Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) was the last and the greatest Messenger of Allah. He was the most perfect model for all human beings in all places and in all times. The comprehensiveness of this model can be summed up in the following words:
“If you are rich, there is the example of the trader of Makkah and the master of Bahrain’s treasure; if you are poor, you can follow the internee of Sh’ib Abi Talib and emigree of Madinah; if you are a king, watch the actions of the Ruler of Arabia; if you are a vassal, take a look at the man enduring hardships imposed by the Quraysh of Makkah; if you a conqueror, lay your eyes on the victor of Badr and Hunayn; if you have suffered a defeat, take a lesson from the one discomfited at Uhud; if you are a teacher, learn from the holy mentor of the school of Suffah; if you are a student, look at the learner who sat before Gabriel; if you are a sermoner, direct your eyes to the discourser delivering lectures in the mosque of Madinah; if you are charged to preach the gospel of truth and mercy to your persecutors, observe the helpless preacher explaining the message of God to the pagans of Makkah; if you have brought your enemy to his knees, look at the conqueror of Makkah; if you want to administer your lands and properties, discover how the lands of groves of Bani Nazeer, Khyber and Fadak were managed; if you are an orphan, do not forget the child of Aamina and Abdullah left to the tender mercy of Halima; if you are young, see the character of Makkah’s shepherd; if you have a travelling business, cast a glance at the leader of the caravan under way to Basra; if you are a judge or arbiter, look at the Umpire entering the holy sanctuary before the peep of dawn and installing Hajr Aswad in the Ka’aba, or the justice of peace in whose eyes the poor and the rich were alike; if you are a husband, study the behaviour of the husband of Khadija and Aayisha; if you are a father, go through the biography of Fatima’s father and the grandfather of Hasan and Husain; in short whoever and whatever you may be, you would find a shining example in the life of the Prophet before you, you can find in it the examples of all the Prophets, Noah and Abraham, John and Jonah and Moses and Jesus. If the life and character of each Prophet of God were deemed to be a shop selling the wares of one commodity, that of Muhammad would verily be a variety store where goods of every description can be had to suit the tasks and needs of All.” (Syed Sulaiman Nadwi)
Radiance feels honoured to present most humbly and with utmost respect some aspects of this ideal life of the Final Messenger of Allah before its readers.