Muhammad: The Ideal Character
MUHAMMAD The Ideal Character
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In the fortieth year of his life, one day, while he was
sitting in the solitude of the cave, an angel of God
appeared before him in human shape, and accosted
him with the words of God: “Announce in the name
of thy Lord, that He hath created—created man
from a clot—Announce! And the Lord is most
generous. Who hath afforded knowledge through
the pen. Afforded man the Knowledge of what he
knew not …” (Quran, 96:1-5)
The Prophet had found the answers to his
questions. “Have We not broadened thy heart for
thee, and relieved thee of the burden which had
weighed down thy back ...” (The Quran 94:1-3). His
restless soul was now in communion with the Lord
of the Universe. God now chose him as His special
envoy and gave him guidance. The Revelation of
God began descending upon him and continued to
do so for twenty-three years, at the end of which
time, the last Scripture of God, the Quran, reached
completion.
The Prophet of Islam had discovered the Truth, but
not before the fortieth year of his difficult life, and it
was an attainment which brought with it no ease or
