خلاصة:
In Part I of this article published in the previous issue, Ayatollah Zanjani gave a brief account of the Prophet Muhammad’s virtuous characteristics displayed throughout his childhood, under his caretakers, and during his employment. The Prophet (s) also showed love and devotion towards the destitute, the oppressed, and the slaves. In offering this description, Zanjani highlighted the admirable qualities the Prophet (s) practiced with utmost perfection, some of them being cleanliness, forgiveness, worship, and companionship. Part II continues with this account on the Prophet’s renunciation, his steadfastness, and his respect for public opinion. In accomplishing his mission, the Prophet (s) liberated Muslims from their own whims, thus proving renunciation to be a necessary characteristic. Despite all obstacles, he remained unwavering in his faith. Moreover, he valued public opinion and warned against interfering in the private affairs of others.
ملخص الجهاز:
"5 It was necessary for Prophet Muhammad (s) to save humanity from the darkness of lust and ignorance, from the worship of animate and inanimate idols, from the despotism and authority of unjust rulers, 1 Imt ’ al-Asm ’, Miqrirzi, vol.
In the beginning, when the command for the open call to Islam had not yet been sent down and when only a small number had converted to Islam, the Quraysh thought that the Prophet was also one of hunaf (true believers; believers in the faith of Abraham) along with Zayd ibn ‘Amr ibn Kufayl, ‘Uthm n ibn Huwayrith, and Waraqah ibn Nawfal, who sometimes expressed their opinions on certain matters of theology, but generally did not challenge people.
However, the Prophet (s) replied, in a decisive and explicit manner deserving of the rank of the divinely-sent Prophets: I swear by the Name of God that if they place the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left hand in return for giving up this matter [calling people to Islam], I will never desist until either God makes it triumph or I perish defending it.
There were three occasions in the Battle of Badr where Prophet Muhammad (s) invited his companions to consult together and asked them to express their opinions.
In this way, he taught the rulers of the world how to rule so that they were aware that their rank and status in society was like that of a kind father rather than an absolute master, and that they should always consider the best interests of their subjects instead of imposing their own whims and wishes upon them."