The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Personality of the Prophet of Islam
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happy married life with her until he received the
prophethood at the age of 40. When he came home
after the first revelation, his wife spread his bed for
him and asked him to take some rest. The Prophet
replied: ‘O, Khadijah, Where is comfort?’ (The days
of comfort are gone.)
SENSE OF EQUALITY
Abdullah ibn Masood, a companion of the
Prophet, narrates that on the occasion of the
battle of Badr, when they set forth, they did not
have enough mounts. There was one camel for
three of them, so they mounted by turns. Ali ibn
Abi Talib, Abu Lubaba and the Prophet shared
one camel. When the two companions had to take
their turns, they would both ask the Prophet to
mount instead of them, saying that they would
continue on foot. The Prophet would reply, “You
are not stronger than me in walking, and I am not
less in need of God’s reward than you.”
(Musnad
Ahmad, 1/422)
This incident reveals the kind of feelings, which
dominated the Prophet when he was amongst his
people. In spite of being a prophet, he regarded
