The Simple Life of Muhammad

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SPAN class=postbodyHi.....BRThis is a good article about PROPHET MUHAMMADBRyou`ll enjoy it.....



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SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"If we compare the life of Muhammad before hisBRmission as a prophet and his life after he began his mission as aBRprophet, we will conclude that it is beyond reason to think thatBRMuhammad was a false prophet, who claimed prophethood to attainBRmaterial gains, greatness, glory, or power.[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Before his mission as a prophet, Muhammad had no financial worries. As a successful andBRreputed merchant, Muhammad drew a satisfactory and comfortable income.BRAfter his mission as a prophet and because of it, he became worse offBRmaterially. To clarify this more, let us browse the following sayingsBRon his life:[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Aa’isha, Muhammad’s wife, said, “O my nephew, weBRwould sight three new moons in two months without lighting a fire (toBRcook a meal) in the Prophet’s houses.” Her nephew asked, “O Aunt, whatBRsustained you?” She said, “The two black things, dates and water, butBRthe Prophet had some Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels andBRthey used to send the Prophet some of its milk.”[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Muhammad’s companions, said, “The Prophet of God did notBRsee bread made from fine flour from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Aa’isha, Muhammad’s wife, said, “The mattress of the Prophet , on which he slept, was made of leatherBRstuffed with the fiber of the date-palm tree.”[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Amr Ibn Al-Hareth, one of Muhammad’s companions, said that when the ProphetBRdied, he left neither money nor anything else except his white ridingBRmule, his arms, and a piece of land which he left to charity.[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Muhammad lived this hard life till he died although the Muslim treasury was atBRhis disposal, the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula was MuslimBRbefore he died, and the Muslims were victorious after eighteen years ofBRhis mission.[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Is it possible that Muhammad might have claimed prophethood in order to attain status, greatness, and power? The desireBRto enjoy status and power is usually associated with good food, fancyclothing, monumental palaces, colorful guards, and indisputableauthority. Do any of these indicators apply to Muhammad ? A few glimpses of his life that may help answer this question follow.[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Despite his responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman, and a judge,BRMuhammad used to milk his goat, mend his clothes, repair his shoes,BRhelp with the household work, and visit poor people when they got sick.BRHe also helped his companions in digging a trench by moving sand withBRthem.His life was an amazing model of simplicity and humbleness.[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Muhammad’s followers loved him, respected him, and trusted him to an amazingBRextent. Yet he continued to emphasize that deification should beBRdirected to God and not to him personally. Anas, one of Muhammad’sBRcompanions, said that there was no person whom they loved more than theBRProphet Muhammad , yet when he came to them, they did not stand up forBRhim because he hated their standing up for him, as other people do withBRtheir great people.[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Long before there was any prospect ofBRsuccess for Islam and at the outset of a long and painful era ofBRtorture, suffering, and persecution of Muhammad and his followers, heBRreceived an interesting offer. An envoy of the pagan leaders, Otba,BRcame to him saying, “...If you want money, we will collect enough moneyBRfor you so that you will be the richest one of us. If you wantBRleadership, we will take you as our leader and never decide on anyBRmatter without your approval. If you want a kingdom, we will crown youBRking over us...” Only one concession was required from Muhammad inBRreturn for that, to give up calling people to Islam and worshipping GodBRalone without any partner. Wouldn’t this offer be tempting to oneBRpursuing worldly benefit? Was Muhammad hesitant when the offer wasBRmade? Did he turn it down as a bargaining strategy leaving the doorBRopen for a better offer? The following was his answer: {In the Name ofBRGod, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful} And he recited to Otba theBRverses of the Quran 41:1-38.11 The Following are some of these verses:[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"A revelation from (God), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful; a BookBRwhereof the verses are explained in detail; a Quran in Arabic, forBRpeople who know, giving good news and warning, yet most of them turnBRaway, so they do not listen. (Quran, 41:2-4)[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"Muhammad and his few followers did not only suffer from persecution for thirteen yearsBRbut the unbelievers even tried to kill Muhammad several times. On oneBRoccasion they attempted to kill him by dropping a large boulder, whichBRcould barely be lifted, on his head.Another time they tried to kill himBRby poisoning his food. What could justify such a life of suffering andBRsacrifice even after he was fully triumphant over his adversaries? WhatBRcould explain the humbleness and nobility which he demonstrated in hisBRmost glorious moments when he insisted that success is due only toBRGod’s help and not to his own genius? Are these the characteristics ofBRa power-hungry or a self-centered man?[/color]BR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"

[/color]BRthe reference:BRhttp://www.islam-guide.com/[/color]

[zima]

Hmmm...yay, religions also have press releases.

[NEW EYES]

welcome zima

but it`s not a press release , it`s an article

thanks for your reply

[zima]

Well, I was just hinting that you can't expect article coming from http://www.islam-guide.com/ (obviously site maintained by Muslims) to be totally objective on this subject, in the same manner that you can't expect Pope/priests/New Testament (written by early Christians) to be objective about life of Jesus. Hence my slight joke with press releases (concerning company and...written by company)

[puppynut5]

Yes, that does seem like a religious press release. Not really informative, chances are not many people really care, and mostly a waste of time even for those people who are Muslim.

[NEW EYES]

hi
zima...now i know your opinion
it`s good
thanks



puppynut5
thanks for your replay
but i think you have to respect the others opinions and the others religious...

[fraz_98324]

well, technically, wouldn't the bible be the world's largest press release then?

[stuck_fugu]

Originally Posted by puppynut5

Yes, that does seem like a religious press release. Not really informative, chances are not many people really care, and mostly a waste of time even for those people who are Muslim.

Completely agree with puppynut5, esp. the part in bold.

Now as for the article, I guess it would be of some interest, to those people who are Muslim.

I mean think about, who would really care about the Muhammed if they don't even believe in what every he did + the religion. I didn't read the whole article, but it seems to highly praise Muhammed, and if you don't care for him this article is really boring.

As for objectiveness, it's definately pro-Islam, but then what would you expect from http://www.islam-guide.com/, but it doesn't have to be objective to spawn a discussion. It definately has to be of interest to most people, and I'm sorry to say, but coming to a google forum, of mostly non-muslims you probably aren't going to get more of a response than what you have got.

[GroundPounderUSMC]

Originally Posted by fraz_98324

well, technically, wouldn't the bible be the world's largest press release then?

Bible=Written by man.
Man=Not perfect

Ever played the game, "telephone"

My opinion.

[fraz_98324]

yeah, I've played telephone before, interesting point of view, never thought of it that way before.