The Seal of Prophets - His Personality and Character — Page 37
The Seal of Prophets 37 Chapter 8 The Prophet’s View on Racism Racism is another hotly debated question. Though many civilised nations would deny its undercurrents, my experience suggests that it is found in every people and in every part of the world. It is not just a question of white feeling a kind of superiority over the black, but also the black nurture a feeling of vindictive superiority over the white. It remains the most dangerous undercurrent of human thought and motivation. Under the explicit instructions of the Holy Prophet sa , I deliver to you this message of racial equality. All of us being the creation of God, belonging to the same ancestry, how can we permit ourselves to sink to the level where issues of human superiority over others take grip of us. When the time of his departure from this life was near, the Holy Prophet sa was given a choice by God to either return to Him or spend some more years in this earthly existence. His answer was: “Fir-Rafiqil-A ’ala: I prefer to return to my Exalted Lord. ” These were the last words he uttered before passing on to eternal life. This is the man called Muhammad sa. His reality has been long distorted by the unreal legends built by his adversaries. It is high time that the West and the whole world following it, stop believing blindfolded in the legends and return to the reality. The reality of Muhammad sa is far from being hate worthy. His reality is only to be loved and is always to be loved till the end of mankind.