Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) For All

Muhammad Abdullah Javed
November 23, 2019

In the world of advancements and achievements we are here to assert with a claim that encompasses all that is within the vicinity of those startling developments. We are introducing an apostle of God, the savior of mankind… Muhammad (peace be upon him) to you to think. He belongs to every human, more than what these advancements are meant for societies and individuals. The utilitarian aspects of Prophet’s life are quite synonymous to what human nature demands and their intellect understands. The following are the reasons that help you realize why Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is for the entire humanity?

The Prophet is a Mercy for mankind

There are vital things that define very existence of human on earth. We know this as mercy as it defines as well as portrays these essentials. Mercy is not just a term for one-shot comfort; it is by all means, an all pervasive term, just like air we breathe and water we quench our thirst from. The life and message of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is mercy in the sense it eases the difficulties, clarifies the vital concepts and makes life easy, to be precise:

  He has been sent down as mercy to all the nations, as his teachings justify the same.

  He elevated the human honor and standardized his positions and responsibilities.

  Taught to be kind to everyone and developed a society of compassionate people.

  Educated people with the purpose of life.

  Inspired the individuals to strive for peace and progress in the society and termed the efforts as personification of their faith.

He purifies your soul

One of the main purpose of Muhammad (pbuh)’s prophecy was to purify the human souls. He did it with ease and excellence. Equally focused on both world and the hereafter, maintained a decent balance between strengthening the strengths and annihilating weaknesses. The beauty of dealing with strengths and weaknesses is that he empowered people with an art of articulating weaknesses into strengths. The Prophetic way of purification of soul clearly demonstrates that:

  He purifies the souls by means of individual attention and building a collective conscience.

  Admonished to remain focused on the self as every individual is responsible for what he has. The motivating factors being love of God and fear of accountability.

  Advised to choose easiest of the two ways available to accomplish any task.

  Prevented from abandoning the society or preferring a monastic life.

  The yardstick for measurement of purification of soul he suggested was one's own surroundings; a person is good if he is good to his family members and neighbors.

Reduces your burden

Life is all about simplicity and simplification. Either humans have to be simple or let others simplify the loads that they carry. With burden it is hard to walk on the path of life. Burden not only refers to agony of ill-beliefs and unhealthy practices but also to those rituals, practices and norms that are inconvenient and simply detrimental to the human nature. One of the favors of Prophet (pbuh) for the humanity is that he:

  Elucidated the true concept of the One Who deserves all forms of worship.

  Abolished the corrupt practices of demeaning the human dignity and dividing them into different groups and statuses.

  Obliterated all forms of slavery and strictly prohibited from all acts of oppressions.

  Provided shelter to orphans and destitute.

  Purified the minds from misconceptions and ill practices.

Prohibits you from harmful

The prohibitory directives form a core part of his Prophecy. It speaks of his authority and clarity of the concepts of virtues, vices and their plan of action. His acts of prevention justifiably blend with the moral, social and religious being of humans with a clear imprint of do’s and don’ts. He prohibited from:

  Associating anyone with the Creator.

  Disobeying and dishonoring the parents.

  Demeaning the human dignity.

  Spreading mischief on earth.

  Violating human rights…..from causing harm to slapping on one's face.

With the prohibitions he maximized the possibilities of doing the permissible.

Simplifies your way to Paradise

Do you know what could be the easiest way of getting into the Paradise? The Prophet said the one, no matter man or woman, who:

  Loves and obeys him.

  Places his helping hand on the head of an orphan.

  Works at home for the family members.

  Behaves well with the neighbors.

  Possess good characters.

…will get admitted to the Paradise, in addition, they will be as close to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as the first and middle fingers are.

But these instances of doing virtues are not that easy. They demand a person to be of quality faith clubbed with noble characters. That’s what he said; the Paradise lies beneath the shadows of swords. His pragmatic teachings instilled a sense to value every moment of life and ensured sustained struggle with a never tiring attitude.

Prepares you for social reform

Social reforms come from within, from and by the dwellers of a society. The clarity of purpose, knowledge about the prevailing conditions, setting of a lofty vision, adherence of a decent methodology is all that is required for both individuals and groups to reform a society. The Prophet (pbuh) made the prerequisites and required activism for social reform an obstinate part of faith. A true Muslim is one who strives for reformation, if the society sports a reformed culture, he should try to develop the culture and make it reach the neighboring societies. The main constituents of Prophet’s methodology of social reformation are:

  Promotion of virtues.

  Eradication of evils.

  Cooperation with all the religious sects and groups.

  Balanced approach and equal participation of men and women.

  Awareness of the masses about the conceptual details and prerequisites of social reformation.

He stressed upon the need of doing virtuous things in the society, no matter how developed the society is or how pathetic and hopeless conditions are prevailing. The prime responsibility of the people is to perform actions; reformed actions for the society affected with various issues or otherwise actions for advancement are highly encouraged.

For any positive reformation the mindset of people matters the most. The essence of Prophetic teachings is that the society remains exemplary as long as the dwellers take appropriate actions for both favorable and unfavorable conditions. This attitude develops an ideal mindset of the people. They perceive very realistic idea of the society, that it can’t be absolutely free of problems at any point of time. What matters is a timely action for the betterment both at individual and collective levels.

Grieves for your sufferings

The emphatic nature of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is quite pleasing that leads you to the details of his humane-nature. Not only the material aspects of human life such as eating drinking and sleeping, he expressed his intense love and care for the people to have a balanced approach towards spiritual aspects too.

  He deeply thought of human sufferings and provided apt solutions.

  Prevented from all forms of hardships and strictly prohibited from doing anything that harms either personal and collective health or societal balance.

  Prohibited from sleeping empty stomach, sleeping on an open roof top, tearing thread between two fingers, causing harm to the creatures….

  Upheld the human dignity and honor and sternly dealt with all forms of human rights violations.

  Expressed deep concern about people going astray, so much so there was a possibility of him being losing his own life.

Makes you a human of high caliber

The beauty of Prophet’s teachings is that they help you understand the value of self and the life. The journey of one’s progress and developments begins with self-realization and a fair understanding of the strengths and weaknesses. The Prophet made it clear that the honor of being human is being a human of high moral standards. To make it reasonable and practical, he made it clear that:

  The person is good if he is good to his family members.

  The credibility of a person can be measured by the way a spouse think of him or her.

  The best person is one with whom everyone, every time expects the good.

  The one from whose tongue and hands others are safe is a true believer.

  The one whose great characters inspire others to be great is a person of high caliber.

Inspires you for selfless-service

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) declared that the best of humans is one who is beneficial to one and all. In fact he vehemently proclaimed that all the creatures, not only humans, are like family of God, the best one in the sight of God is the one who is beneficial to everyone. The Prophet (pbuh) associated the idea of selfless service with belief in God. That means the faith has validity only if it is blend with actions of serving humans and other creatures. As far inspiration for going ahead and excelling in the way of selfless service he emphasized:

  The selfless actions for benefitting humans have great rewards, one of the most striking one is cultivation of love of the doer in people’s hearts.

  Service doesn’t always require monetary and material things, with even bare hands one can lend support and with sweet words one can provide comfort to others.

  Help the one who is doing his or her work or the one who can’t do his own work.

  Removal of harmful things from thoroughfare and putting a morsel in the mouth of an employee are acts of charity.

  Serving the orphans and destitute is more precious deeds than standing in the night for prayers and keeping fast in the day.

Makes you a true leader

The leadership lessons are not to be taught in an artificial way in an artificial setting. There are three important prerequisites of leadership.

One, leadership is all about strengthening of fact that it’s an-all-time human service. Barring this reality, with little focus on service, people tend to play gimmick to become a leader, this is what we see in today’s world.

Second, the next best thing to assess is the overall persona of a leader, the true justification for calling a person to be a leader is to see how he dwells with his own surroundings, at home and with his neighbors.

Third and the last one, a leader should have a very strong sense of empathy. He should literary feel the pain and sufferings of his people rather the creatures that live in his jurisdiction. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) exemplifies the essence and authority of leadership with these prerequisites in view as:

  Leadership is a great responsibility; a leader is responsible for everyone and all the time.

  A leader is a servant of his people.

  Love of the humanity; fear of the Creator and a sense of accountability help a person become good leader.

  A leader should strive for others with the same amount of enthusiasm and concern as he strives for himself or for his near and dear ones.

  A leader has to be a true well-wisher not only for humans but for other creatures too.

Prepares you to protect the environment

The environment for a person holds the same significance as his home and its surroundings. Living happily at home depends on its pure and fresh ambiance. Everyone wants it to be good all the time, no one can think of causing any damage to his property, why it is so? Because everyone connects himself with his surroundings and there prevails a strong sense of belongingness with everything that exists.

The Prophet’s teachings expand the conceptual vision of a home to the vastness of environment of which a person is a tiny part. To safeguard the environment, people should live and dwell in the society as they do at their homes. The love, care and concern make a home, sweet-home, the same should hold good for an environment to be sweet that is clean and green.

This is a just-way of protecting the environment and making people understand that it belongs to them as their homes. For a clean and beautiful environment, the Prophet’s teachings encourage:

  To form a strong bonding with the surroundings and everything that exists.

  To avoid unnecessary damage to the natural resources and habitats.

  To cultivate a sense of development of the environment; planting trees, safeguarding the natural resources are its ultimate outcome.

  To avoid harming the creatures, that is not to cause any harm by destroying their habitats or restricting their means of living.

  To be kind to plants and animals as this gesture might become a cause to get admitted into the Paradise.

Empowers the womanhood

Though Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) explained vitals of life and all that matters for decent living for both men and women without any discrimination, but there is an additional element for women. This valuable addition has elevated the women’s status and position in an otherwise deteriorating society. There are innumerable things that pertain to the right and dignity of women to mention a few, the list goes this way:

  The Paradise lies beneath the feet of a mother.

  The one who has three daughters, two or even one, and nourishes them well, educates and make them independent, will get the Paradise as its rich reward.

  Being a wife, if a woman obeys her husband and performs all the obligations then she can enter the Paradise from which ever gates she wants.

  The woman who serves her family members even without taking care of herself will get great rewards; she will be with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the Paradise as close as first and middle fingers.

  As a mother, she has more rights than a father. For reformation and betterment of society she has an important role to play apart from nourishing and training the younger generation.

Connects you to the Creator

The beauty of Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) teachings is that they ultimately connect you to the Creator. Even the significant influence of his teachings and passionate love for him, doesn’t allow anyone to worship the Prophet. The more one gets influenced with his teachings and the more one loves, the greater will be the attachment with the Creator.

With an all pervasive influential things, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) stands tall amidst the world of knowns and the unknowns. He taught the humans to worship the Creator not the created being. To understand the utilitarian relationship with the Creator we can conclude, precisely, the following from his life and teachings:

  He himself worshipped the Creator to set an ideal for the entire humanity. His standing in the nights, fastings in the months, disseminating the message of truth, annihilating all forms of evils, establishing an ideal society by God’s commands, make it clear that he was God’s Prophet for the entire humanity.

  Justification for the love of Creator lies in following Prophet’s footsteps.

  The more one works for the sake of God, the more proximity with the Prophet is assured.

  The love of God and His Prophet has to weigh more than the love of everything else.

  The life and teachings of the Prophet (pbuh) forms a tangible triangle between God, humans and the Prophet himself. The essence of triangle is that the one who is good to humans is good in the sight of God and His Prophet (pbuh).

For an earnest claim "Muhammad (pbuh) for all", we have summarized here the rationale, reasons and substantial details in view of some of the vitals of life. We deemed it our responsibility to let you know who Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was?  We humbly invite you to go through his life and teachings as he is not only a Muslim’s Prophet but very much belong to you and the entire humanity, as our Creator says in the Quran:

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ

We haven’t sent down you (O Prophet Muhammad), but as a Mercy for all the Nations (The Holy Quran Ch 21: Verse 107).

The author is the Director of AJ Academy For Research and Development, Raichur, Karnataka. He can be reached at [email protected]

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Dr.Shafeeq
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Tuesday, 26 Nov 2019

Mashaallah..vey informative and well analysed write up. Jazakallah Khair

 

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March 4,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 4: Seeking to allay fear among the citizens in the wake of Coronavirus scare, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Wednesday made an appeal to the people not to pay heed to rumours spreading on social media.

In a series of tweets, Mr Sriramulu assured people that the government has taken adequate measures to ensure that the disease does not spread further. "Don't lend your ears to rumours about the Coronavirus in the social media. Rely only on the authentic information," he tweeted.

The minister's tweet came as Bengaluru reported the first case, after a techie from the city with a travel history to Dubai and interaction with Hong Kong-based people there, was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad.

As panic gripped the city, Mr Sriramulu said the apartment where the software engineer was staying has been sanitised. Besides, his 25 colleagues have been identified. One of them has been admitted to the hospital as a precautionary measure and his blood sample has been sent for lab test.

"So far 40,207 people have been screened at the International airport. 251 blood tests have been done, of which 238 were found negative, while the rest of the reports are yet to come," Mr Sriramulu tweeted.

The health department said three people have been admitted to the isolation ward at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD).

Meanwhile, a parent appealed to people not to panic about the Coronavirus in the techie's apartment, where his son too resides. "My son is from the same apartment. To update everyone, there is absolutely nothing wrong here. It was more of panic on social media that created this," he said in a message.

He said that the man who is in Telengana and testedpositive stayed in this building on February 21. "His roommate was taken to hospital and has tested negative," he said. It is been two weeks since the incident. The virus cansurvive only for 48 hours under optimal conditions, he noted. "Everyone in this building is safe. Please educate yourself. Refrain from spreading panic and misinformation." he added.

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March 6,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 6: PVR Cinemas on Friday launched its five-screen multiplex in here, augmenting its presence in Karnataka across 15 properties to 103 screens and to 46 properties and 286 screens in southern India.

With this opening, PVR consolidates its growth momentum in the current financial year 2019-20, so far opening 83 screens in the year and bringing its portfolio to 841 screens at 176 properties in 71 cities.

"We feel proud to cross the 100 screens milestone in the state of Karnataka at the very beginning of the year," said Joint Managing Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli.

"Southern India has a strong market with significant growth potential. In Bengaluru, we have introduced some of our best formats and offerings owing to the nature of preferences by our customers," he said in a statement.

Pramod Arora, Chief Growth and Strategy Officer at PVR Ltd, said the company will continue to enhance the consumer experience through innovation and set new benchmarks in the Indian multiplex industry.

PVR is the largest and the most premium film exhibition company in India, serving over 100 million patrons annually. 

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June 11,2020

Mangaluru, June 11: The Saudi Arabia based Expertise Contracting Company, which is repatriating its employees to India and other countries, today allocated around 90 seats of one of its chartered flights to Kannadigas stranded in Saudi Arabia. 

The Gulf Air flight took off with around 175 passengers on board from Dammam International Airport around noon local time. It is expected to land at Mangaluru International Airport at around 7 p.m. Indian time. 

In fact the company had chartered the flights only to repatriate its employees. However, due to the lack of special flights under Vande Bharati Mission, the company decided to help the other stranded Kannadigas in Saudi Arabia, who had approached Saudi Kannadigas Humanity Forum for help. 

A company official said that around 2,000 employees from various countries in the Indian subcontinent are being repatriated, of which 1,665 are Indians.  Already hundreds of them have reached India, and hundreds are still waiting for repatriation. 

“We are grateful to Expertise for allowing to travel in the flight which the company had chartered to repatriate its own employees,” said one of the passengers before boarding the flight at the airport.  

Director of Expertise, KS Shaikh said the 20-year-old Expertise group, one of the largest conglomerates in the GCC operating in petrochemical and heavy equipment sectors, has more than 10,000 employees and their family members in the Gulf, mainly in Jubail, one of the largest industrial cities.

Of these, the company has chosen over 2,000 employees for the covid-related repatriations considering various emergencies. He said 12 chartered flights have been engaged to carry out the repatriation exercise to the Indian subcontinent.

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Mohammed Arbaz alam
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Saturday, 13 Jun 2020

DUBAi se delhi normal flights kab chalu ho ga ham log bhaut parsan hai 

3 months ho geya room nahi Pia's a nahi dawa ke liya paisa nahi hai khane 

Ke liya nahi hai

Nagendra Dm
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Saturday, 13 Jun 2020

Dear sir am working in saudi Arabia before two months now no job please bring me back 

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