Islam and Peace
The Importance of Studying the Life of the Prophet Muhammad and its
Application to Our Lives
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Muslims and the Quraysh was being drawn up.
When the Prophet dictated these words: “This is
from Muhammad, the Messenger of God,” the
Qurayshi delegate raised the objection that they did
not believe in his prophethood, and demanded that
the wording should be changed from Muhammad,
the Messenger of God, to Muhammad, the son of
Abdullah. The Prophet realized that if he insisted
upon retaining the words, ‘Messenger of God.’ the
peace treaty might never be finalized. So he had the
words ‘Messenger of God’ deleted, and in their
place was written simply ‘Muhammad, son of
Abdullah.’
The great success achieved by the Prophet in Arabia
owes much to this method of dealing with delicate
situations. There are innumerable people in this
world and everyone enjoys freedom. That is why no
great success can be achieved here without
adopting the ways of pragmatism.
The Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him,
was undoubtedly a highly successful man.
However, this extraordinary success was achieved
through following certain high principles. I have
