The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Prophet of Islam and other Prophets
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The Qur’an repeatedly mentions events concerning
the Prophet Moses. Without doubt there are many
lessons in his life for the believers. Here I would like
to mention one lesson which I have personally
experienced.
I have been working for Islamic
dawah
since 1948.
But in the early days I was not able to speak out (or
make an extempore speech) to an audience.
Therefore, I used to write my speeches and then
read them out. If I had no written speech in front of
me, my heart trembled and I began to shake, unable
to express myself.
This was the situation for about fifteen years. It had
become an accepted fact that I did not speak
impromptu at gatherings, but only read out papers.
It was only in 1962 that I reached the stage of being
able to speak extempore in public.
In 1962 the Jama’at-i-Islami had organized a
monthly public meeting at Anjan Shaheed, a town
in Azamgarh, U.P. I too was to address this
gathering. However, contrary to my habit, I did not
put my speech down in writing. When my turn
came to deliver a speech, I stood up and recalled the
