A discourse on the supreme compassion of the Holy Prophet(
peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) :
< Surely, a Messenger has come unto you from among
yourselves;
grievous to him is that you should fall into trouble; (he)
is ardently
desirous of your (welfare); (and) to the believers (he) is
compassionate, repeatedly merciful.> Chapter 9 verse 128,
Holy Quraan.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be
on him) is
the superlative and the matchless example of imbibing Divine
attribute
on a human level and it is from his spiritual light that the
world
attained beneficence, is indeed attaining beneficence and
shall
continue to do so.
The Promised Messiah(on whom be peace) wrote:
The man who in his being and his attributes and his actions
and
through his spiritual and holy faculties set an example of
perfection,
in knowledge and action and in sincerity and steadfastness,
and was
called the perfect man was Muhammad, peace and blessings of
Allah be
on him.... The man who was most perfect as man and as
Prophet, and
came with full blessings, and who through a spiritual
revival and
resurrection manifested the first judgment in the world and
revived
the dead world, that blessed Prophet, the Seal of the
Prophets, the
leader of the righteous ones, the pride of the Prophets, was
Muhammad,
the chosen one, peace and blessings of Allah be on him. Our
Lord, send
down on that beloved Prophet that mercy and blessing that
Thou hast
not sent down on anyone since the beginning of the world.
Had that
grand Prophet not appeared in the world then we would have
no proof of
the truth of lesser Prophets like Jonah, Job, Jesus son of
Mary,
Malachi, John, Zakaria, etc. Though they were favourites and
honoured
and were beloved ones of Almighty God, they are under
obligation to
this Prophet that they were accepted in the world as true
Prophets. O
Allah, send down Thy blessings on him and on his people and
on his
companions, all of them. Our last word is that all praise
belongs to
Allah, Lord of the worlds (Essence of Islam Vol. 1 p. 199)
He wrote that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah
be on
him) had a love of God of the highest degree as well as he
endured
deep poignancy in his great love for creation. His
compassion for
humanity, borne out of Rahimiyyat
(divine attribute Rahim of Allah ) has safeguarded it in the
verse
above. His sentiments of sympathy as cited in the verse are
both for
the believers as well as the disbelievers. The disbelievers
put him
through the severest of persecution alongside his followers,
yet the
Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) deeply
desired
their well-being and wished them to take the right path. In
the
instances when he defended himself it was strictly a case of
defence
and never exceeded to anything more. There was certainly no
question
of retaliation, ever.
When God admonished the disbelievers to desist and warned
them of a
torment in-waiting, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be
on him) would be deeply distressed on their behalf and would
pray for
them as the Quranic verse of Surah Al Kahf depicts
<So hapliy thou wilt grieve thyself to death for sorrow
after them if
they believe not in thisdiscourse. (18:7).>
Today even a father does not have so much concern for the
worldly and
spiritual well-being of his children, while the Holy Prophet
(peace
and blessings of Allah be on him) only had a bond of
humanity with
these people.
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)
taught
prayers seeking Divine mercy and enjoined ways to seek
utmost
blessings. His compassion for the believers was so intense
that he
would pray to God to make any harsh words that he may have
said to a
believer a source of Divine nearness for him on the Day of
Judgment.
Such are the traits of this compassionate and merciful
Prophet who was
anxious to raise the spiritual development of his followers
and was
just as anxious for the salvation of those who did not
follow him.
These days one hears regular misinformation about Islam and
the Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) in the West
with the
intent to discredit.
Recently a politician from Holland, Geert Wilders made
extremely crass
and malicious comments about Islamic teachings. Whenever
such a spate
of malice surfaces the Ahmadiyya Community responds. In this
day and
age it is only the religion of Islam that presents the
accurate
depiction of God, if one says something against Islam due to
lack of
knowledge or inaccurate information then it must be
expounded to them
the blessed model of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be
on him) encompassing all spheres of life. However, if they
make the
remarks out of malice and wickedness, then case is rested.
The Dutch politician Wilders seems to be steeped in malice
and ill
will. He was born a Catholic but now does not follow any
religion.
When they do not find any peace from their own religion,
they begin
attacking Islam. This person is a seasoned objector of Islam
and was
at the forefront of the Dutch controversy over the veil and
has now
said that had the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah
be on
him) lived in his country today he would have chased him out
(God
forbid) calling him an extremist.
Let alone chase him out, little does Wilders realise that
his region
will be filled with the Prophet's followers. How hard the
enemies of
Islam have tried but they have always have met with failure.
Today it
is only the name of this "mercy for mankind" that
is called out aloud
five times a day in all the parts of the world where Muslims
live.
The Dutch politician has also remarked that half of the Holy
Qur'an
(God forbid) needs to torn out and thrown away. Although
this person
himself does not follow any religion but he should make
comparative
study of the scriptures of the religions that he deems
better than
Islam (Christianity and Judaism) and the Holy Qur'an and if
something
is still not clear he should ask us. Divine chastisement can
come for
those who exceed limits. The Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings of
Allah be on him) would be anxious and restless for the
salvation of
the likes of K. Wilders.
It is a grave responsibility to inform the world of the
beautiful
aspects of the holy Prophet's blessed life. Those who allege
that his
teachings were excessive and militant should be told of the
minute
humanitarian details in which he trained his followers in
the
etiquette of battle, that how civilized and enlightened was
his
protocol for the prisoners of war
Conversely attention should be drawn to the annihilation of
two
Japanese cities in World War II, the dreadful effects of
which are
still being experienced by people and indeed what is being
currently
perpetrated in Iraq. How would they care to term it?
They should be reminded that despite all these atrocities,
the
teaching of the God of Islam is so beautiful that it states:
"Except
those who repent, and believe and do good deeds; for as to
these,
Allah will change their evil deeds into good deeds; and
Allah is Most
Forgiving, Merciful;" (26:71 Quraan)
The current predicaments of the Western world stem from lack
of self-
reflection, the disintegration of the family life is due to
lack of
faith in God. By the help of teachings of the Qur'an they
should be
counseled that they need to desist from their ways; that
their
survival is in ceasing these attacks on one who was the
benefactor for
all humanity.
Apart from wars, the world also faces damage from climatic
change. The
people of Holland say that God created the rest of the world
but they
created Holland themselves. They should not forget that half
of
Holland lies below sea level and when storms rage they even
reduce
mountains to nothing.
The message of the Unity of God must be taken to the world
out of
compassion and concern. Otherwise, the world is incurring
the wrath of
God by making these wicked attacks on the beloved of God.
The message of the Unity of God needs to taken to all those
who are
sensible because Allah's designs and plans have come in
motion as we
experience everyday. Ours is just a humble effort.
Believers of holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
on him)
care more to his honour than their lives and it should be
remembered
about those who make these offensive remarks that they are
not even
the well-wishers of their own people.
May Allah protect the world from all evil.
----< from the summary of Friday Sermon - delivered by
the holy
Successor of the Promised Reformer of this era ~February
23th,
2007 www.mta.tv www.alislam.org >-----
LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE
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