the 1500th anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
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the 1500th anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
The Qur’an says: “[He has sent] an Apostle who correlates for you Allah’s clear demonstration [of power and authority], so that He might extricate those who are committed to Him and do what is right and righteous from obscurity into light” (Surat at-Talaq[65] verse 11).
Muhammad (pbuh) is Allah’s last and final messenger (33:40) to all humanity (7:158) who brought the message of Islam so that people will be guided to the right path. Naturally, a prior condition is that people must be prepared to listen to and abide by Allah’s commands. Those that refuse shall find no guidance. Human beings are given the choice to accept or reject what Allah has sent as guidance (18:29).
Relating to the Prophet’s (pbuh) role in providing guidance, Allah says in the noble Qur’an, “Without doubt, in the Apostle of Allah you have an excellent role model” (33:21). In order to follow his example, we must look at his personality in its entirety and understand the struggle he waged to bring people out of darkness and into light.