Arabia…….. Before the year 610.A.D

• The birth of a daughter was considered to be harmful or shameful.

• The Arabs at the time, either killed their innocent daughters or buried them alive.

Arabia…….. Before the year 610.A.D

• “The Arabs had lived, generation after generation, century after century, without a government of any kind.”

• A Restatement of History of Islam and Muslims - page 9

•“Since there was no government, there was no law and no order.”

• A Restatement of History of Islam and Muslims - page 9

•“Drunkenness was a common vice of the Arabs. With drunkenness went their gambling. They were compulsive drinkers and compulsive gamblers.”

• A Restatement of History of Islam and Muslims - page 9

• “The most powerful class of the Arabs was made up by the capitalists and money-lenders. The rates of interest which they charged on loans were exorbitant, and were especially designed to make them richer and richer, and the borrowers poorer and poorer.”

• A Restatement of History of Islam and Muslims page 10

•BUT…….In 610 A.D.

The winds of change started blowing in the lands of Arabia

•brought by a man of GOD,

Muhamma

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What do the historians and famous men have to say

about Muhammad?

• "Head of the State as well as the Church, he was Caesar and Pope in one;

• but he was Pope without the Pope's pretensions, • and Caesar without the legions of Caesar, • without a standing army, • without a bodyguard,• without a police force,• without a fixed revenue. • If ever a man ruled by a right divine, it was Muhammad, for he had

all the powers without their supports. • He cared not for the dressings of power. The simplicity of his private

life was in keeping with his public life.“

• Reverend Bosworth Smith writes in his book'Muhammad and Muhammadanism,'London, 1874.

"I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which

appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to thechanging phase of existence which can make itself appeal toevery age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in myopinion far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called theSaviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were toassume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeedin solving its problems in a way that would bring it the muchneeded peace and happiness:

Sir George Bernard Shaw in 'The Genuine Islam,' Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936.

Sir Bernard Shaw also said about the prophet;

• He Mohammad (as) was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times to come  

• If the object of religion be the inculcation of morals, the diminution of evil, the promotion of human happiness, the expansion of the human intellect, if the performance of good works will avail in the great day when mankind shall be summoned to its final reckoning it is neither irreverent nor unreasonable to admit that Muhammad was indeed an Apostle of God.

• S. P. Scott -History of the Moorish Empire in Europe, p. 126.

• "The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man (Muhammad) are disgraceful to ourselves only." "A silent great soul, one of that who cannot but be earnest. He was to kindle the world, the world’s Maker had ordered so."

• Thomas Carlyle in 'Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History' 1840

• "It (Islam) replaced monkishness by manliness. It gives hope to the slave, brotherhood to mankind, and recognition of the fundamental facts of human nature."

• Canon Taylor, Paper read before the Church Congress at Walverhamton, Oct. 7, 1887; Quoted by Arnoud in THE PREACHING OF ISLAM, pp. 71-72.

• The Prophet used to eat on the ground, and sat like a slave. He repaired his torn shoe and patched his clothes with his own hands.

• Ali ibn Abi Talib-  sermon 159 Nahjul Balagha

• http://www.nahjulbalagha.org

• “I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These, and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every trouble.”

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi(1869-1948) Indian thinker, statesman, and nationalist leader.

•“The greatest success of Mohammad's life was effected by sheer moral force without the stroke of a sword.”

• Edward Gibbon(1737-1794) Considered the greatest British historian of his time.Quoted in the History Of The Saracen Empire, London, 1870

“It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I

put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read

them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher.”

Annie Besant (1847-1933) British theosophist and nationalist leader in India & President of the Indian National Congress in 1917.Quoted in the Life And Teachings Of Muhammad*, Madras, 1932, p. 4

American jurist Justice Pierre Craibites (Chief Judge International Court of Justice) rightfully observed when he wrote:

• "Muhammad, 1400 years ago assured the mothers, wives and daughters of Islam a rank and dignity not yet assured to women by any laws of the West.“

• In another article titled as “Things Muhammad did for Women”, printed in the Magazine “Asia” USA, Justice Pierre Crabites wrote:

• • “Mohammad was probably the greatest champion of women's

rights the world has ever seen. Islam conferred upon the Muslim wife property rights and judicial status exactly the same as that of her husband. She is free to dispose of and manage her financial assets as she pleases, without let or hindrance from her husband.”

• These historians cannot be all wrong!• It can therefore be concluded that

there is a systematic process to slander and defame the good name of a prophet of GOD!

The Prophet never lived a life of comfort. He lived in a small mud house and ate a simple meal.

He lived a simple life and encouraged his followers to do the same

• It is reported that one day, Prophet Muhammad was fasting and his servant, prepared milk for him. Since Pr. Muhammad was slightly late in returning home, his servant thought that the prophet might have already broken the fast with someone. He drank the milk he had prepared.

• When the Prophet returned, the servant discovered that he had not broken the fast yet. When the prophet was informed that the servant had already drank his milk, he made no remark and behaved as if he was not hungry. without any food, he still remained cheerful and still fasted the next day.

• As the Arabs before the time Islam came, believed the birth of a daughter to be harmful or were either afraid of poverty and destitution, they either killed their innocent daughters or buried them alive. In some cases even the existence of one daughter in a family was considered shameful.

But Prophet Muhammad changed all that when he revealed GOD’s commandments through the verses of

the Quran

• When the glad news of the birth of their daughter is announced to them, their faces turn gloomy and black with anger.

(Noble Qur'an , 16:58)

• "And do not kill your children for fear of poverty; We give them sustenance and yourselves (too); surely to kill them is a great wrong.“

• (Noble Qur'an 17:31)

• The Prophet forgave and showed patience towards the shortcomings of others. It is well-known that even those who mistreated the Prophet were visited by him during their illnesses or times of grief, including the woman who tormented the Prophet every day on his way to prayer. He said, "Forgiving is the best of all deeds. Pardoning is incumbent upon you, for verily pardoning [others] only increases the servant's honor, so pardon each others' faults, and God will grant you honor."

• (Kitab al-Kafi)

• When attending gatherings or entering a room, the Prophet did not seek out a specific place to sit and instead sat anywhere. The Prophet Muhammad held the status of prophecy and divine leadership, and yet his humility and modesty in dealing with the people and his way of life were so simple and gentle that when he was among the people and a newcomer wanted to speak to him, he would need to inquire and ask, "Which one of you is the Prophet?

• During journeys and trips, the Prophet would do work just like everyone else, including collecting firewood. He declared, "I do not like to be treated as if I were privileged, because God does not like any of His creatures to consider himself privileged or to be treated as if he were privileged over others."

• The Prophet respected everyone, regardless of their social class, profession, religion, or race. He was patient, loving, and peaceful with everyone he met, and through his great conduct Islam spread throughout Arabia. The Prophet stayed away from things that lacked value and listened attentively to the speech of others.

• The Holy Prophet said: "Anyone who is well off with regard to wealth and property but still remains stingy with his wife and children, is not amongst us". • (Mustadrak, vol. II, p. 643)

• We hope this small presentation will open your eyes and heart and urge you to investigate who the Prophet Muhammad really was and what true Islam really is!