Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
9. The Prophetic Method
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grappling with the day-to-day problems, which
confront them. Real strength is that which leads us
to overcome the problems of life.
People really develop inner strength when they
become free of all selfish ties; when they attain a
level of thinking in which all superficial
considerations are cast aside and, as the Prophet put
it, “they see things as they are.” Their thoughts and
actions are not then guided by prejudice, anger,
greed, hate, the lust for power, vanity, self-interest
or any such base urge. This is what makes for
strength of character. It is an irresistable force in life,
one which enables a person to face every test. The
initiatives of those endowed with inward strength
are inevitably seen through to their conclusion.
They make allowances for all eventualities, both
probable and possible, in their decision-making.
The more people oppose them, the more they
adhere to their position of truth and righteousness.
An example of the manner in which the Prophet
Muhammad’s inner strength provided solutions to
all the problems that faced him can be found in the
situation that developed after the conquest of
