Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
3. Exemplary Conduct
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especially Safwan, Suhayl and Harith. How can a
people who wound their prophet ever prosper!’ he
exclaimed. Even this was not to God’s liking, and
Gabriel came with this revelation:
It is no concern of yours whether He will
forgive or punish them. They are
wrongdoers.
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This admonition was enough for the Prophet and
his anger subsided. Crippled with wounds, he
started praying for the very people who had
wounded him. Abdullah ibn Mas’ud later recalled
how the Prophet was wiping the blood from his
forehead, and at the same time praying:
Lord, forgive my people, for they know not
what they do.
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Biographies of the Prophet are full of incidents of
this nature, which show his life to be a perfect
model for mankind. They show that we are God’s
servants, and servants we should remain in every
condition. Being God’s humble servants, we should
always remain in a state of trepidation before our
Lord and the life hereafter. Everything in the
