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The Wisdom of Prophet's [pbuh] Teaching:
Prophet Mohamed (saw) said about;
a.. Learning=20
He dieth not who giveth life to learning.=20
Whoso honoreth the learned, honoreth me.=20
The Messenger of God was asked, "What is the greatest vice of man?" He said=
, "You must not ask me about vice, but ask about virtue;" and he repeated t=
his three times, after which he said, "Know ye! The worst of men is a bad l=
earned man, and a good learned man is the best."=20
Verily god doth not taketh away knowledge from the hands of His servants; b=
ut taketh it by taking away the learned; so that when no learned men remain=
, the ignorant will be placed at the head of affairs. Causes will be submit=
ted to their decision, they will pass sentence without knowledge, will err =
themselves, and lead others into error.=20
An hour's contemplation is better than a year's adoration.=20
Philosophy is the stray camel of the Faithful, take hold of it wherever ye =
come across it.=20
Go in quest of knowledge even unto China.=20
Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.=20
The knowledge from which no benefit is derived is like a treasure from whic=
h no charity is bestowed in the way of the Lord.=20
Do you know what sappeth the foundation of Islam, and ruineth it? The error=
s of the learned destroy it, the disputations of the hypocrite, and the ord=
ers of kings who have lost the road.=20
To spend more time in learning is better than spending more time praying; t=
he support of religion is abstinence. It is better to teach knowledge one h=
our in the night than to pray all night.=20
Whoever seeketh knowledge and findeth it, will get two rewards; one of them=
the reward for desiring it, and the other for attaining it; therefore, eve=
n if he do not attain it, for him is one reward.=20
That person who shall die while he is studying, in order to revive the know=
ledge of religion, will be only one degree inferior to the prophets.=20
One learned man is harder on the devil than a thousand ignorant worshippers=
.=20
The pursuit of knowledge is a divine commandment for every Muslim; and to w=
aste knowledge on those who are unworthy of it is like putting pearls, jewe=
ls, and gold on the necks of swine.=20
That person who shall pursue the path of knowledge, God will direct him to =
the path of Paradise; and verily the superiority of a learned man over an i=
gnorant worshipper is like that of the full moon over all the stars.=20
He who knoweth his own self, knoweth God.=20
Verily the best of God's servants are just and learned kings; and verily th=
e worst are bad and ignorant kings.=20
To listen to the words of the learned, and to instil into others the lesson=
s of science, is better than religious exercises.=20
The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr.=20
He who leaveth home in search of knowledge, walketh in the path of God.=20
One hour's meditation on the work of the Creator is better than seventy yea=
rs of prayer.=20
God hath treasuries beneath the Throne, the keys whereof are the tongues of=
poets.=20
The acquisition of knowledge is a duty incumbent one every Muslim, male and=
female.=20
Acquire knowledge. It enableth its posessor to distinguish right from wrong=
; it lighteth the way to Heave; it is our friend in the desert, our society=
in solitude, our companion when friendless; it guideth us to happiness; it=
sustaineth us in misery; it is an ornament among friends, and an armour ag=
ainst enemies.=20
With knowledge man riseth to the heights of goodness and to a noble positio=
n, associateth with sovereigns in this world, and attaineth to the perfecti=
on of happiness in the next.=20
Learn to know thyself.=20
The calamity of knowledge is forgetfulness; and to waste knowledge is to sp=
eak of it to the unworthy.=20
Who are the learned? They who practise what they know.=20
a.. Man's Growth=20
The son of Man groweth and with him grow two things - the love of wealth an=
d love of long life.=20
"Who is the best man?" Muhammad replied, "He is the best man whose life is =
long and whose actions are good." "Then who is the worst man?" "He whose li=
fe is long and whose actions are bad.=20
a.. Marriage=20
Marriage is incumbent on all who possess the ability.=20
A woman may be married by four qualifications: one on account of her money;=
another, on account of the nobility of her pedigree; another on account of=
her beauty; the fourth, on account of her virtue. Therefore, look out for =
a woman that hath virtue: but if you do it from any other consideration, yo=
ur hands be rubbed in dirt.=20
a.. Meanness=20
Shall I tell you the very worst among you? Those who eat alone, and whip th=
e slaves, and give to nobody.=20
a.. Mishaps=20
Whatever mishap may befall you, it is on account of something which you hav=
e done.=20
No misfortune or vexation befalleth a servant of God, small or great, but o=
n account of his faults committed: and most of these God forgiveth.=20
a.. Modesty=20
True modesty is the source of all virtues.=20
Modesty and chastity are parts of the Faith.=20
Meekness and modesty are two branches of Iman; and vain talking and embelli=
shing are two branches of hypocrisy.=20
All kinds of modesty are best.=20
a.. Monopolies=20
Monopoly is unlawful in Islam.=20
The holder of a monopoly is a sinner and an offender.=20
The bringers of grain to the city to sell at a cheap rate gain immense adva=
ntage by it, and those who keepeth back grain in order to sell at a high ra=
te is cursed.=20
a.. Mothers=20
Heaven lieth at the feet of mothers.=20
"O Messenger of God! Verily I have done a great crime; is there any act by =
which I may repent?" He said, "Have you a mother?" "No," said the questione=
r. "Have you an aunt?" asked Muhammad. He said, "Yes, I have." Muhammad sai=
d, "Go, do good to her, and your crime will be pardoned."=20
I and a woman whose color and cheeks shall have become black from toiling i=
n the sun shall be near to one another in the next world as my two fingers;=
and that is a handsome widow, whose color and cheeks shall have become bla=
ck in bringing up her family.=20
a.. Muhammad The Prophet=20
I am no more than man; when I order you anything respecting religion, recei=
ve it; and when I order you anything about the affairs of the world, then I=
am nothing more than man.=20
Convey to other persons none of my words, except those ye know of a surety.=
=20
'Aishah said, "A party of Jews asked permission to go to Muhammad, and said=
, 'Death upon you.' And I answered their insult by saying, 'Rather upon you=
be death and curse.' Then Muhammad said, 'Be mild O Aishah! and make a poi=
nt of being kind, and withold thyself from speaking harshly.' I said, 'Did =
you not hear what they said?' He said, 'Verily, I do always say,' "Be the s=
ame to you."'=20
Verily my heart is veiled with melancholy and sadness for my followers; and=
verily I ask pardon of God one hundred times daily.=20
Zaid, Muhammad's servant, said, "I served Lord Muhammad ten years, and he n=
ever said 'Uff,' to me; and never said, 'Why did you do so?' and never said=
, 'Why did you not do so?'"=20
a.. Muhammad The Prophet's Kindness=20
Once Muhammad was distributing meat in Jiranah; and behold a woman came clo=
se to him, and he spread his garment for her to sit upon. When people saw s=
uch respect paid to this woman, they asked who she was; and those present s=
aid, "This is his nurse."=20
When anyone was sick Muhammad used to rub his hands upon the sick person's =
body, saying, "O Lord of mankind! Take away this pain, and give health; for=
Thou art the giver of health: there is no health bu Thine, that health whi=
ch leaveth no sickness."=20
a.. Muhammad The Prophet's Mission=20
Kais b. Sal said: "I came to Hirah, and saw the inhabitants worshipping the=
ir chief; and I said, 'Verily the Apostle of God is worthy of being worship=
ped.' Then I came to the Apostle and said, 'I saw the people of Hirah worsh=
ipping the chief of their tribe, and you are most worthy of being worshippe=
d.' Then Muhammad said to me, 'Tell me, if you should pass by my grave, wou=
ld you worship it?' I said, 'No.' And He said, 'Worship not me.'"=20
The Apostle was in the midst of a crowd of his companions, and a camel came=
and prostrated itself before him. They said, "O Apostle of God! Beasts and=
trees worship thee; then it is meet for us to whorship thee." Muhammad sai=
d, "Worship God, and you may honor your brother, that is me."=20
When the ambassadors of Bani Amir went to Muhammad, they said, "You are our=
master." He said, "God is your master." Then they said, "You are most exce=
llent of the highest degree." And when He heard this He said, "Say so, or l=
ess, and do not exceed reasonable bounds in praise."=20
Muhammad slep upon a mat, and got up very marked on the body by it: and som=
eone said, "O Messenger of God! If thou hadst ordered me, I would have spre=
ad a soft bed for thee." Lord Muhammad said, "What business have I with the=
world? I am a man on horseback, who standeth under the shade of a tree, th=
en leaveth it."=20
To the light I have attained and in the light I live.=20
It was said to the Rasul, "O Messenger of God! Curse the infidels." Muhamma=
d said, "I am not sent for this; nor was I sent but as mercy to mankind."=20
Kais b. Sal said: "I came to Hirah, and saw the inhabitants worshipping the=
ir chief; and I said, 'Verily the Apostle of God is worthy of being worship=
ped.' Then I came to the Apostle and said, 'I saw the people of Hirah worsh=
ipping the chief of their tribe, and you are most worthy of being worshippe=
d.' Then Muhammad said to me, 'Tell me, if you should pass by my grave, wou=
ld you worship it?' I said, 'No.' And He said, 'Worship not me.'"=20
The Apostle was in the midst of a crowd of his companions, and a camel came=
and prostrated itself before him. They said, "O Apostle of God! Beasts and=
trees worship thee; then it is meet for us to whorship thee." Muhammad sai=
d, "Worship God, and you may honor your brother, that is me."=20
When the ambassadors of Bani Amir went to Muhammad, they said, "You are our=
master." He said, "God is your master." Thenthey said, "You are most excel=
lent of the highest degree." And when He heard this He said, "Say so, or le=
ss, and do not exceed reasonable bounds in praise."=20
Muhammad slep upon a mat, and got up very marked on the body by it: and som=
eone said, "O Messenger of God! If thou hadst ordered me, I would have spre=
ad a soft bed for thee." Lord Muhammad said, "What business have I with the=
world? I am a man on horseback, who standeth under the shade of a tree, th=
en leaveth it."=20
To the light I have attained and in the light I live.=20
It was said to the Rasul, "O Messenger of God! Curse the infidels." Muhamma=
d said, "I am not sent for this; nor was I sent but as mercy to mankind."=20
a.. Muhammad The Prophet's Prayers=20
Muhammad used to say after making the profession of faith, "O Lord I suppli=
cate Thee for firmness in faith, and inclination towards the straight path,=
and for Thine aid in being grateful to Thee, and in adoring Thee in every =
good way; and I supplicate Thee for an innocent heart which shall not incli=
ne to wickednes and for a true tongue. I supplicate Thee to guide me to all=
which Thou knowest to be virtuous and to preserve me from al which Thou kn=
owest to be vicious. I supplicate Thee to forgive me my faults for Thou kno=
west them all.=20
When the Messenger of God entered a place of worship he said, "O God! Pardo=
n my sins, and open for me the gates of Thy compassion," and on leaving he =
would repeat the same.=20
O Lord grant to me the love of Thee; grant that I love those that love Thee=
; grant that I may do the deed than win Thy love; make thy love dearer to m=
e than self, family and wealth.=20
O Lord! I make my complaint unto thee, of my feebleness, the vanity of my e=
fforts. I am insignificant in the sight of men, O Thou Most Merciful! Lord =
of the weak! Thou aret my Lord! Forsake me not. Leave me not a prey to stra=
ngers, nor to mine enemies. If Thou art not displeased, I am safe. I seek r=
efuge in the light of Thy countenance, by which all darkness is dispelled, =
and peace cometh in the Here and Hereafter. Solve Thou my difficulties as i=
t pleaseth Thee. There is no power, no strength, save in Thee.=20
a.. Neighborliness=20
The best of persons in God's sight is the best amongst his friends; and the=
best of neighbors near God is the best person in his own neighborhood.=20
A Muslim who mixeth with people and putteth up with their inconveniences, i=
s better than one who doth not mix with them, and bear with patience.=20
Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.=20
a.. Omens=20
Of my disciples who will enter Paradise are those who do not use shells (do=
not consult oracles), and are not influenced by omens, like the people of =
Ignorance, and who put their whole trust in God.=20
a.. Orphans=20
I and the guardian of orphans (whether the orphan be of his near or distant=
relations, or of strangers) will be in one place in the next world; like m=
y two fingers, nearly touching each other.=20
The best Muslim house is that in which is an orphan, who is benefited; and =
the worst Muslim house is that in which an orphan is ill-treated.=20
a.. Parents=20
Heaven lieth at the feet of mothers.=20
God's pleasure is in a father's pleasure; and God's displeasure is in a fat=
her's displeasure.=20
He who wisheth to enter Paradise at the best door must please his father an=
d mother.=20
A man is bound to do good to his parents, although they may have injured hi=
m.=20
There is no child, a doer of good to his parents, who looketh on them with =
kindness and affection, but God will grant with every look the rewards for =
an approved pilgrimage.=20
a.. Peacemaking=20
Shall I not inform you of a better act than fasting, alms, and prayers? Mak=
ing peace between one another: enmity and malice tear up heavenly rewards b=
y the roots.=20
a.. Poetry=20
Some poetry is dressed in knowledge and art.=20
The truest words spoken by any poet are those of Labid: "Know that everythi=
ng is vanity save God."=20
God hath treasures beneath the Throne, the keys whereof are the tongues of =
poets.=20
Some poetry containeth much wisdom.=20
a.. Poverty=20
Poverty is my pride.=20
Poverty may well become a cause of infidelity.=20
O Lord! Keep me alive a poor man, and let me die poor; and raise me amongst=
the poor.=20
O Aishah! Do not turn the poor away, without giving them, if but half a dat=
e.=20
Seek for my satisfaction in that of the poor and needy.=20
A man came to Muhammad and said, "Verily I love you." He replied, "Look to =
what you say." And the man said, "By God! I love you,"and repeated the same=
twice. Lord Muhammad said, "If you are sincere, then prepare yourself for =
poverty: for poverty reacheth him who loveth me quicker than a torrent reac=
heth the sea.=20
a.. Prayer=20
Prayer is the miraj (union with, or annihilation in, the Divine Essence by =
means of continual upward progress) of the Faithful.=20
The Lord doth not regard a prayer in which the heart doth not accompany the=
body.=20
He whom prayer preventeth not from wrongdoing and evil, increaseth in naugh=
t save in remoteness from the Lord.=20
The key of Paradise is Prayer, and the key of prayer is ablution.=20
Say your prayers standing; but if you are not able, sitting; and if unable,=
on your sides.
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Georgia color=#800080 size=4>The Wisdom of Prophet's
[pbuh] Teaching:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT>Prophet Mohamed (saw) said about;</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV>
<LI><A name=Learning><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><B>Learning</B></FONT></A>
<P>He dieth not who giveth life to learning.
<P>Whoso honoreth the learned, honoreth me.
<P>The Messenger of God was asked, "What is the greatest vice of man?" He said,
"You must not ask me about vice, but ask about virtue;" and he repeated this
three times, after which he said, "Know ye! The worst of men is a bad learned
man, and a good learned man is the best."
<P>Verily god doth not taketh away knowledge from the hands of His servants; but
taketh it by taking away the learned; so that when no learned men remain, the
ignorant will be placed at the head of affairs. Causes will be submitted to
their decision, they will pass sentence without knowledge, will err themselves,
and lead others into error.
<P>An hour's contemplation is better than a year's adoration.
<P>Philosophy is the stray camel of the Faithful, take hold of it wherever ye
come across it.
<P>Go in quest of knowledge even unto China.
<P>Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.
<P>The knowledge from which no benefit is derived is like a treasure from which
no charity is bestowed in the way of the Lord.
<P>Do you know what sappeth the foundation of Islam, and ruineth it? The errors
of the learned destroy it, the disputations of the hypocrite, and the orders of
kings who have lost the road.
<P>To spend more time in learning is better than spending more time praying; the
support of religion is abstinence. It is better to teach knowledge one hour in
the night than to pray all night.
<P>Whoever seeketh knowledge and findeth it, will get two rewards; one of them
the reward for desiring it, and the other for attaining it; therefore, even if
he do not attain it, for him is one reward.
<P>That person who shall die while he is studying, in order to revive the
knowledge of religion, will be only one degree inferior to the prophets.
<P>One learned man is harder on the devil than a thousand ignorant worshippers.
<P>The pursuit of knowledge is a divine commandment for every Muslim; and to
waste knowledge on those who are unworthy of it is like putting pearls, jewels,
and gold on the necks of swine.
<P>That person who shall pursue the path of knowledge, God will direct him to
the path of Paradise; and verily the superiority of a learned man over an
ignorant worshipper is like that of the full moon over all the stars.
<P>He who knoweth his own self, knoweth God.
<P>Verily the best of God's servants are just and learned kings; and verily the
worst are bad and ignorant kings.
<P>To listen to the words of the learned, and to instil into others the lessons
of science, is better than religious exercises.
<P>The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr.
<P>He who leaveth home in search of knowledge, walketh in the path of God.
<P>One hour's meditation on the work of the Creator is better than seventy years
of prayer.
<P>God hath treasuries beneath the Throne, the keys whereof are the tongues of
poets.
<P>The acquisition of knowledge is a duty incumbent one every Muslim, male and
female.
<P>Acquire knowledge. It enableth its posessor to distinguish right from wrong;
it lighteth the way to Heave; it is our friend in the desert, our society in
solitude, our companion when friendless; it guideth us to happiness; it
sustaineth us in misery; it is an ornament among friends, and an armour against
enemies.
<P>With knowledge man riseth to the heights of goodness and to a noble position,
associateth with sovereigns in this world, and attaineth to the perfection of
happiness in the next.
<P>Learn to know thyself.
<P>The calamity of knowledge is forgetfulness; and to waste knowledge is to
speak of it to the unworthy.
<P>Who are the learned? They who practise what they know.
<P></P>
<LI><A name="Man's Growth"><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><B>Man's
Growth</B></FONT></A>
<P>The son of Man groweth and with him grow two things - the love of wealth and
love of long life.
<P>"Who is the best man?" Muhammad replied, "He is the best man whose life is
long and whose actions are good." "Then who is the worst man?" "He whose life is
long and whose actions are bad.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Marriage><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><B>Marriage</B></FONT></A>
<P>Marriage is incumbent on all who possess the ability.
<P>A woman may be married by four qualifications: one on account of her money;
another, on account of the nobility of her pedigree; another on account of her
beauty; the fourth, on account of her virtue. Therefore, look out for a woman
that hath virtue: but if you do it from any other consideration, your hands be
rubbed in dirt.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Meanness><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Meanness</B></FONT></A><FONT color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>Shall I tell you the very worst among you? Those who eat alone, and whip the
slaves, and give to nobody.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Mishaps><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Mishaps</B></FONT></A><FONT color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>Whatever mishap may befall you, it is on account of something which you have
done.
<P>No misfortune or vexation befalleth a servant of God, small or great, but on
account of his faults committed: and most of these God forgiveth.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Modesty><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Modesty</B></FONT></A><FONT color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>True modesty is the source of all virtues.
<P>Modesty and chastity are parts of the Faith.
<P>Meekness and modesty are two branches of Iman; and vain talking and
embellishing are two branches of hypocrisy.
<P>All kinds of modesty are best.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Monopolies><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Monopolies</B></FONT></A><FONT color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>Monopoly is unlawful in Islam.
<P>The holder of a monopoly is a sinner and an offender.
<P>The bringers of grain to the city to sell at a cheap rate gain immense
advantage by it, and those who keepeth back grain in order to sell at a high
rate is cursed.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Mothers><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><B>Mothers</B></FONT></A>
<P>Heaven lieth at the feet of mothers.
<P>"O Messenger of God! Verily I have done a great crime; is there any act by
which I may repent?" He said, "Have you a mother?" "No," said the questioner.
"Have you an aunt?" asked Muhammad. He said, "Yes, I have." Muhammad said, "Go,
do good to her, and your crime will be pardoned."
<P>I and a woman whose color and cheeks shall have become black from toiling in
the sun shall be near to one another in the next world as my two fingers; and
that is a handsome widow, whose color and cheeks shall have become black in
bringing up her family.
<P></P>
<LI><A name="Muhammad The Prophet"><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><B>Muhammad
The Prophet</B></FONT></A>
<P>I am no more than man; when I order you anything respecting religion, receive
it; and when I order you anything about the affairs of the world, then I am
nothing more than man.
<P>Convey to other persons none of my words, except those ye know of a surety.
<P>'Aishah said, "A party of Jews asked permission to go to Muhammad, and said,
'Death upon you.' And I answered their insult by saying, 'Rather upon you be
death and curse.' Then Muhammad said, 'Be mild O Aishah! and make a point of
being kind, and withold thyself from speaking harshly.' I said, 'Did you not
hear what they said?' He said, 'Verily, I do always say,' "Be the same to you."'
<P>Verily my heart is veiled with melancholy and sadness for my followers; and
verily I ask pardon of God one hundred times daily.
<P>Zaid, Muhammad's servant, said, "I served Lord Muhammad ten years, and he
never said 'Uff,' to me; and never said, 'Why did you do so?' and never said,
'Why did you not do so?'"
<P></P>
<LI><A name="Muhammad The Prophet's Kindness"><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Muhammad The Prophet's Kindness</B></FONT></A><FONT
color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>Once Muhammad was distributing meat in Jiranah; and behold a woman came close
to him, and he spread his garment for her to sit upon. When people saw such
respect paid to this woman, they asked who she was; and those present said,
"This is his nurse."
<P>When anyone was sick Muhammad used to rub his hands upon the sick person's
body, saying, "O Lord of mankind! Take away this pain, and give health; for Thou
art the giver of health: there is no health bu Thine, that health which leaveth
no sickness."
<P></P>
<LI><A name="Muhammad The Prophet's Mission"><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Muhammad The Prophet's Mission</B></FONT></A><FONT
color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>Kais b. Sal said: "I came to Hirah, and saw the inhabitants worshipping their
chief; and I said, 'Verily the Apostle of God is worthy of being worshipped.'
Then I came to the Apostle and said, 'I saw the people of Hirah worshipping the
chief of their tribe, and you are most worthy of being worshipped.' Then
Muhammad said to me, 'Tell me, if you should pass by my grave, would you worship
it?' I said, 'No.' And He said, 'Worship not me.'"
<P>The Apostle was in the midst of a crowd of his companions, and a camel came
and prostrated itself before him. They said, "O Apostle of God! Beasts and trees
worship thee; then it is meet for us to whorship thee." Muhammad said, "Worship
God, and you may honor your brother, that is me."
<P>When the ambassadors of Bani Amir went to Muhammad, they said, "You are our
master." He said, "God is your master." Then they said, "You are most excellent
of the highest degree." And when He heard this He said, "Say so, or less, and do
not exceed reasonable bounds in praise."
<P>Muhammad slep upon a mat, and got up very marked on the body by it: and
someone said, "O Messenger of God! If thou hadst ordered me, I would have spread
a soft bed for thee." Lord Muhammad said, "What business have I with the world?
I am a man on horseback, who standeth under the shade of a tree, then leaveth
it."
<P>To the light I have attained and in the light I live.
<P>It was said to the Rasul, "O Messenger of God! Curse the infidels." Muhammad
said, "I am not sent for this; nor was I sent but as mercy to mankind."
<P>Kais b. Sal said: "I came to Hirah, and saw the inhabitants worshipping their
chief; and I said, 'Verily the Apostle of God is worthy of being worshipped.'
Then I came to the Apostle and said, 'I saw the people of Hirah worshipping the
chief of their tribe, and you are most worthy of being worshipped.' Then
Muhammad said to me, 'Tell me, if you should pass by my grave, would you worship
it?' I said, 'No.' And He said, 'Worship not me.'"
<P>The Apostle was in the midst of a crowd of his companions, and a camel came
and prostrated itself before him. They said, "O Apostle of God! Beasts and trees
worship thee; then it is meet for us to whorship thee." Muhammad said, "Worship
God, and you may honor your brother, that is me."
<P>When the ambassadors of Bani Amir went to Muhammad, they said, "You are our
master." He said, "God is your master." Thenthey said, "You are most excellent
of the highest degree." And when He heard this He said, "Say so, or less, and do
not exceed reasonable bounds in praise."
<P>Muhammad slep upon a mat, and got up very marked on the body by it: and
someone said, "O Messenger of God! If thou hadst ordered me, I would have spread
a soft bed for thee." Lord Muhammad said, "What business have I with the world?
I am a man on horseback, who standeth under the shade of a tree, then leaveth
it."
<P>To the light I have attained and in the light I live.
<P>It was said to the Rasul, "O Messenger of God! Curse the infidels." Muhammad
said, "I am not sent for this; nor was I sent but as mercy to mankind."
<P></P>
<LI><A name="Muhammad The Prophet's Prayers"><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Muhammad The Prophet's Prayers</B></FONT></A>
<P>Muhammad used to say after making the profession of faith, "O Lord I
supplicate Thee for firmness in faith, and inclination towards the straight
path, and for Thine aid in being grateful to Thee, and in adoring Thee in every
good way; and I supplicate Thee for an innocent heart which shall not incline to
wickednes and for a true tongue. I supplicate Thee to guide me to all which Thou
knowest to be virtuous and to preserve me from al which Thou knowest to be
vicious. I supplicate Thee to forgive me my faults for Thou knowest them all.
<P>When the Messenger of God entered a place of worship he said, "O God! Pardon
my sins, and open for me the gates of Thy compassion," and on leaving he would
repeat the same.
<P>O Lord grant to me the love of Thee; grant that I love those that love Thee;
grant that I may do the deed than win Thy love; make thy love dearer to me than
self, family and wealth.
<P>O Lord! I make my complaint unto thee, of my feebleness, the vanity of my
efforts. I am insignificant in the sight of men, O Thou Most Merciful! Lord of
the weak! Thou aret my Lord! Forsake me not. Leave me not a prey to strangers,
nor to mine enemies. If Thou art not displeased, I am safe. I seek refuge in the
light of Thy countenance, by which all darkness is dispelled, and peace cometh
in the Here and Hereafter. Solve Thou my difficulties as it pleaseth Thee. There
is no power, no strength, save in Thee.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Neighborliness><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Neighborliness</B></FONT></A><FONT color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>The best of persons in God's sight is the best amongst his friends; and the
best of neighbors near God is the best person in his own neighborhood.
<P>A Muslim who mixeth with people and putteth up with their inconveniences, is
better than one who doth not mix with them, and bear with patience.
<P>Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Omens><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><B>Omens</B></FONT></A><FONT
color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>Of my disciples who will enter Paradise are those who do not use shells (do
not consult oracles), and are not influenced by omens, like the people of
Ignorance, and who put their whole trust in God.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Orphans><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Orphans</B></FONT></A><FONT color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>I and the guardian of orphans (whether the orphan be of his near or distant
relations, or of strangers) will be in one place in the next world; like my two
fingers, nearly touching each other.
<P>The best Muslim house is that in which is an orphan, who is benefited; and
the worst Muslim house is that in which an orphan is ill-treated.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Parents><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><B>Parents</B></FONT></A>
<P>Heaven lieth at the feet of mothers.
<P>God's pleasure is in a father's pleasure; and God's displeasure is in a
father's displeasure.
<P>He who wisheth to enter Paradise at the best door must please his father and
mother.
<P>A man is bound to do good to his parents, although they may have injured him.
<P>There is no child, a doer of good to his parents, who looketh on them with
kindness and affection, but God will grant with every look the rewards for an
approved pilgrimage.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Peacemaking><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Peacemaking</B></FONT></A>
<P>Shall I not inform you of a better act than fasting, alms, and prayers?
Making peace between one another: enmity and malice tear up heavenly rewards by
the roots.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Poetry><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><B>Poetry</B></FONT></A><FONT
color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>Some poetry is dressed in knowledge and art.
<P>The truest words spoken by any poet are those of Labid: "Know that everything
is vanity save God."
<P>God hath treasures beneath the Throne, the keys whereof are the tongues of
poets.
<P>Some poetry containeth much wisdom.
<P></P>
<LI><A name=Poverty><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000><B>Poverty</B></FONT></A><FONT color=#800000> </FONT>
<P>Poverty is my pride.
<P>Poverty may well become a cause of infidelity.
<P>O Lord! Keep me alive a poor man, and let me die poor; and raise me amongst
the poor.
<P>O Aishah! Do not turn the poor away, without giving them, if but half a date.
<P>Seek for my satisfaction in that of the poor and needy.
<P>A man came to Muhammad and said, "Verily I love you." He replied, "Look to
what you say." And the man said, "By God! I love you,"and repeated the same
twice. Lord Muhammad said, "If you are sincere, then prepare yourself for
poverty: for poverty reacheth him who loveth me quicker than a torrent reacheth
the sea. </P></LI></DIV>
<UL>
<LI><A name=Prayer><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><B>Prayer</B></FONT></A>
</LI></UL>
<P>Prayer is the miraj (union with, or annihilation in, the Divine Essence by
means of continual upward progress) of the Faithful.
<P>The Lord doth not regard a prayer in which the heart doth not accompany the
body.
<P>He whom prayer preventeth not from wrongdoing and evil, increaseth in naught
save in remoteness from the Lord.
<P>The key of Paradise is Prayer, and the key of prayer is ablution.
<P>Say your prayers standing; but if you are not able, sitting; and if unable,
on your sides.</P></FONT>
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