The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Prophet in the Qur’an
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Am I anything but a human apostle?
(17:93)
I am but a mortal like yourselves. It is revealed to
me that your God is one God.
(18:110)
Their apostles said to them: We are nothing but
mortals like you.
(14: 11)
This was something natural, and gave credence to
the practical example set by the Prophet of Islam for
the benefit of all human beings. It is quite clear that
his ability to convince rested on his being a human
being like all others; on his having feelings of the
same nature as other human beings; and on his
being made of the same flesh and blood as others. If
all these things had not been found in common
between the Prophet and other human beings, the
command to follow the example of the Prophet
would have been rendered impracticable.
The greatness of the Prophet of Islam lay in adopting
a superior code of ethics as a human being, so that
he should come up to the highest standard of
conduct in all matters. Had he been cast in some
superhuman mould, his exemplary character could
not have served as a model for human beings.
