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By the time of the beloved (Prophet).
Undoubtedly, man is necessarily in loss.
But those who believed and did good deeds and stressed one another to accept truth and counseled one another to be steadfast
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Prophet Muhammad: The Last Messenger
1. MUHAMMAD Peace and Blessings of Allah Be Upon Him
The Last Messenger of God
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him Issue 1
2. A warm welcome to you!
To help you get a glimpse of the
noble Messenger of Allah and
benefit through his
Objective model personality
practical teachings
exemplary life and
the proven formula that will provide you
peace, success and salvation.
Please read on…
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
3. Savior and Liberator
Times Before Muhammad Times After Muhammad
True Concept of God- Lost
True Concept of God- Restored
Ignorance & Darkness
Knowledge & Light
Barbarism & ruthlessness
Kindness & mercy
Sexual Slavery, Nudity &
Persecution of women Women‟s status and rights
Usury and Exploitation Justice and fairness
Fear and terror Peace and security
Class and Colour Love and Brotherhood
discrimination
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
4. Look around…Where are we today?
God & religion- forgotten
Idol and human worship
Wars, conflicts and killing
Terror and fear
Interest dealings, corruption and exploitation
Injustice, oppression and no human rights
Marginalization of poor and have-nots
Persecution of women and the weak
Nudity and obscenity
Confusion and restlessness
We need Muhammad‟s guidance…
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
5. Muhammad- An Introduction
Born at Makkah (Saudi Arabia) in 570 AD
Trader in his twenties
Recognized as „Trustworthy‟ among his people
First marriage at the age of 25 to Khadija, a widow aged 40 years
Personal Appearance…
“ Handsome features, “graceful, handsome,
bright face, likeable eyes black and large,
temperament” hair long and thick,
voice clear …”
“… captivating at a
distance and very sweet “… charming to look at
and most handsome and well-built …”
from near, talk sweet
and words clear…”
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
6. Muhammad- An Introduction
Bestowed Prophethood when he began receiving revelation at 40, the first
verses …
„ Read in the name of your Lord who created,
created man from clots of blood.
Read! Your Lord is the most Bounteous,
who has taught the use of the pen,
has taught man what he did not know.‟
(Quran- Chapter 96)
Called people to the truth, faced persecution in Makkah
Migrated to Madina where he was welcomed wholeheartedly
A new phase began where Muhammad laid the foundations of a society
based on Divine guidance.
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
7. Beginning of Divine Revelation leads to a new era
Laws and Values from
Guidance from the Heaven, not earth
Creator who knows Way of life as per
man unlike other Divine
guidance, not
human desires
For the entire world,
not a region or Long term, not
Divine
country Revelation short-term
Permanent
Addressing all guidelines and
aspects of life solutions, not
temporary
Addressing all
human beings, rich and poor, black and
white, educated and the ignorant
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
8. Origin over 1400 years ago
Muhammad presented the guidance over 1400 years back…for all times to come
610 AD 2006 Now and the future…
Muhammad‟s proven
The best values of life cure can solve all our
we see today were problems and set the
given 1400 years ago human world on the
right course once again
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
9. Muhammad and Religion
With the advent of Muhammad, the notion of religion changed
BEFORE AFTER
Religion has nothing to do with practical life Religion guides every aspect of life.
Religion betters life.
Religion
Life Religion
Life
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
10. Muhammad‟s guidance covers all walks of life
Social life
Knowledge & learning
Politics & Governance
Commerce & Economy
Ethics & Etiquettes
Law & Justice
Hygiene
Human Rights &
Relations
and more…
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
11. Total change. A Companion describes…
Jafer(RA), a companion of Prophet Muhammad at the court of a Christian King
in Abyssinia :
“Your majesty! We were ignorant
people, worshipping idols, eating “He called us to worship God
carrion, oppressing neighbors, alone... he commanded us to speak
brother fighting brother, the strong the truth, to honor our promises, to
dominating the weak, when amidst be kind to our relations, to be
us was raised a man (Muhammad) helpful to our neighbors, to cease
whose nobility, integrity and all forbidden acts, to abstain from
trustworthiness were already well- bloodshed, to avoid obscenities and
known” false witness….”
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
12. Principles of the Prophet
Practice
Preach
Beliefs
+ Right Actions
= Results
Right Means + Right Ends
= Success
“He was …without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue. If ever any man had the right
to say that he ruled by a right divine It was Mohammad, for he had all the power without instruments and
Observation without its support. He cared not for dressing of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping
with his public life." Bosworth Smith
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
13. Noble Character
Simple yet elegant habits
No material temptations
“10 years”, said his
Relished tasty food, enjoyed the beauty of flowers, servant, “ I was with
the Prophet, and he
the fragrance of perfumes never said as much as
„fie to me‟
Never scolded his young servant
When seated among his followers, he would not occupy special seat.
Personal belongings at the time of his death= Mattress of dried palm leaves,
water skin and an armor
"Circumstances changed, but the prophet of God did not. In victory or in defeat, in power or in adversity,
in affluence or in indigence, he is the same man, disclosed the same character.”
Observation
Prof K.S Ramakrishna Rao, Mohammed The Prophet
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
14. Generous, Humble and Peace maker
Forgave the people of the town of Taif who wounded him and chased him out of
the city Blessings on the men
of Madina, they gave
Ordered kindly treatment of captives, despite us wheat bread to eat
when there was little
these were the very men who had inflicted insults of it, contending
and injuries to him themselves with
dates”- A Captive
After the conquest of Makkah, he proclaimed general amnesty
to the people who persecuted and tortured him
and his followers
No exhibition of ruthless power, no feelings of revenge, no plunder
Victory meant humility to God
"My It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges,
his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God
Observation
and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted
every obstacle.”
M.K.Gandhi
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
15. The Light Spreads- Arabia to the World
Muhammad sent envoys to the civilian centers of that time
Persia ( Iran)
Roman
Emperor
Abyssinia
(Ethiopia) Hauza (
Yemen)
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
16. Lifetime of Lofty Achievements
Received
Divine Revelation
Communicated to
his generation Established a
God-fearing,
Explained the prosperous, Left behind a
Divine message
peaceful, lasting
guidance
successful
and
Demonstrated the
theory
with practice satisfied society
Trained his
companions
"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,
Observation but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level.”
Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
17. The Message: O People….
Remember that you will indeed The best of the ways is one
meet your Lord, and that He will trodden by the Prophets
indeed reckon your deeds. The best of the actions is that
Beware of Satan for the safety of which is beneficent.
your religion. He has lost all The best guidance is that which
hope that he will ever be able to is put into practice.
lead you astray in big things, so
beware of following him in small The most valuable possession is
things. the contentment of heart.
The best provision is that of
piety.
Observation “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 with Muhammad ”
La Martine, Historian
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
18. Equality and Brotherhood
All mankind is from Adam and Eve.
An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab
nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an
Arab; Appointed Bilal
(RA), a black and a
negro slave, as the
A white has no superiority over a black, nor a first individual to
black has any superiority over a white- except the office of
Muezzin ( Call to
by piety and good action. Prayer)
“O mankind! We created you from a single (pair)
of a male and a female, and made you into
nations and tribes, that you may know each other.
Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is the
most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge
and is well acquainted (with all things)”
(Quran- Chapter 49)
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
19. The Benefactor of women
First to accord higher status to women, first to grant rights
Right to Live
Education
Social Rights
Legal Rights
Inheritance
Privacy &
Chastity
Maintenance
Rights
Respect during
Menstruation days
Ownership Security &
Rights
Protection
“It was Islam that removed the bondage in which women are held from the very dawn of history
and gave them a social standing and legal rights such as were not granted to them in
Observation England till many centuries later.”
Lady Cabbold, Pilgrimage to Mecca
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
20. Message for Men: O Brothers
It is true that you have certain rights in regard to your women, but
they also have rights over you.
Remember that you have taken them as your wives, only under
Allah's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then
to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness.
Do treat your women well and be kind to them, for they are your
partners and committed helpers.
And it is your right that they do not make friends with anyone of
whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
21. Revert to Islam Statements
It‟s only in the past 20 years
that women in this country were
able to open a bank account
without their husband signing
the cheques. Islamic women “… I started reading the
have always had those rights. If Koran and it was an
I stick to what the Quran says, absolutely breathtaking. It
it‟s clear to me that I will have could have been written
total equality.- Jan, a British yesterday for today.”-
revert comments on Channel 4 Yvonne Ridley, BBC War
correspondent after
embracing Islam
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
22. Prophet‟s Formula of Success
„I offer you happiness of this world and that of the next‟
„Acknowledge
There is no God but Allah and
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
„ I call you to God, the Unique, without any associate and to His obedience
and to follow me…for I am the Messenger of Allah‟
„People! No prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith will be
born.
Adam Noah Abraham … Moses … Jesus Muhammad
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
23. The Light Spreads Further
His companions disseminated His message around the world
and humanity has reaped benefits wherever and whenever
Prophet Muhammad‟s guidance has been followed
Established
More than 1 God-fearing,
billion followers just, peaceful
today and prosperous
state
„The Muslim World
has given many
innovations that we
take for granted in
our daily life.‟ How
Islamic Inventors changed
the world, The Independent
Human history has never known such a complete transformation of a society or a place before or since –
and IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST OVER TWO DECADES.”
Observation
Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY
Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
24. Muhammad & You!
You too can benefit from Muhammad, the Messenger of
God, to gain success in this life and the life after death
Please get to know more and change your life.
Recommended Recommended
Websites Books
(available at www.amazon.com)
The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation &
Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
www.islamicbulletin.org
www.whyislam.org Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet –
By Karen Armstrong
www.islamicity.com
www.hyahya.org Muhammad (Critical Lives)- by Yahiya
www.yusufislam.org.uk Emerick, Yahiya J. Emerick
Islam in Focus By Hammudah Abd Al-Ati
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him