Who is Prophet Muhammad PBUH
In short
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Arabia and could not read, yet he went on to move armies, laws, empires and, above all, beliefs. Historians are amazed at how fast his message spread, now followed by about one in five people. The best response to attacks on him is to model his teachings in our actions.
In light of recent events, I wanted to share some notes and thoughts. Here goes:
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The tactics of disrespecting a historic figure to push ones own political agenda has been repeated. They know well that the extremists don't represent the mass population of Muslims.โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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A protest or boycott is a short term solution. Its a reaction that is expected. Its our job to plant the seeds by spreading the teachings to those around us.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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The best response is to show how the religion is growing despite the tactics to extinguish it.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ Its time to exemplify this religion through our actions, our attire, our words.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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We can decide toย ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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The way we carry ourselves, the way we interact within society, the way we run our businesses, the way we run institutions.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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Those who commit these heinous crimes are not part of our society, they don't represent us (Muslims) and our faith.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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For every 5 persons, 1 is a Muslim. That's a crazy amount of spokespeople. All we need to do is model the behavior of our faith. That's more coverage than any media channel can reach.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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We should know that the Prophets PBUHs greatest accomplishment is not restricted to just being the most adorned person in history.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ค. The man who was illiterate and born in backwards Arabia went on to move armies, legislations, empires, people, dynasties and most importantly ideas and beliefs. The speed at which his religion spread is unparalleled in human history.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐'๐ฌ ๐.๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ .โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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The most famous men in history created arms, laws and empires only which crumbled away. There's no comparison.โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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The hadiths provide guidance on all aspects of life.โฃโฃโฃ Learn, so that our actions spread awareness. Site the Prophets saying when you see an opportunity.
I hope this reminder was beneficial to you as it was for me.
Stay blessed,
Saleha, Artistโฃโฃโฃ
Questions answered
How many Muslims are there?
Roughly one in five people in the world is Muslim, over 1.6 billion people.
How should Muslims respond when the Prophet is disrespected?
Protest is short-term. The lasting response is to live his teachings through our actions, words and work.
Why do historians admire the Prophet (PBUH)?
His religion spread at a speed unmatched in history, and his influence lasted where other empires crumbled.
Salam, I'm Saleha
I'm a Muslim artist in Toronto. I study the Qur'an and Seerah and turn what I learn into mixed media paintings, so the stories can live on your walls.
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