Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
3. Exemplary Conduct
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had wanted to see him about. ‘Ali told the Prophet
the whole story, and said that he had sent her. “Fear
God, Fatimah,” the Prophet said, “Fulfill your
obligations to the Lord, and continue with your
housework. And when you go to bed at night,
praise God thirty-three times, and glorify Him the
same number of times; exalt His name thirty-four
times, and that will make a full hundred. This
would be much better than having a servant.” “If
that is the will of God and His Prophet,” Fatimah
replied “then so be it.” This was the Prophet’s only
reply. He did not give her a servant.
The truth revealed to the Prophet was that this
world did not spring up by itself, but was created
by one God, who continues to watch over it. All
men are His servants, and responsible to Him for
their actions. Death is not the end of man’s life;
rather it is the beginning of another, permanent
world, where the good will enjoy the bliss of
paradise and the wicked will be cast into a raging
hell. With the revelation of this truth also came the
commandment to propagate it far and near.
Accordingly, ascending the height of the rock of
Safa, the Prophet called the people together. First he
