Indeed in the Messenger of
Allah (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) you have a good example to follow
for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day, and
remembers Allah much.
Rasulullah or Prophet Muhammad s.a.w is
the most influential person in ISLAM, even ranked the most influential
people in history.
It is no doubt that as a muslim,
Rasululllah is our true role model, for him being the highest ranked
person by Allah. It is important that we have the feeling of love
towards the Prophet, and to love him, one needs to know him first 
It is the time of the year again, the
anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. History has told us
that Rasulullah s.a.w was born an orphan in Makkah and subsequently
raised by his extended family. He worked as a shepherd and a merchant,
was never been formally educated and known to have been ummi, or
unlettered man. He was well known to his fellow countrymen for his
absolute honesty, impeccable character and strong sense of justice and
fairplay – so much so that they fondly called him Al-amin, meaning the
trustworthy.
At the age of forty, on one night in the
month of Ramadhan,he was visited by Jibrail who conveyed to him the
first of a series of wahy (Divine revelations), which he continued to
receive until his death in 632. It was confirmed that the he, Muhammad
was the Allah’s last and final prophet to humanity and the Qur’an,
consisting of one hundred and fourteen surah of variable lengths, was
Allah’s last and final revelation to mankind.
The Prophetic mission of Rasulullah s.a.w
began in Makkah with hardships and hostile responses from the ruling
Makkan elites. Undaunted by all the trials, Prophet Muhammad s.a.w
continued to proclaim the message of Islam in and around Makkah for more
than a decade. In 622, the Prophet’s migration to Yathrib (later known
as Madinah) became a momentous event of in Islamic history for it was
the start of the Hijri calendar. From that day on, Madinah became a very
special place for all Muslims; and it also became the hub for Islamic
learning, civilisation, and culture for all times to come.
The sequence of the Prophet Muhammad’s
journey, hardships, and accomplishments is always available for us to
read, due to the holy reservation of the Quran and the hadiths which
have recorded the history very accurately. Numerous virtues, guidance
and guidelines for Muslims are well laid down by the history of the
Prophet, with him PBUH having the best akhlaq as reported in one hadith
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has said: “I have been sent to complete the
nobility of character.”
With the time gap between us now and the
Prophet MUhammad, the best we can do as his ummah is to read the sirah,
learn from it and take actions based on what the Prophet has done. One
of many of the important words of him is the last sermon delivered
during the farewell pilgrimage on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah (12th and
last month of the Islamic year), 10 years after Hijrah (migration from
Makkah to Madinah) in the Uranah Valley of mount Arafat. After praising,
and thanking Allah he said:
“O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I
know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again.
Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and TAKE
THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.
O People, just as you regard this month,
this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every
Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their
rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that
you will indeed meet your LORD, and that HE will indeed reckon your
deeds. ALLAH has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all
interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however,
is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity.
Allah has Judged that there shall be no interest and that all the
interest due to Abbas ibn ‘Abd’al Muttalib (Prophet’s uncle) shall
henceforth be waived…
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. O
People, it is true that you have certain rights with 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 any one of whom you do not approve, as
well as never to be unchaste.
O People, listen to me in earnest,
worship ALLAH, say your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the
month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can
afford to.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; also a
white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over
white except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a
brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood.
Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow
Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do
injustice to yourselves.
Remember, one day you will appear before
ALLAH and answer your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of
righteousness after I am gone. O People, NO PROPHET OR APOSTLE WILL COME
AFTER ME AND NO NEW FAITH WILL BE BORN. Reason well, therefore, O
People, and understand words which I convey to you. I leave behind me
two things, the QURAN and my example, the SUNNAH and if you follow these
you will never go astray. All those who listen to me shall pass on my
words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones
understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my
witness, O ALLAH, that I have conveyed your message to your people”.
(Reference: See Al-Bukhari, Hadith 1623,
1626, 6361) Sahih of Imam Muslim also refers to this sermon in Hadith
number 98. Imam al-Tirmidhi has mentioned this sermon in Hadith nos.
1628, 2046, 2085. Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal has given us the longest and
perhaps the most complete version of this sermon in his Masnud, Hadith
no. 19774.)
May we become the ones of the Prophet’s ummah who spread Allah’s and his word to the humankind.
May Allah help us to be stong to always acting by the Prophet’s akhlaq.
May we always be the ones who say salam and salawat upon the Prophet.
“Undoubtedly Allah and His Angels send
blessings on the Prophet. O’ you who believe! Send upon Him Blessings
and salute Him with all respect.” (Al-Qur’an- 33:56)
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