Muhammad: The Ideal Character
MUHAMMAD The Ideal Character
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Moments when one should commune with
God.
Moments when one should be one’s own
assessor,
Moments when one should be reflecting upon
the mysteries of creation,
And also moments for the acquisition of the
necessities of life.
In other words, the faithful servant of God is so
given over to piety that he finds himself close to
God, in divine communion with him, he so fears the
Day of Judgement that his time is spent in constant
self-appraisal, he ponders over the marvellous
creation of God that he sees His splendour reflected
everywhere. In this way he spends his days meeting
his Lord, meeting himself, meeting the world, and
meeting his bodily requirements. And each of these
experiences has its special moment. These words
reflect the personality of the Prophet. They show
the restlessness of the believing and faithful soul
and are an indication of his absorption in
otherworldly affairs. A man who had not
experienced such absorption would not be capable
