The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Prophet in the Qur’an
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through them. The second task of the Prophet was,
therefore, to reveal these signs, and give man the
insight to enable him to experience his Lord.
Insight implies wisdom, so that when man has
developed the insight to see God’s signs; when he
has moulded his mind to the teachings of the
Qur’an, a kind of intellectual light begins to shine
within him. His cerebral level is raised to a point
from which he is able to experience higher realities.
In all matters he is able to arrive at the right
conclusions as desired by God.
Tazkia
means purifying the soul of unfavourable
elements in order that a man may, in a favourable
atmosphere, elevate himself to the culminating
point of spiritual development. Then finally the
Prophet strove to prepare people whose souls
should be free from all preoccupations except their
devotion to God, who should be free also from
psychological complexities, so that they might be
capable of finding the spiritual sustenance placed
by God in the universe for His devoted servants.
These four tasks were the four basic parts of the
mission of the Prophet of Islam. All his activities
