Allah's
Messenger (PBUH) is the practical image of Islam. There is no way that
one can get to know Islam without knowing Allah's Messenger (PBUH); his
guidance, work, instructions and prohibitions.
Allah's
Messenger (PBUH) made peace and war, settled and traveled, sold and
bought, took and gave. He never lived alone, neither did he travel
alone.
Muslims
had weakened only because they failed to follow his pattern and
guidance for the Almighty Allah said" Indeed in the Messenger of Allah
you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting
with) Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much."
Some
Muslims went to the extent that they only read his biography (PBUH)
during celebrations and forums without following his guidance. Some
others read it either for obtaining blessings or for getting familiar
with its events; wars, days…..etc.
This
happens due to one of two reasons: first: their ignorance of the
principal of following his pattern & guidance (PBUH) and not
knowing that this is a necessity for achieving his love.
Second:
their failure in perceiving the positions of guidance in his biography
due to a weakness in their sense of conclusion or due to their lack of
knowledge and readings.
Here lies the importance of deriving the lessons and benefits from his biography (PBUH).
The
biography of the Prophet (PBUH) is not meant to be taught for the
pleasure of reading nor for the knowledge of a certain historic period
and not for the love of studying the biographies of the grand and
heroes. Such kind of superficial study is performed by none Muslims. A
Muslim should have various aims from studying his biography, among
which are;
First:
Allah's Messenger (PBUH) is the one to be followed for he is the
example for all Muslims. He is the legislator whom we are instructed to
follow, for Allah says" Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have a
good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allah
and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much." (Al-Ahzab:21). Allah (the
Almighty) says" If you obey him, you shall be on the right guidance"
(Al-Noor:54). Allah also says" He who obeys the Messenger, has indeed
obeyed Allah" (Al-Nissa:80). And Allah also says" Say if you really love Allah then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins" (Al-Imran:31).
He
is the practical image and incarnation of Islam without whom we can not
possibly know how to obey the Almighty Allah or worship Him.
From
his biography the scholars derive the techniques of the Call and its
phases. They also get to know the tremendous effort exerted by Allah's
Messenger (PBUH) for the sake of raising the word of Allah and how he
reacted in facing the hardships and obstacles that faced him.
Ibn
Katheer said " a special care and attention must be paid to such type
of study (the biography of Allah's Messenger (PBUH)) as it was narrated
by Omar Al-Wakedi that Abdullah ibn omar ibn ali said that his father
heard Ali ibn Al-Hussain saying: "we used to know the conquests of
Allah's Messenger (PBUH) as we know the verses of the holy Quran".
Al-wakedi
said, I heard Mohamed ibn Abdullah saying that he heard his uncle
Al-Zuhri saying "in the science of conquests, lies both the science of
life and that of the hereafter."
Ismail
ibn Mohammed ibn Saad ibn abi Wakkas said " my father used to teach us
the conquests of Allah's Messenger (PBUH) and repeated them to us
saying: "these are the glorious deeds of your fathers so waste them
not".
History
had witnessed many kings, leaders, poets and philosophers but none of
them had left behind such a biography and such pattern to be followed
as it is with the Prophet's. History had wiped off all their credit and
the only thing left is some of their names.
Biographies
of many grand people had turned out to be mere jokes throughout
history. Where is Namroud who said to Ibrahim (PBUH) "I give life and
cause death" ?
Where
is Pharaoh who said "I am your lord, most high." (Al-nazia'at:24), and
what was his destiny" he who also said " I know not that you have an ilâh (a god) other than me." (AL-Qassas:38).
Those
grand people of their ages are now being mocked by everyone; the young
and the old, the knowledgeable and the ignorant, for if they had
succeeded in deceiving their people at their time, their deception has
been revealed and they became a mockery throughout time.
The
biography of Allah's Messenger (PBUH) had provided the means for
getting the people out of the darkness of polytheism and the corruption
of worship to the light of monotheism and belief in Allah (the
Almighty) who said " O Prophet ! Verily, We have sent you as witness,
and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner And as one who invites to
Allah by His Leave, and as a lamp spreading light." (Al-Ahzab:45-46).
Second:
we study Allah's Messenger (PBUH) biography so that our belief in his
honesty may increase. Knowledge of his miracles and the signs of his
prophecy are sure means to increase faith and trust in his honesty
(PBUH). The study of his glorious biography and his great attitudes
only prove his perfection, loftiness and honesty.
Third:
we study his biography in order to have his love deeply entrenched in
our hearts, for what his biography holds as regards his virtuous
manners, his generous treatment, his great concern for guiding people
to the right path and their welfare, his sacrifice with self and money
for the sake of getting people out of the darkness and into the light
and from distress to happiness and his great concern in warding off any
hardships that may befall his nation
Messenger (PBUH) is the practical image of Islam. There is no way that
one can get to know Islam without knowing Allah's Messenger (PBUH); his
guidance, work, instructions and prohibitions.
Allah's
Messenger (PBUH) made peace and war, settled and traveled, sold and
bought, took and gave. He never lived alone, neither did he travel
alone.
Muslims
had weakened only because they failed to follow his pattern and
guidance for the Almighty Allah said" Indeed in the Messenger of Allah
you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting
with) Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much."
Some
Muslims went to the extent that they only read his biography (PBUH)
during celebrations and forums without following his guidance. Some
others read it either for obtaining blessings or for getting familiar
with its events; wars, days…..etc.
This
happens due to one of two reasons: first: their ignorance of the
principal of following his pattern & guidance (PBUH) and not
knowing that this is a necessity for achieving his love.
Second:
their failure in perceiving the positions of guidance in his biography
due to a weakness in their sense of conclusion or due to their lack of
knowledge and readings.
Here lies the importance of deriving the lessons and benefits from his biography (PBUH).
The
biography of the Prophet (PBUH) is not meant to be taught for the
pleasure of reading nor for the knowledge of a certain historic period
and not for the love of studying the biographies of the grand and
heroes. Such kind of superficial study is performed by none Muslims. A
Muslim should have various aims from studying his biography, among
which are;
First:
Allah's Messenger (PBUH) is the one to be followed for he is the
example for all Muslims. He is the legislator whom we are instructed to
follow, for Allah says" Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have a
good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allah
and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much." (Al-Ahzab:21). Allah (the
Almighty) says" If you obey him, you shall be on the right guidance"
(Al-Noor:54). Allah also says" He who obeys the Messenger, has indeed
obeyed Allah" (Al-Nissa:80). And Allah also says" Say if you really love Allah then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins" (Al-Imran:31).
He
is the practical image and incarnation of Islam without whom we can not
possibly know how to obey the Almighty Allah or worship Him.
From
his biography the scholars derive the techniques of the Call and its
phases. They also get to know the tremendous effort exerted by Allah's
Messenger (PBUH) for the sake of raising the word of Allah and how he
reacted in facing the hardships and obstacles that faced him.
- From his biography, teachers can derive the methods & techniques of education.
- From his biography, rulers can derive systems and methodology of leadership.
- From his biography, the ascetics can derive the meaning and essence beyond being an ascetic.
- From his biography, traders can derive the aims, systems and methods of trading.
- From
it, those who are suffering can learn the highest degrees of patience
and persistence, thus their determination can grow stronger and their
trust in Allah increases knowing that the result will be finally in
their favor. - From
it, the scholars derive knowledge which enables them to better
understand the Book of Allah (Al-Quran) and the various sciences of
Islam, among which are the abrogating and abrogated verses, the reasons
behind the revelation of verses and many other knowledge. - From it, the whole nation derives the morals, manners and merits.
Ibn
Katheer said " a special care and attention must be paid to such type
of study (the biography of Allah's Messenger (PBUH)) as it was narrated
by Omar Al-Wakedi that Abdullah ibn omar ibn ali said that his father
heard Ali ibn Al-Hussain saying: "we used to know the conquests of
Allah's Messenger (PBUH) as we know the verses of the holy Quran".
Al-wakedi
said, I heard Mohamed ibn Abdullah saying that he heard his uncle
Al-Zuhri saying "in the science of conquests, lies both the science of
life and that of the hereafter."
Ismail
ibn Mohammed ibn Saad ibn abi Wakkas said " my father used to teach us
the conquests of Allah's Messenger (PBUH) and repeated them to us
saying: "these are the glorious deeds of your fathers so waste them
not".
History
had witnessed many kings, leaders, poets and philosophers but none of
them had left behind such a biography and such pattern to be followed
as it is with the Prophet's. History had wiped off all their credit and
the only thing left is some of their names.
Biographies
of many grand people had turned out to be mere jokes throughout
history. Where is Namroud who said to Ibrahim (PBUH) "I give life and
cause death" ?
Where
is Pharaoh who said "I am your lord, most high." (Al-nazia'at:24), and
what was his destiny" he who also said " I know not that you have an ilâh (a god) other than me." (AL-Qassas:38).
Those
grand people of their ages are now being mocked by everyone; the young
and the old, the knowledgeable and the ignorant, for if they had
succeeded in deceiving their people at their time, their deception has
been revealed and they became a mockery throughout time.
The
biography of Allah's Messenger (PBUH) had provided the means for
getting the people out of the darkness of polytheism and the corruption
of worship to the light of monotheism and belief in Allah (the
Almighty) who said " O Prophet ! Verily, We have sent you as witness,
and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner And as one who invites to
Allah by His Leave, and as a lamp spreading light." (Al-Ahzab:45-46).
Second:
we study Allah's Messenger (PBUH) biography so that our belief in his
honesty may increase. Knowledge of his miracles and the signs of his
prophecy are sure means to increase faith and trust in his honesty
(PBUH). The study of his glorious biography and his great attitudes
only prove his perfection, loftiness and honesty.
Third:
we study his biography in order to have his love deeply entrenched in
our hearts, for what his biography holds as regards his virtuous
manners, his generous treatment, his great concern for guiding people
to the right path and their welfare, his sacrifice with self and money
for the sake of getting people out of the darkness and into the light
and from distress to happiness and his great concern in warding off any
hardships that may befall his nation
