 1925. An English version was rendered by the learned and well known Doctor Aldo Caselli and Urdu translation was done by Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Ma z har, an advocate in Faisalabad. The writer of this book paying tribute to the greatness of the Founder of Islam, writes: "In a wilderness far flung from the civilized and cultured word, lived an uncouth nation. A pure and crystal clear fountain sprang amongst these people. Its name is Islam. Islam arrived and wiped out bloodshed. It inspired the