In The Name Of Allaah,

Most Gracious, Most Merciful

YOU MUST KNOW THIS MAN
MUHAMMAD
(May peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him)
You may be an atheist or an agnostic; or you may belong to anyone of
the religious denominations that exist in the world today. You may
be a Communist or a believer in democracy and freedom. No matter
what you are, and no matter what your religious and political
beliefs, personal and social habits happen to be - YOU MUST STILL
KNOW THIS MAN!

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 numberless social and political
reforms, established a dynamic and powerful society to practice and
represent his teachings, and completely revolutionized the worlds of
human thought and action for all times to come.

HIS NAME IS MUHAMMAD, peace and blessings of Almighty God be upon
him and he accomplished all these wonders in the unbelievably short
span of twenty-three years.

Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him was born
in Arabia on the 20th of August, in the year 570 of the Christian
era, and when he died after 63 years, the whole of the Arabian
Peninsula had changed from paganism and idol-worship to the worship
of One 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 moral
bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral excellence. Human
history has never known such a complete transformation of a people
or a place before or since!

The Encyclopedia Britannica calls him "the most successful of all
religious personalities of the world". Bernard Shaw said about him
that if Muhammad were alive today he would succeed in solving all
those problems which threaten to destroy human civilization in our
times. Thomas Carlysle was simply amazed as to how one man, single-
handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a
most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades.
Napoleon and Gandhi never tired of dreaming of a society along the
lines established by this man in Arabia fourteen centuries ago.

Indeed no other human being ever accomplished so much, in such
diverse fields of human thought and behavior, in so limited a space
of time, as did Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be
upon him. He was a religious teacher, a social reformer, a moral
guide, a political thinker, a military genius, an administrative
colossus, a faithful friend, a wonderful companion, a devoted
husband, a loving father - all in one. No other man in history ever
excelled or equaled him in any of these difficult departments of
life.

The world has had its share of great personalities. But these were
one sided figures who distinguished themselves in but one or two
fields such as religious thought or military leadership. None of the
other great leaders of the world ever combined in himself so many
different qualities to such an amazing level of perfection as did
Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him.

The lives and teachings of other great personalities of the world
are shrouded in the mist of time. There is so much speculation about
the time and the place of their birth, the mode and style of their
life, the nature and detail of their teachings and the degree and
measure of their success or failure that it is impossible for
humanity today to reconstruct accurately and precisely the lives and
teachings of those men.

Not so this man Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be
upon him. Not only was he born in the fullest blaze of recorded
history, but every detail of his private and public life, of his
actions and utterances, has been accurately documented and
faithfully preserved to our day. The authenticity of the information
so preserved is vouched for not only by faithful followers but also
by unbiased critics and open-minded scholars.

At the level of ideas there is no system of thought and belief-
secular or religious, social or political-which could surpass or
equal ISLAAM- the system which Muhammad peace and blessings of God
Almighty be upon him propounded. In a fast changing world, while
other systems have undergone profound transformations, Islaam alone
has remained above all change and mutation, and retained its
original form for the past 1400 years. What is more, the positive
changes that are taking place in the world of human thought and
behavior, truly and consistently reflect the healthy influence of
Islam in these areas. Further, it is not given to the best of
thinkers to put their ideas completely into practice, and to see the
seeds of their labors grow and bear fruit, in their own lifetime.
Except of course, Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be
upon him, who not only preached the most wonderful ideas but also
successfully translated each one of them into practice in his own
lifetime. At the time of his death his teachings were not mere
precepts and ideas straining for fulfillment, but had become the
very core of the life of tens of thousands of perfectly trained
individuals, each one of whom was a marvelous personification of
everything that Muhammad peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon
him taught and stood for. At what other time or place and in
relation to what other political, social, religious system,
philosophy or ideology-did the world ever witness such a perfectly
amazing phenomenon?

Indeed no other system or ideology secular or religious, social or
political, ancient or modern - could ever claim the distinction of
having been put into practice in its fullness and entirety EVEN ONCE
in this world, either before or after the death of its founder.
Except of course ISLAAM, the ideology preached by Muhammad, peace
and blessings of God Almighty be upon him which was established as a
complete way of life by the teacher himself, before he departed from
this world. History bears testimony to this fact and the greatest
skeptics have no option but to concede this point.

In spite of these amazing achievements and in spite of the countless
absolutely convincing and authentic miracles performed by him and
the phenomenal success which crowned his efforts, he did not for a
moment claim to be God or God's incarnation or Son - but only a
human being who was chosen and ordained by God to be a teacher of
truth to man kind and a complete model and pattern for their actions.

He was nothing more or less than a human being. But he was a man
with a noble and exalted mission-and his unique mission was to unite
humanity on the worship of ONE AND ONLY GOD and to teach them the
way to honest and upright living in accordance with the laws and
commands of God. He always described himself as A MESSENGER AND
SERVANT OF GOD, and so indeed every single action and movement of
his proclaimed him to be.

A world which has not hesitated to raise to Divinity individuals
whose very lives and missions have been lost in legend and who
historically speaking did not accomplish half as much-or even one
tenth-as was accomplished by Muhammad, peace and blessings of God
Almighty be upon him should stop to take serious note of this
remarkable man's claim to be God's messenger to mankind.

Today after the lapse of some 1400 years the life and teachings of
Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him,
have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or
interpolation. Today they offer the same undying hope for treating
mankind's many ills which they did when Prophet Muhammad, peace and
blessings of God Almighty be upon him, was alive. This is our honest
claim and this is the inescapable conclusion forced upon us by a
critical and unbiased study of history.

The least YOU should do as a thinking, sensitive, concerned human
being is to stop for one brief moment and ask yourself: Could it be
that these statements, extraordinary and revolutionary as they
sound, are really true? Supposing they really are true, and you did
not know this man Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be
upon him or hear about his teachings? Or did not know him well and
intimately enough to be able to benefit from his guidance and
example? Isn't it time you responded to this tremendous challenge
and made some effort to know him? It will not cost you anything but
it may well prove to be the beginning of a completely new era in
your life.

Come, let us make a new discovery of the life of this wonderful man
Muhammad, peace and blessings of God Almighty be upon him the like
of whom never walked on this earth, and whose example and teachings
can change YOUR LIFE and OUR WORLD for the better. May God shower
His choicest blessings upon him!

Written by S.H. Pasha


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