The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Policy of the Prophet
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common people passed through in normal
circumstances. If an angel had been placed at his
command at all times, so that he could meet the
challenges posed to him on a superhuman level,
then he could not have served as an example for the
common man. In such a situation it would have
amounted to asking people to do something, which
was beyond their capacity. It would have been like
asking them to follow a Prophet who was not like
them – a Prophet who was possessed of
superhuman power. That was why the Prophet,
throughout his life, took into account what in
normal circumstances was practicable for people
and what was not. He conducted his life, according
to what was possible and practicable, and refrained
from such actions as he thought were impossible for
the average person to emulate.
VERBAL DAWAH
There are always two ways to solve a problem. One
way is to plan one’s moves by making allowance for
practical imperatives. Another way is to rush
headlong into things without caring about the
result. A study of the 23-year prophetic life of the
