The One and Only Matchless in Human History (PBUH)
If we scan the human history, the one and only complete and matchless personality is Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Not only in one shade of life but in all spheres of life. There are two enormous fields of life – one is spiritual, religious and moral – other is social, political, cultural and practical. If any personality performed and embedded overwhelmingly, tremendously, elegantly and matchlessly in both the fields, that is the personality of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
He (PBUH) is the only one who has enriched this garden of world with roses of words, with deeply immersed character of ethics, with soul stirring personality of morals, with integrated colors of relations, with fragrance of forgiveness, with glory of patience, with sublime acts of sacrifice. He (PBUH) is supreme and incomparable in every walk of life either as a leader of the state or a preacher or a teacher or a friend or a neighbor. His character as husband is with outmost love and as a father with full of compassion. As an educator and a guide, he is unrivalled. As a brave warrior and victorious leader, he is inimitable. He (PBUH) is foremost example in all aspects of life and all his glorious actions and merits are performed in purely natural human way not in a way of extraordinary feasts and miracles.
He (PBUH) is unparalleled and unprecedented on the page of globe because any great personality of past consists many fabricated accounts but Prophet Mohammed’s life from childhood till now is proven and recorded. There are no myths and fables to his life history. Allah says in the Holy Quran: “Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah often”. (33:21)
In every aspects of life till the day of judgment, he (PBUH) is a role model. I will present some examples of his dealings, feelings, emotions, political vision, glorious sense of congruency and of astute observation. There are two moments of human life which demonstrates what actually a person is – gains and pains. If one remains stable, steadfast, and symmetric in pains, it means he has the highest essence of humanity and in pains if any personality has glittering and remarkable character, that is Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). To quell the melodious fountain of preaching, the enemies have adopted all the means – baleful, cruel, abusive, violent, expulsive, hostile, oppressive and persecuted ways to slack his ardent reforming zeal. They tried to distort Prophet’s message while ridiculing. They tried to defame Prophet as calling him a poet, a story teller, a liar, a madman, pressuring his uncle, threatening with armed conflict, false accusations, slandering, demanding from Prophet superhuman attributes, offering enticement, with intimidation, physical torture, general boycott, attempt to murder. They practiced all tactics but nothing could eclipse the glittering moon!
Prophet (PBUH)’s two daughters Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum (RA) were divorced. The Quraysh held a meeting to outcast and complete social boycott of Banu Hashim and Banu alMuttalib. They agreed that no clans would marry their daughters, no business deal, no meeting or company with them, no trade, no help and once they all agreed, they put this agreement in writing. They were forced to leave Makah. This social boycott was so devastating and rigorous that they had to eat leaves of trees. The cries of children and women with pangs of hunger could be heard in whole valley. This boycott lasted around 3 years. The message of Prophet (PBUH) was repugnant to the haughty Quraish and they fueled their anger and spared no opportunity to demonize him. Uqba strangled the Prophet (PBUH) from behind, Abu Jahil ordered camel intestines to be dumped over Prophet (PBUH), Utayba spat in front of the Prophet (PBUH), a woman used to throw garbage. In Taif, enemies set the young boys and slaves to abuse and throw stones at Prophet (PBUH). Samya (RA) was martyred when a non-muslim shoved a spear in her private parts. Yasser (RA) was martyred when enemies of Islam tied him to two horses and ripped his body apart. Bilal was tortured, whipped and made to lay on scorching sand. Khabab (RA) was forced to lie on burning coals and smell his own flesh cooking. Despite of all their abuse, boycott, expulsion, threats, cruelty, torture and smear campaign, Prophet(PBUH) never budged an inch away from his mission and he (PBUH) with his inexhaustible courage and infinite patience said: “if they place the sun on my right hand and the moon on my left hand in return forgiving up my mission, I will never desist until either makes it triumph or I perish defending it”. So this firmness, courage, steadfastness in a gracious and magnanimous way is matchless in the human history!
The other essence of human life is how a person deals with his worst enemies when they are under his captivity and specially those enemies who have tortured, intended to murder, enforced to exile, compelled to starve, d