MUHAMMAD Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him

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MUHAMMADPeace and Blessings of Allah be upon him

• The Last Messenger of Allah

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A warm welcome to you!

• To help you get a glimpse of the noble Messenger
  of Allah and benefit through his
• model personality
• practical teachings
• exemplary life and
• the proven formula that will provide you peace,
  success and salvation.

Objective
Please read on
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Savior and Liberator
Times Before Muhammad

• True Concept of God- Lost
• Ignorance Darkness
• Barbarism ruthlessness
• Sexual Slavery, Nudity Persecution of women
• Usury and Exploitation
• Fear and terror
• Class and Colour discrimination

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Look aroundWhere are we today?

• God religion- forgotten
• Idol and human worship
• Wars, conflicts and killing
• Terror and fear
• Interest dealings, corruption and exploitation
• Injustice, oppression and no human rights
• Marginalization of poor and have-nots
• Persecution of women and the weak
• Nudity and obscenity
• Confusion and restlessness

We need Muhammads guidance
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Muhammad- An Introduction

• Born at Makkah (Saudi Arabia) in 570 AD
• Trader in his twenties
• Recognized as Trustworthy among his people
• First marriage at the age of 25 to Khadija, a
  widow aged 40 years
• Personal Appearance

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Muhammad- an Introduction

• Bestowed Prophethood when he began receiving
  revelation at 40, the first verses
• Called people to the truth, faced persecution in
  Makkah
• Migrated to Madina where he was welcomed
  wholeheartedly
• A new phase began where Muhammad laid the
  foundations of a society based on Divine
  guidance.

Read in the name of your Lord who created,
created man from clots of blood. Read! Your
Lord is the most Bounteous, who has taught the
use of the pen, has taught man what he did not
know. (Quran- Chapter 96)
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Beginning of Divine Revelation leads to a new era
Laws and Values from Heaven, not earth
Guidance from the Creator who knows man unlike
other
Way of life as per Divine guidance, not human
desires
Divine Revelation
For the entire world, not a region or country
Long term, not short-term
Permanent guidelines and solutions, not temporary
Addressing all aspects of life
Addressing all human beings, rich and poor,
black and white, educated and the ignorant
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Origin over 1400 Years ago
Muhammad presented the guidance over 1400 years
backfor all times to come
610 AD
2009
Now and the future
Muhammads proven cure can solve all our problems
and set the human world on the right course once
again
The best values of life we see today were given
1400 years ago
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Muhammad and Religion
With the advent of Muhammad, the notion of
religion changed
BEFORE
AFTER

• Religion has nothing to do with practical life

• Religion guides every aspect of life.
• Religion betters life.

Religion
Life
Religion
Life
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Muhammads Guidance Covers all Walks of Life
Social life
Knowledge learning
Politics Governance
Commerce Economy
Ethics Etiquettes
Law Justice
Hygiene
Human Rights Relations
and more
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Total change. A Companion Describes

• Jafer(RA), a companion of Prophet Muhammad at the
  court of a Christian King in Abyssinia

Your majesty! We were ignorant people,
worshipping idols, eating carrion, oppressing
neighbors, brother fighting brother, the strong
dominating the weak, when amidst us was raised a
man (Muhammad) whose nobility, integrity and
trustworthiness were already well-known
He called us to worship God alone... he
commanded us to speak the truth, to honor our
promises, to be kind to our relations, to be
helpful to our neighbors, to cease all forbidden
acts, to abstain from bloodshed, to avoid
obscenities and false witness.
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Principles of the Prophet
A Glimpse

Practice
Preach

Beliefs
Right Actions
Results



Right Means
Right Ends
Success
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Noble Character
A Glimpse

• Simple yet elegant habits
• No material temptations
• Relished tasty food, enjoyed the beauty of
  flowers,
  the fragrance of perfumes
• Never scolded his young servant
• When seated among his followers, he would not
  occupy special seat.
• Personal belongings at the time of his death
  Mattress of dried palm leaves, water skin and an
  armor

10 years, said his servant, I was with the
Prophet, and he never hit me, abused me or
insulted me
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Generous, Humble and Peace Maker
A Glimpse

• Forgave the people of the town of Taif who
  wounded him and chased him out of the city
• Ordered kindly treatment of captives, despite
  
  these were the very men who had inflicted
  insults
  and injuries to him
• After the conquest of Makkah, he proclaimed
  general amnesty
  to the
  people who persecuted and tortured him
  and
  his followers
• No exhibition of ruthless power, no feelings of
  revenge, no plunder
• Victory meant humility to God

Blessings on the men of Madina, they gave us
wheat bread to eat when there was little of it,
contending themselves with dates- A Captive
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The Light Spreads- Arabia to the World
Muhammad sent envoys to the civilian centers of
that time
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Lifetime of Lofty Achievements
Received Divine Revelation
Communicated to his generation
Established a God-fearing, prosperous,
peaceful, successful and satisfied
society
Left behind a lasting guidance
Explained the Divine message
Demonstrated the theory with practice
Trained his companions
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The Message O People.
A Glimpse

• The best of the ways is one trodden by the
  Prophets
• The best of the actions is that which is
  beneficent.
• The best guidance is that which is put into
  practice.
• The most valuable possession is the contentment
  of heart.
• The best provision is that of piety.

• Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and
  that He will indeed reckon your deeds.
• Beware of Satan for the safety of your religion.
  He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to
  lead you astray in big things, so beware of
  following him in small things.

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Equality and Brotherhood

• All mankind is from Adam and Eve.
• An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a
  non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab
• A white has no superiority over a black, nor a
  black has any superiority over a white- except by
  piety and good action.

Appointed Bilal (RA), a black slave, as the first
individual to the office of Mueth-thin (the one
calls to Prayer)
O mankind! We created you from a single (pair)
of a male and a female, and made you into
nations and tribes, that you may know each
other. Verily the most honored of you in the
sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. And
Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted
(with all things) (Quran- Chapter 49)
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The Benefactor of women
First to accord higher status to women, first to
grant rights
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Message for Men O Brothers

• It is true that you have certain rights in regard
  to your women, but they also have rights over
  you.
• Remember that you have taken them as your wives,
  only under Allah's trust and with His permission.
  If they abide by your right then to them belongs
  the right to be fed and clothed in kindness.
• Do treat your women well and be kind to them, for
  they are your partners and committed helpers.
• And it is your right that they do not make
  friends with anyone of whom you do not approve,
  as well as never to be unchaste.

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Revert to Islam Statements
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Prophets Formula of Success

• I offer you happiness of this world and that of
  the next.
• Acknowledge
• I call you to God, the Unique, without any
  associate and to His obedience and to follow
  mefor I am the Messenger of Allah.
• People! No prophet or apostle will come after me
  and no new faith will be born.

There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah.
Adam
Noah
Abraham
Moses
Jesus
Muhammad


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The Light Spreads Further
His companions disseminated his message around
the world and humanity has reaped benefits
wherever and whenever Prophet Muhammads guidance
has been followed
More than 1 billion followers today
Established God-fearing, just, peaceful and
prosperous state
The Muslim World has given many innovations that
we take for granted in our daily life. How
Islamic Inventors changed the world, The
Independent
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Muhammad You!

• Who is Muhammad ???
• Who prevented injustice and called for justice,
  love, togetherness and cooperation for the best.
• Who called for helping the needy, visiting the
  patients, love and exchanging advises between
  people.
• Who never cheated anyone, even his enemies.
• Before answering, give yourself a chance to know
  him
• This is the way how to judge a person
• To know him, then to judge
• How could you hate someone without knowing him or
  knowing his life details?
• Now it's time to know who he is.
• He is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)

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Muhammad You!

• You too can benefit from Muhammad, the
  Messenger of God, to gain success in this life
  and the Hereafter.

Please get to know more and change your life.

• Recommended
• Websites
• www.WhoisMohammad.com
• www.islamicity.com
• www.whyislam.org
• www.soundvision.com
• www.hyahya.org/
• www.yusufislam.org.uk/

• Recommended
• Books
• (available at www.amazon.com)
• The Holy Qur'an Text, Translation Commentary
  by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
• Muhammad A Biography of the Prophet By Karen
  Armstrong
• Muhammad (Critical Lives)- by Yahiya Emerick,
  Yahiya J. Emerick
• Towards Understanding Islam- By A.A.Maududi

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