The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Trusting Human Nature
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TRUSTING HUMAN NATURE
During his 23-year movement, the Prophet
Muhammad brought about a revolution, which
caused the entire political system of ancient times to
be re-structured. But there was another event far
greater than that and this took place at the level of
human thought. People who had been idolaters
prior to this revolution became monotheists; those
who had been insolent became submissive, those
whose thinking had been parochial became
upholders of the international message; those who
had known nothing but fighting and aggression
became champions of peace and humanitarianism,
spreading their message all over the world; those
who had had no history of their own, rose to
fashion a history of the nations of the world.
Now the question arises as to how the Prophet
succeeded in bringing about this unique revolution.
Again the answer is that a huge amount of sacrifice
was needed to bring it about. This sacrifice is what
in today’s jargon we call as ‘taking risks’. But the
world is governed by the principle: the greater the
risks the greater the success. Changing human
