Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
4. Sublime Character
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provided it did not involve sin: no one was more
careful to avoid sin than he. He never sought
revenge—on his own behalf—of any wrong done to
him personally. Only if divine commandments had
been broken would he mete out retribution for the
sake of God.
It was this conduct on the part of the Prophet,
which made him respected even in the eyes of his
enemies. His followers stood by him through all
kinds of hardship and misfortune. He was as loved
in times of oppression as in times of victory and
supremacy. His immediate followers found him
without blemish—just as he appeared from afar. He
provided mankind with an inimitable model of
exemplary conduct. The principles on which the
Prophet based his life were in the same mould as
his sublime disposition. These principles never
wavered. They formed a permanent part of his life.
He applied them in equal measure to those who
followed his path and to those who had harmed or
aggrieved him.
Even in pre—Islamic times-known as the Age of
Ignorance—the office of gate-keeper of the Ka’bah
