The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Personality of the Prophet of Islam
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tradition, Abu Dhar Ghafari says (so that he should
be spared facing the Day of Judgement): “I wish I
were a tree cut off by its roots.” (
Mishkat al Masabih,
3/169)
Although these observations have been addressed
to others, they, in fact, describe the psychological
condition of the Prophet of Islam himself. This
shows how his days and nights were spent, what
his feelings were, what his thinking was and what
the greatest news was that he had to communicate
to others with the greatest urgency.
We find from the Qur’an that God had entrusted
the Prophet of Islam with the mission to tell human
beings of the reality of life, and warn them of the
horrors of Doomsday. The world could not be a
place of happiness and comfort for one upon whom
such a responsibility had devolved. One so placed
could not enjoy the things that made the ignorant
happy. Such traditions have therefore been
recorded in the books of
Hadith
to the effect that the
Prophet used to remain in perpetual anguish.
At the age of 25, the Prophet of Islam married a
virtuous Arab lady called Khadijah. He had a
