(I'm making a research, just want to know your reaction like hate, enlighten,
angry, pitty, proud or just a man etc about this person)
You Must Know This Man
You may be an antheist or an agnostic; or you may belong to any of the religious
denominations that exist in the world today. You may be a communist or a
believer in democracy and freedom. No matter what you are, and no matter what
your ideological and political beliefs, personal and social habits happen to be
-- YOU MUST STILL KNOW THIS MAN.
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA confirms:
"....a mass of detail in the early sources show that he was an honest and
upright man who had gained the respect and loyalty of others who were like-wise
honest and upright men." (Vol. 12)
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW said about him:
"He must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like
him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in
solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and
happiness." (THE GENUINE ISLAM, Singapore, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936)
He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He
preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code,
initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and
dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely
revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times to come.
"HIS NAME IS MUHAMMAD" May Peace of God Be Upon Him (pbuh)
He was born in Arabia in the year 570 C.E. (common era), started his mission of
preaching the religion of Truth, Islam (submission to One God) at the age of
forty and departed from this world at the age of sixty-three.
During this short period of 23 years of his Prophethood, he changed the complete
Arabian peninsula from paganism and idolatry to worship of One God, from tribal
quarrels and wars to national solidarity and cohesion, from drunkenness and
debauchery to sobriety and piety, from lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined
living, from utter bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral excellence.
Human history has never known such a complete transformation of a people or a
place before or since - and IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST OVER
TWO DECADES.
LAMARTINE, the renowned historian speaking on the essentials of human greatness
wonders:
"If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and astounding results are the
three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in
modern history with Muhammad? The most famous men created arms, laws and empires
only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often
crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislation,
empires, peoples and dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then
inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the
religions, the ideas, the beliefs and souls....his forbearance in victory, his
ambition, which was entirely devoted to one idea and in no manner striving for
an empire; his endless prayers, his mystic conversations with God, his death and
his triumph after death; all these attest not to an imposture but to a firm
conviction which gave him the power to restore a dogma. This dogma was two-fold,
the unity of God and the immateriality of God; the former telling what God is,
the latter telling what God is not; the one overthrowing false gods with the
sword, the other starting an idea with the words.
"Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas,
restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images, the founder of twenty
terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is MUHAMMAD. As regards
all the standards by which Human Greatness may be measured, we may well ask, IS
THERE ANY MAN GREATER THAN HE?" (Lamartine, HISTOIRE DE LA TURQUIE, Paris,
1854, Vol. II, pp 276-277)
The world has had its share of great personalities. But these were one-sided
figures who distinguished themselves in but one or two fields, such as religious
thought or military leadership. The lives and teachings of these great
personalities of the world are shrouded in the mist of time.
There is so much speculation about the time and place of their birth, the mode
and style of their life, the nature and detail of their teachings and the degree
and measure of their success or failure that it is impossible for humanity to
reconstruct accurately the lives and teachings of these men.
Not so this man. Muhammad (pbuh) accomplished so much in such diverse fields of
human thought and behavior in the fullest blaze of human history. Every detail
of his private life and public utterances has been accurately documented and
faithfully preserved to our day. The authenticity of the record so preserved are
vouched for not only by the faithful followers but even by his prejudiced
critics.
Muhammad (pbuh) was a religious teacher, a social reformer, a moral guide, an
administrative colossus, a faithful friend, a wonderful companion, a devoted
husband, a loving father - all in one. No other man in history ever excelled or
equaled him in any of these different aspects of life - but it was only for the
selfless personality of Muhammad (pbuh) to achieve such incredible perfections.
MAHATMA GANDHI, speaking on the character of Muhammad, (pbuh) says in YOUNG
INDIA:
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over
the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced that it was
not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It
was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the
scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and
followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in
his own mission.
"These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted
every obstacle. When I closed the 2nd volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was
sorry there was not more for me to read of the great life."
THOMAS CALYLE in his HEROES AND HERO WORSHIP, was simply amazed as to:
"how one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering
Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two
decades."
DIWAN CHAND SHARMA wrote:
"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never
forgotten by those around him." (D.C. Sharma, THE PROPHETS OF THE EAST,
Calcutta, 1935, pp. 12)
EDWARD GIBBON and SIMON OCKLEY speaking on the profession of ISLAM write:
"'I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, AND MAHOMET, AN APOSTLE OF GOD' is the simple and
invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never
been degraded by any visible idol; the honor of the Prophet has never
transgressed the measure of human virtues; and his living precepts have
restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and
religion." (HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRES, London, 1870, p. 54)
Muhammad (pbuh) was nothing more or less than a human being. But he was a man
with a noble mission, which was to unite humanity on the worship of ONE and ONLY
ONE GOD and to teach them the way to honest and upright living based on the
commands of God. He always described himself as, 'A Servant and Messenger of
God,' and so indeed every action of his proclaimed to be.
Speaking on the aspect of equality before God in Islam, the famous poetess of
India, SAROJINI NAIDU says:
"It was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in
the mosque, when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are gathered
together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant
and king kneel side by side and proclaim: 'God Alone is Great'... I have been
struck over and over again by this indivisible unity of Islam that makes man
instinctively a brother." (S. Naidu, IDEALS OF ISLAM, vide Speeches &
Writings, Madras, 1918, p. 169)
In the words of PROF. HURGRONJE:
"The league of nations founded by the prophet of Islam put the principle of
international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to
show candle to other nations." He continues: "The fact is that no
nation of the world can show a parallel to what Islam has done towards the
realization of the idea of the League of Nations."
The world has not hesitated to raise to divinity, individuals whose lives and
missions have been lost in legend. Historically speaking, none of these legends
achieved even a fraction of what Muhammad (pbuh) accomplished. And all his
striving was for the sole purpose of uniting mankind for the worship of One God
on the codes of moral excellence. Muhammad (pbuh) or his followers never at any
time claimed that he was a Son of God or the God-incarnate or a man with
divinity - but he always was and is even today considered as only a Messenger
chosen by God.
MICHAEL H. HART in his recently published book on ratings of men who contributed
towards the benefit and upliftment of mankind writes:
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential
persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was
the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and
secular levels." (M.H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL
PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York, 1978, p. 33)
This is a reconstructed text pre-dating literacy, from the Proto-Indo European
language (4000-6000 BC). They are the earliest written examples, reconstructed
admittedly, from the Sanskrit original, of a man conveying his belief in his
god.
You invited me (quite nicely, I must say) to discover Muhammed, now I invite you
to take a look at the religious development of man.
This version could very well be the proto-religion from which all European and
Near Eastern religions developed.
You can't proof a religion by quoting what influential people said about it.
Emperor Vespasian (79 AD) said, on his death-bed, "I feel like I'm becoming
a god", as retort on the Roman belief that emperors were post-mortemly
turned to gods. As emperor he was influential - the most influential person in
the world...up to the point when he died of course.
(I'm making a research, just want to know your reaction like hate, enlighten, angry, pitty, proud or just a man etc about this person)
You Must Know This Man
You may be an antheist or an agnostic; or you may belong to any of the religious denominations that exist in the world today. You may be a communist or a believer in democracy and freedom. No matter what you are, and no matter what your ideological and political beliefs, personal and social habits happen to be -- YOU MUST STILL KNOW THIS MAN.
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA confirms:
"....a mass of detail in the early sources show that he was an honest and upright man who had gained the respect and loyalty of others who were like-wise honest and upright men." (Vol. 12)
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW said about him:
"He must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness." (THE GENUINE ISLAM, Singapore, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936)
He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times to come.
"HIS NAME IS MUHAMMAD" May Peace of God Be Upon Him (pbuh)
He was born in Arabia in the year 570 C.E. (common era), started his mission of preaching the religion of Truth, Islam (submission to One God) at the age of forty and departed from this world at the age of sixty-three.
During this short period of 23 years of his Prophethood, he changed the complete Arabian peninsula from paganism and idolatry to worship of One God, from tribal quarrels and wars to national solidarity and cohesion, from drunkenness and debauchery to sobriety and piety, from lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined living, from utter bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral excellence. Human history has never known such a complete transformation of a people or a place before or since - and IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST OVER TWO DECADES.
LAMARTINE, the renowned historian speaking on the essentials of human greatness wonders:
"If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad? The most famous men created arms, laws and empires only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislation, empires, peoples and dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs and souls....his forbearance in victory, his ambition, which was entirely devoted to one idea and in no manner striving for an empire; his endless prayers, his mystic conversations with God, his death and his triumph after death; all these attest not to an imposture but to a firm conviction which gave him the power to restore a dogma. This dogma was two-fold, the unity of God and the immateriality of God; the former telling what God is, the latter telling what God is not; the one overthrowing false gods with the sword, the other starting an idea with the words.
"Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images, the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is MUHAMMAD. As regards all the standards by which Human Greatness may be measured, we may well ask, IS THERE ANY MAN GREATER THAN HE?" (Lamartine, HISTOIRE DE LA TURQUIE, Paris, 1854, Vol. II, pp 276-277)
The world has had its share of great personalities. But these were one-sided figures who distinguished themselves in but one or two fields, such as religious thought or military leadership. The lives and teachings of these great personalities of the world are shrouded in the mist of time.
There is so much speculation about the time and place of their birth, the mode and style of their life, the nature and detail of their teachings and the degree and measure of their success or failure that it is impossible for humanity to reconstruct accurately the lives and teachings of these men.
Not so this man. Muhammad (pbuh) accomplished so much in such diverse fields of human thought and behavior in the fullest blaze of human history. Every detail of his private life and public utterances has been accurately documented and faithfully preserved to our day. The authenticity of the record so preserved are vouched for not only by the faithful followers but even by his prejudiced critics.
Muhammad (pbuh) was a religious teacher, a social reformer, a moral guide, an administrative colossus, a faithful friend, a wonderful companion, a devoted husband, a loving father - all in one. No other man in history ever excelled or equaled him in any of these different aspects of life - but it was only for the selfless personality of Muhammad (pbuh) to achieve such incredible perfections.
MAHATMA GANDHI, speaking on the character of Muhammad, (pbuh) says in YOUNG INDIA:
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission.
"These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the 2nd volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of the great life."
THOMAS CALYLE in his HEROES AND HERO WORSHIP, was simply amazed as to:
"how one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades."
DIWAN CHAND SHARMA wrote:
"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." (D.C. Sharma, THE PROPHETS OF THE EAST, Calcutta, 1935, pp. 12)
EDWARD GIBBON and SIMON OCKLEY speaking on the profession of ISLAM write:
"'I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, AND MAHOMET, AN APOSTLE OF GOD' is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honor of the Prophet has never transgressed the measure of human virtues; and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." (HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRES, London, 1870, p. 54)
Muhammad (pbuh) was nothing more or less than a human being. But he was a man with a noble mission, which was to unite humanity on the worship of ONE and ONLY ONE GOD and to teach them the way to honest and upright living based on the commands of God. He always described himself as, 'A Servant and Messenger of God,' and so indeed every action of his proclaimed to be.
Speaking on the aspect of equality before God in Islam, the famous poetess of India, SAROJINI NAIDU says:
"It was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in the mosque, when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are gathered together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and king kneel side by side and proclaim: 'God Alone is Great'... I have been struck over and over again by this indivisible unity of Islam that makes man instinctively a brother." (S. Naidu, IDEALS OF ISLAM, vide Speeches & Writings, Madras, 1918, p. 169)
In the words of PROF. HURGRONJE:
"The league of nations founded by the prophet of Islam put the principle of international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." He continues: "The fact is that no nation of the world can show a parallel to what Islam has done towards the realization of the idea of the League of Nations."
The world has not hesitated to raise to divinity, individuals whose lives and missions have been lost in legend. Historically speaking, none of these legends achieved even a fraction of what Muhammad (pbuh) accomplished. And all his striving was for the sole purpose of uniting mankind for the worship of One God on the codes of moral excellence. Muhammad (pbuh) or his followers never at any time claimed that he was a Son of God or the God-incarnate or a man with divinity - but he always was and is even today considered as only a Messenger chosen by God.
MICHAEL H. HART in his recently published book on ratings of men who contributed towards the benefit and upliftment of mankind writes:
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels." (M.H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York, 1978, p. 33)
Take a look at this first:
The king and the god / reks deiwoskwe
This is a reconstructed text pre-dating literacy, from the Proto-Indo European language (4000-6000 BC). They are the earliest written examples, reconstructed admittedly, from the Sanskrit original, of a man conveying his belief in his god.
You invited me (quite nicely, I must say) to discover Muhammed, now I invite you to take a look at the religious development of man.
This version could very well be the proto-religion from which all European and Near Eastern religions developed.
You can't proof a religion by quoting what influential people said about it. Emperor Vespasian (79 AD) said, on his death-bed, "I feel like I'm becoming a god", as retort on the Roman belief that emperors were post-mortemly turned to gods. As emperor he was influential - the most influential person in the world...up to the point when he died of course.
Kay, thanks for the link
I've been wanting to make more research about the king and the god. =)