Mohsin Iqbal<\/p>\n
Allah Almighty, the Exalted, in His boundless mercy and wisdom, sent down our forefather Hazrat Adam (Peace Be Upon Him) and Mother Eve (Haw\u2019wa) to this earthly realm so that humanity might be established and the story of civilization unfold. But man was never abandoned to wander without direction. At every age, Allah revealed His heavenly guidance through His sacred books and sent His chosen Messengers to guide mankind towards the straight path. From Hazrat Nuh to Hazrat Ibrahim, from Hazrat Musa to Hazrat Isa (Peace Be Upon Them All), each Prophet bore witness to the eternal truth of One Almighty Allah. Yet, with the arrival of Khatam-ul-Nabi\u2019een, Hazrat Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him), the Divine mission found its seal and perfection.
\nTo him was revealed the Holy Qur\u2019an, the last heavenly book, a guide for all people and all ages. As Allah declares: \u201cThis is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah\u201d (Al-Baqarah 2:2). And again, \u201cAnd We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds\u201d (Al-Anbiya 21:107). This mercy was not confined to Muslims alone; it flowed like an eternal ocean, embracing all creation\u2014man and beast, believer and non-believer, the heavens and the earth.
\nThe Prophet\u2019s noble character became the living Qur\u2019an, his words and deeds the finest model for humanity: \u201cIndeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah often\u201d (Al-Ahzab 33:21). His humility was unmatched, his justice unbending, his kindness unending. He himself said: \u201cI was sent only to perfect good character\u201d (Musnad Ahmad).
\nFrom the deserts of Arabia, his message radiated across continents, reshaping the course of history. Poets, scholars, and sages\u2014Muslim and non-Muslim alike\u2014found themselves compelled to write about this personality who changed the destiny of nations. In every language and in every age, countless volumes have been written in his praise, yet his grandeur remains beyond the grasp of pen and tongue.
\nAlphonse de Lamartine, the French poet and statesman, confessed: \u201cPhilosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas\u2026 the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?\u201d
\nThe Scottish scholar William Montgomery Watt testified to the Prophet\u2019s integrity: \u201cHis readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement\u2014all argue his fundamental integrity.\u201d
\nGeorge Bernard Shaw, with his keen wit, proclaimed: \u201cHe must be called the Savior of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems and bring peace and happiness.\u201d
\nThomas Carlyle, awed by his statesmanship, wrote: \u201cHow one man single handedly, could weld warring tribes and Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades\u2026 A silent great soul, one of that who cannot but be earnest. He was to kindle the world.\u201d
\nLeo Tolstoy, the Russian sage, affirmed: \u201cThere is no doubt that Prophet Muhammad is one of the greatest reformers who served the social framework profoundly. He led a whole nation to the enlightenment of truth and widely opened to it the gate to development and civilization.\u201d
\nMahatma Gandhi, though belonging to another faith, admitted: \u201cIt was not the sword that won a place for Islam \u2026 It was the simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his devotion, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his mission.\u201d
\nAnnie Besant too bowed her head in reverence: \u201cIt is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet\u2026\u201d
\nEdward Gibbon, the English historian, acknowledged: \u201cThe greatest success of Mohammad\u2019s life was effected by sheer moral force without the stroke of a sword.\u201d Reverend Bosworth Smith called him \u201cCaesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without the Pope\u2019s pretensions, and Caesar without the legions of Caesar.\u201d
\nJohann Wolfgang von Goethe, the German genius, hailed him as the \u201cHero of Humanity,\u201d whose life flowed like an \u201ceternal mighty stream.\u201d Annemarie Schimmel declared: \u201cThe Prophet is the one who forever remains the \u2018beautiful model\u2019\u2026 Love of the Prophet runs like blood in the veins of his community.\u201d Michael H. Hart ranked him first among history\u2019s most influential figures: \u201cHe was the only man who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level.\u201d
\nWashington Irving saw in him a man of sobriety and simplicity, beloved by the common people. Sir Thomas Arnold praised his message as a creed \u201cso precise, so stripped of all complexities\u201d that it wins its way into the hearts of men.
\nThus, whether through revelation or history, through the testimonies of saints or scholars, all affirm one truth: the Messenger of Allah was the Light that illuminated darkness. The Qur\u2019an itself proclaims: \u201cO Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner, and one who invites to Allah by His permission, and an illuminating lamp\u201d (Al-Ahzab 33:45\u201346).
\nThe seal of Prophethood rests with him, yet his light remains undimmed, his example eternal. His footsteps echo in the prayers of the faithful, in the call to prayer that resounds from minarets, in the very pulse of the Muslim heart. He was, and remains, the mercy for the worlds. No pen has fully captured him, and no voice can fully praise him. Indeed, as Lamartine asked and as history answers: is there any man greater than he?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mohsin Iqbal Allah Almighty, the Exalted, in His boundless mercy and wisdom, sent down our forefather Hazrat Adam (Peace Be Upon Him) and Mother Eve (Haw\u2019wa) to this earthly realm so that humanity might be established and the story of civilization unfold. But man was never abandoned to wander without direction. At every age, Allah […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[13631],"class_list":["post-501030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-article","tag-mohsin-iqbal"],"yoast_head":"\n