The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Prophet as a Model
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If we were to take our moral inspiration only from
the latter stage of the prophetic life and ignore the
former stage, this stand would certainly not be
right. For, the entire 23-year prophetic life of the
Prophet rather than just the final period, serves as
an example for us. Making such a division in the life
of, the Prophet is patently wrong, not only in terms
of the
shariah,
but also as a matter of reason.
In many verses of the Qur’an revealed in Makkah,
God commanded the believers to follow the
Prophet. For instance, in chapter, 7, God
commands:
Say ‘People” I am sent forth to you all by God. He
has sovereignty over the heavens and the earth.
There, is, no god but Him. He ordains life and
death. Therefore, have faith, in God and His
Apostle, the Unlettered Prophet, who believes in
God and His word. Follow him so that you may be
rightly guided.’(7:158)
This verse and other similar verses go to show that
the thirteen-year period of the Prophet’s life spent
in Makkah is in all respects to be followed.
