Pmmankind

Muhammad (peace be upon him)
Mercy to Mankind
A presentation
for brothers and sisters of other faiths!
Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem
www.understandquran.c
Outline
 Introduction
 Why do we need prophets?
 What is special about Prophet Muhammad
pbuh?
 His living style!
 His Nature & Behavior
 Message of Muhammad pbuh
 Three Main Elements of Islam
 His Message
Introduction
Who is he ?
Almost 1.2 Billion bear witness he is the

Messenger of God
*1,126,325,000
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
MUHAMMAD is the most

successful of all Prophets and
religious personalities.“ (11th
Edition under Koran)
“.... A mass of detail in the early
sources show that he was an
honest and upright man who
had gained the respect and
loyalty of others who were like-
wise honest and upright men."
(Vol. 12)
MICHAEL H. HART,
ranked him 1st in the list of the
Most Influential Persons in
: History
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's
most influential persons may surprise some readers and
may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in
history who was supremely successful on both the religious
and secular levels.”*
*
THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York, 1978, p. 33)
LAMAR TINE,
The renowned historian, speaking on the essentials of
human greatness wonders:
If
•greatness of purpose,
•smallness of means and
•astounding results
are the three criteria of human genius, who
could dare to compare any great man in
modern history than MUHAMMAD?
!!!His Life in Brief
 Born in Makkah
 Married Khadijah (R) a widow of 40 years at
the age of 25. Stayed with her till her death
 Made Prophet at 40 years; Spread the
message
 Opposition by Makkans (egos; positions;
vested interests; establishments)
 Migrated to Madinah at 53 (after 13 years);
His followers migrated too.
!!!His Life in Brief
 Established Islamic State in Madinah; Taught
Muslims how to live (in all aspects of life:
Spiritual, moral, social, political, … all
aspects of life… in all types of situations).
 Attacked continuously by surrounding
enemies including those from Makkah. He
and his companions survived all those
attacks.
 Became victorious within 10 years!
 Whole Arabia became Muslim
…He did it
 He 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
 He 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
His Mission Impossible
Started preaching Islam (submission to One God) at

the age of 40;
And departed from this world at the age of 63
During this short period of 23 years as a Prophet, he

changed the complete Arabian peninsula
 From paganism and idolatry to SUBMISSION to the One

True God,
 From tribal quarrels and wars to national solidarity and

cohesion,
 From drunkenness and debauchery to sobriety and

piety,
 From lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined living,
 From utter bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral

Human history has never known such a
complete transformation of a society or a place
before or since
IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST

OVER TWO DECADES.
Yes, this was done by Prophet MUHAMMAD

(pbuh)
Why do we need
?Prophets
WHY PROPHETS ??
– Sources of human knowledge - limited

– Normal realities can be understood by
observation
– Higher level realities - deductive
reasoning + scientific investigation.
– Ultimate realities (esp. why?)
– Science + Philosophy can only speculate
WHY PROPHETS ??
– No other source except divine guidance

conveyed thru prophets.
– God did not leave us without guidance.
From first man till the last.
Mission of a Prophet
To lay down:
– Framework of belief
– Mode of worship
– Moral code
– Rules of culture and civilization
In fact to prescribe whole system of thought
and action (Al-Deen), which includes all
aspects of life.
– Read the book to people

– Purify them (belief and actions)
– Teach the book and Wisdom
– Be a practical model
– Train the individuals and society to
establish Islamic system of life (Kingdom
of God on earth)
– Not all the prophets succeeded because

of the prejudice and intolerance of people.
Muhammad (pbuh) did succeed in
establishing the kingdom of God.
Prophethood
– God conveyed his message to man thru

Muhammad (pbuh) in two forms
 Quran - The Book
 Sunnah - Sayings, practices, and approvals of
the prophet. (PRACTICAL DEMO)
– Belief in Prophethood brings the life into

real worship and obedience, otherwise,
the belief remains just the theory.
Requirements (of
Belief in Prophethood)
– Believe in him (as required)

– Obey him in all spheres of life
– His Sunnah is the explanation of Quran,
nobody can contradict his explanation.
– No independent decision in a matter
prescribed by the prophet
Position of a Prophet
– Servant of God
– Makes people to obey God and worship
Him and not himself, by conveying, No
Force !!
– Just a human being. No share in divinity (4
areas mentioned above, entity, attributes,
rights, and powers)
– Not a superhuman. So, Islam has saved its
followers from any exaggeration in this
What is special about
Prophet Muhammad
?pbuh
What Distinguishes
Muhammad (pbuh) from
Others ??
– He was the Last Prophet
– Revived the faith conveyed by all
prophets
– Pure message retransmitted thru him
– No messenger after him
– Book is preserved
– Sunnah (practice, sayings, approvals) is
recorded in details (No better compilation
Why follow Muhammad
(pbuh)
For instruction, we turn to Muhammad
(pbuh), not because of prejudice, but
because
– Last Prophet → latest guidance
– Word of God → in pure divine, living
language
– Historical record of his Sunnah is
preserved
Muhammad's (pbuh)
Mission was Universal
– Quran confirms it
– Logical consequence of finality
– Complete code → supports finality
– No man in the last 1400 yrs like him
MUHAMMAD is the most

successful of all Prophets and
religious personalities.“ (11th
Edition under Koran)
MICHAEL H. HART,
ranked him 1st in the list of the
Most Influential Persons in
: History
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's
most influential persons may surprise some readers and
may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in
history who was supremely successful on both the religious
and secular levels.”*
*
THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York, 1978, p. 33)
!His Living Style
His Appearance
 Muhammad (pbuh) was of a height a little

above the average.
 He was fair of complexion and altogether

very handsome.
His Appearance
 He did not speak unnecessarily and what he
said was always to the point and without
any padding.
 At times he would make his meaning clear
by slowly repeating what he had said.
 His laugh was mostly a smile.
 He kept his feelings under firm control.
His Dress
 His dress generally consisted of a shirt,
tamad (trousers), a sheet thrown round the
shoulders and a turban.
 His blanket had several patches (Tirmidhi).
 He had very few spare clothes, but he kept
them spotlessly clean (Bukhari).
His Dress
Once he enquired of a person in dirty
clothes whether he had any income.
Upon getting a reply in the affirmative,
he observed, "When Allah has blessed
you with His bounty, your appearance
should reflect it." [Abu Dawood]
His House &
!!!Belongings
His house was but a hut with walls of unbaked
clay and a thatched roof of palm leaves
covered by camel skin. It contained
– a rope cot,
– a pillow stuffed with palm leaves ,
– the skin of some animal spread on the
floor and a water
– bag of leather
– and some weapons.
His House &
!!!Belongings
These were all his earthly belongings,
besides
a camel,
a horse, and
an ass and
some land which he had acquired in the
later part of his life (Bukhari, Muslim,
Abu Dawood).
…Looking at these
 See what people of other faiths, like
Mahatma Gandhi said….
MAHATMA GANDHI, says
..’in ’Young India
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's

undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of
mankind.. I became more than convinced that it was
not the sword that won a place for Islam in those
days in the scheme of life.”
MAHATMA GANDHI, says
..’in ’Young India
"It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement

of the Prophet the scrupulous regard for pledges, his
intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God
and in his own mission….”
…His bed
Sometimes he slept on his cot, sometimes on
a skin or ordinary mattress, and sometimes
on the ground.
To his disciples (who wanted to offer him a

soft bed)
"What have I to do with worldly things. My

connection with the world is like that of a
traveller resting for a while underneath the
shade of a tree and then moving on."
…His meals
His wife A'isha (ra) says that there was hardly
a day in his life when he had two square
meals. [Sahih Muslim]
This was so inspite of him being the most
beloved ruler of the Islamic State of all
times.
!For his family
He had declared unlawful for himself and his

family anything given by the people by way
of Zakat (obligatory donation of 2.5% of
savings) or sadaqa (charity).
…Looking at these
 See what people of other faiths, like Rev
Smith said….
REV. REGINALD
,BOSWORTH SMITH
"He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he

was Pope without Pope's pretensions,
Caesar without the legions of Caesar:
without a standing army, without a
bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed
revenue;
REV. REGINALD
,BOSWORTH SMITH
If ever any man had the right to say that he

ruled by the right divine, it was Mohammed,
for he had all the power without its
instruments and without its supports."
He was Extremely
!humble
Though virtual king of Arabia and an apostle
of Allah, he never assumed an air of
superiority.
He used to invite people be they slaves,

servants or the poorest believers, to partake
with him of his scanty meals. [Tirmidhi]
He did not like people to get up for him and

used to say, "Let him who likes people to
stand up in his honour, he should seek a
place in hell." [Abu Dawud]
!At home
His wife A'isha (ra) said, "He always joined in

household work and would at times mend
his clothes, repair his shoes and sweep the
floor. He would milk, tether, and feed his
animals and do the household shopping."
[Qazi Iyaz: Shifa; Sahih Bukhari]
Spend his time in…
According to the demands on him, he
distributed his time for:
 offering worship to Allah
 public affairs, and
 personal matters.
Continuously
Remembering God…
All his activities were full of supplications and
prayers.
His Love, Devotion, Dedication is transparent
through all these supplcns. (not just 5
prayers).
A full 300 page-books is there just on the
prayers he used to recite.
…His Supplications
MIRACULOUS ASPECT of his life. He
 Established / Corrected the relationship
with God, and
 Maintained it; continuously revived it.
Millions of Muslims throughout centuries have
been reciting these supplications
everyday.
Of course, they want to follow him in all
aspects (name, dress, beard, living
style…).
…Supplications
 And don’t forget that he was

not just a spiritual guide… He
was a leader in all aspects of
life. Look what others say…
LAMARTINE,
Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator,

warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of
rational dogmas, of a cult without
images, the founder of twenty terrestrial
empires and of one spiritual empire, that
is MUHAMMAD.
LAMARTINE,
The most famous men created arms,

laws and empires only. They founded, if
anything at all, no more than material
powers which often crumbled away
before their eyes.
LAMARTINE,
This man moved not only armies,

legislation, empires, peoples and
dynasties, but millions of men in one-
third of the then inhabited world; and
more than that, he moved the altars, the
gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs
and souls....
LAMARTINE,
As regards all the standards by which

Human Greatness may be measured, we
may well ask,
IS THERE ANY MAN GREATER THAN
HE ?"
(ALPHONSE DE LAMAR TINE, HISTOIRE DE LA TURQUIE, PARIS,
1854, VOL. II, PP 276-277)
His Nature &
Behavior
His Nature
By nature he was gentle and kind-hearted,
always inclined to be gracious and to
overlook the faults of others.
Politeness and courtesy,
compassion and tenderness,
simplicity and humility,
sympathy and sincerity
were some of the keynotes of his character.
His Character
About himself the Prophet (pbuh) said “Allah

has sent me as an apostle so that I may
demonstrate perfection of character,
refinement of manners and loftiness of
deportment." [Malik]
His Behavior
He was not annoyed if anyone

interrupted him even during the
FRIDAY SERMONS for anything.
For example:
 Bedouin (desert-man) interrupted
him during sermon.
 Picked up his grandson …
His Behavior
The Prophet (pbuh) said: “He is a bad

person in the sight of Allah
* who does not behave courteously,
and
* people shun his company because of
his bad manners.
[Sahih Bukhari]
Messenger of Mercy
 We have sent you except as a mercy for
the worlds (al-Qur’an)
 Extremely kind and merciful for
believers
 Even for his enemies
– An Example is his treatment to them after
Makkah’s victory
Messenger of Mercy
 He achieved a huge revolution without
almost any bloodshed!
 Only few hundreds were killed. Wars
were initiated by others. He always
preferred peace.
 Just compare it with any other revolution
of the world!!!
Kindness to Animals
 He (pbuh) said: "Indeed, there is
heavenly reward for every act of
kindness done to a living animal.“
 If he saw any animal over-loaded he
would pull up the owner and say, "Fear
Allah in your treatment of animals."
His Love for the poor
 He pbuh said: "He is not a perfect

Muslim who eats his fill and lets his
neighbour go hungry."
 To his wife he said, "O A'isha! Love
the poor and let them come to you
and Allah will draw you near to
Himself." [Sahih Bukhari]
After Studying these
facts…
 See what people of other faiths, like George
Bernard Shaw said….
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
I have studied him - the wonderful man

and in my opinion far from being an anti-
Christ, he must be called the Savior of
Humanity.“
He came with a divine message,
which changed him and the whole
world. Let us look at…
The Message of
Muhammad pbuh
Basic Definitions of
Islam
– Islam: Peaceful, willing submission to God.

– Islam is not a religion alone. It is a
code/way of life (Deen). It encompasses
all spheres of life.
– Religion guides in the area of 'ibadaat
(worship) only. Whereas Deen guides all
spheres of life of a man i.e. in
mosque/church and state affairs.
Basic Definitions of
Islam
– A Muslim is the one who submits
himself to God willfully and
peacefully.
A Muslim's belief is:

– There is no God except the one true
God
– and Muhammad is the messenger
Who was the first
Muslim on earth?
– Adam not Muhammad (peace be on
them both)
– Islam is not a new religion. It is the
religion given by God
to the first man and is
the same for the last one too and
for every one in between.
Misconceptions about
Muhammad pbuh
– Muhammad pbuh is not the founder of
Islam. He came with the last edition
of Islam.
– Muslims are not Muhammadans.
– Muslims do not worship Muhammad
pbuh.
The Miracle given to
Muhammad pbuh – Al-
Qur’an
– A UNIQUE BOOK
– Memorized in Full by hundreds of thousands
– TOP in being read daily by millions all over the
world (Encyclopedia Britannic, 11th edition)
– Preserved in its ORIGINAL form for the last 14
centuries
The Miracle given to
Muhammad pbuh – Al-
Qur’an
– Basic source of guidance in Islam

– Qur’an is theory and the life of Muhammad
(pbuh) is a practical demonstration
Center, The KAABA in
Makkah
– Built by Prophets ABRAHAM and ISHMAEL 3000
years ago
– Muslims throughout the world face towards it
while praying
– 1.5 MILLION Muslims in Hajj; 1.5 in Umrah
– Where everybody (males) dress the same and
race, wealth, status, etc., all are removed.
The FASTEST Growing
Religion in the world:
– Not by Sword or Money ! “Today it is 'perhaps'
the fastest growing religion in US” (Maston
Speight, Director of the office of Christian Muslim
relations of the national council of churches of
Christ of the USA)
– 'World's fastest growing religion' (Robert
Morey, Director of research and education
foundation, Austin, TX) in spite of the Muslims
powerlessness and decadence in the past 2
centuries.
– 'In modern times it has made great gains in
Africa' (The 1990 Almanac, Houghton Mifflin
The FASTEST Growing
Religion in the world:
– Never witnessed large scale desertions: As

against all other religions.
– Devoid of Major Splits: Divisions (Shiites, Zaidi,

etc.,) are around 10% only.
MUSLIMS: A GLOBAL
COMMUNITY
Total Population: 1 Billion

Indian Subcontinent: 30%
sub-Saharan Africa: 20%
Arab World: 18%
Southeast Asia: 17%
USSR and China: 10%
Non-Arab Middle East: 10%
Famous Books of Islam
1. Psalms of David
2. Torah: The old testament
3. Bible: The new testament
4. Quran: The final testament
Famous Prophets of
Islam
– ADAM
– NOAH
– ABRAHAM
– MOSES
– JESUS
– MOHAMMED
– (Peace be on them all)
Basic Sources of Islam
– Quran : The Book of Allah

– Sunnah: The sayings, practice, and
approvals of the prophet
Muhammad (pbuh).
BASIC PILLARS OF
ISLAM
Every act done with the consciousness that it
fulfills the divine will is considered an act of
worship in Islam.
Nevertheless, the specific acts of worship termed

as the Pillars of Islam are on the higher plane of
spirituality.
BASIC PILLARS OF
ISLAM
They are:
2. The Declaration of Faith (Shahadah): 'I bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship
except God and that Muhammad is His servant
and messenger.
3. The Prayer (Salah): 5 times a day as a duty
towards God. To strengthen the belief in God.
To inspires man to higher morality.
4. Fasting (Siyam): Cultivates piety, patience and
love for the poor.
BASIC PILLARS OF
ISLAM
2. The poor-Tax (Zakat): To give 2.5% annually of

one's net savings as alms to the poor. (Life
insurance in a Muslim community)
4. Pilgrimage (Hajj): To Makkah, provided one has

the means (financial and physical).
Articles of Faith
– Existence, oneness and Attributes of Allah
– Belief in Angels
– Belief in Holy Books
– Belief in Prophets
– Belief in the Hereafter
– Belief in the Destiny (All past, present, and future
events are from Allah and in His Knowledge.)
Universality of
Message
– Quran always address "O Mankind", "O Son

of Adam". And Not to people of any particular
race, tribe, are, color, language..
– "The believers are like brothers" (Quran).
– "All men are equal in Islam. The Arab has no
superiority over non-Arab, nor does the non-
Arab have superiority over Arabs except in
the fear of God." - Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh)
Three Main Elements
of Islam
Three Main Elements
of Islam
– Sovereignty of God on all matters of life;

spiritual and material.
– Prophethood: Guidance (spiritual and material)
is sent thru prophets from Adam thru
Mohammed (peace be upon them.) – We have
seen this in earlier slides.
– The Hereafter (Life after death) Obedience...…..
Paradise for ever
Disobedience….Hell for ever
1. FAITH IN GOD
Not just that HE exists but He is:

– Creator, Master, Ruler, Administrator of
the universe;
– No one has share in His
 Entity (Asma)
 Attributes (Sifaat)
 Rights (Huqooq)
 Authority/powers (Ekhtiaraat)
Purity of Faith –
Translation of a chapter
from Al-Qur’an.
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
– Say: He is God, The One and Only

– God, the Eternal, the Absolute
– He begets not, nor is he begotten
– And there is none like unto Him.
[Quran 131:1-5]
Requirements (of Faith
in God)
– Worship Him alone
– Pray Him alone
– Have hope and fear from Him alone
– Take the law from Him alone. Law
making should be within the limits
prescribed by Him and under His
permission.
3. BELIEF IN THE
HEREAFTER
– This life is a test.
– At the end Accountability
– Time for accountability - fixed by God
– present order of things will be replaced by
another
– All human beings will rise once again in
the new world
– Everyone will face God individually
BELIEF IN THE
HEREAFTER
– Judgment based on not just God's
knowledge but Proofs from angles, his
environment, his book of deeds etc.,
– No undue intercession. No bribery, No
advocacy without His permission.
– Criteria: Did the man conduct himself a/c
to Islam?
Three Categories of
People in the
Hereafter
– Who Reject - Hellfire forever
– Who Believe, but distorted way - (a/c to
scholars, such people will be sent to Hell
for sometime and then sent to Heaven)
– Who accept and practice - Paradise
forever
PROF. JULES MASSERMAN
: of USA Psychiatric Association
Leaders must fulfill three functions

– provide for the well being of the led,
– provide a social organization in which
people feel relatively secure
– provide them with one set of beliefs
People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first

sense.
People like Gandhi and Confucius, on one hand, and

Alexander, Caesar and Hitler on the other, are
leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense.
Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone.

Perhaps the greatest leader of all times

was MUHAMMAD, who combined all
three functions.
To a lesser degree, Moses did the same."
ANNIE BESANT
inThe Life & Teaching of
MUHAMMAD says
"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life &
character of the great Prophet of Arabia, …., to feel
anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one
of the great messengers of the Supreme. …
I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of
admiration, a new sense of reverence for that
mighty Arabian teacher."
!!!Thank you

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Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulraheem

Almost 1.2 Billion bear witness he is the

MUHAMMAD is the most

 He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set

 He preached a religion, founded a state, built a

 He established a powerful and dynamic society to

Started preaching Islam (submission to One God) at

And departed from this world at the age of 63

During this short period of 23 years as a Prophet, he

 From paganism and idolatry to SUBMISSION to the One

 From tribal quarrels and wars to national solidarity and

 From drunkenness and debauchery to sobriety and

 From lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined living,

 From utter bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral

IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST

Yes, this was done by Prophet MUHAMMAD

– Sources of human knowledge - limited

– No other source except divine guidance

– Read the book to people

– Not all the prophets succeeded because

– God conveyed his message to man thru

– Belief in Prophethood brings the life into

– Believe in him (as required)

MUHAMMAD is the most

 Muhammad (pbuh) was of a height a little

 He was fair of complexion and altogether

"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's

"It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement

To his disciples (who wanted to offer him a

"What have I to do with worldly things. My

He had declared unlawful for himself and his

"He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he

If ever any man had the right to say that he

He used to invite people be they slaves,

He did not like people to get up for him and

His wife A'isha (ra) said, "He always joined in

 And don’t forget that he was

Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator,

The most famous men created arms,

This man moved not only armies,

As regards all the standards by which

About himself the Prophet (pbuh) said “Allah

He was not annoyed if anyone

The Prophet (pbuh) said: “He is a bad

 He pbuh said: "He is not a perfect

I have studied him - the wonderful man

– Islam: Peaceful, willing submission to God.

A Muslim's belief is:

– Basic source of guidance in Islam

– Never witnessed large scale desertions: As

– Devoid of Major Splits: Divisions (Shiites, Zaidi,

Total Population: 1 Billion

– Quran : The Book of Allah

Nevertheless, the specific acts of worship termed

2. The poor-Tax (Zakat): To give 2.5% annually of

4. Pilgrimage (Hajj): To Makkah, provided one has

– Quran always address "O Mankind", "O Son

– Sovereignty of God on all matters of life;

Not just that HE exists but He is:

– Say: He is God, The One and Only

Leaders must fulfill three functions