Life and Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
2. The Life of the Prophet Muhammad
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Muhammad replied:
‘I have never sworn in the name of Lat or Uzza till
today. Whenever I come by chance upon Lat or Uzza, I
avoid them and carry on.”
With reference to such incidents, Ibn Hisham has rightly
concluded that:
“The Messenger of God entered his adulthood as if
God was protecting and watching over him. And He
kept him safe from the evils of the time because, He
wanted to confer on him honour and prophethood.
Thus he reached a position of supremacy over all the
men of his tribe. Of all of them, he was the best
behaved. He was the noblest among them by his
lineage and was the best neighbour. He was
unparalleled in forbearance. He was honest in what he
said, and the most trustworthy. He refrained from
misconduct. Ultimately, he began to be called Al-Amin
(the trustworthy) in Makkah.” (Sirat Ibn Hisham)
With his marriage with the wealthy Khadijah, Muhammad had
access to all her wealth and property, he could expand his business
as much as he desired. He had every opportunity to lead a
successful and comfortable life. But with the passing of years he
became less and less interested in business and devoted more and
more of his time to the search of truth by means of reflection and
meditation, instead of trying to establish himself in his society he
