Islam The Voice of Human Nature
3. ISLAM IS THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE
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The Prophet not only received the divine
revelation, but strictly applied its principles to
his own mode of living. The example he set
appealed to people because his experiences
were those of a normal human being, ranging
throughout his lifespan from those of the
ordinary, common man to those, ultimately, of
judge and ruler. Just like other men, he lived in
a household, and moved among the populace
in the towns and in the marketplaces. He knew
prosperity. But he also knew hunger, thirst,
poverty. He knew what it was to be successful
and he knew what it was to be rejected,
especially when it was a question of calling his
fellow-men to the true path of enlightenment.
Just like any other person, he had his joys and
his sorrows, his moments of elation and his
moments of despair. But, at all times,
notwithstanding life’s vicissitudes, no speck of
dishonour ever tarnished his reputation. At all
times, his conduct was godly. His life indeed
became the perfect living model of the divine
guidance set forth in the verses of the Qur’an.
He provided a shining example for all men, and
