Muhammad the Greatest

by Ahmad Deedat

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And We sent thee not (O Muhammad), but as a mercy unto (all) the worlds.   Holy Quran 21:107

UNIVERSAL MESSENGER

    These are not mere platitudes; beautiful sentiments bereft of action.  Muhammad (pbuh) practised what he preached.  Among his first Sahabas (companions) and converts, beside the Arabs can be counted Bilal the Abyssinian, Salman the Persian and Abdullah Bin-Salaam the Jew.  The sceptics may say that his outreach was simply incidental but what can they say about the historical fact that before his demise, he sent out five epistles, one to each of the five surrounding countries, inviting them to accept the religion of Islam.

1. The Emperor of Persia
2. The King of Egypt
3. The Negus of Abyssinia
4. The Emperor Hiraclius at Constantinople, and
5. The King of Yemen

    Thus he set the example for the fulfilment of his impelling mission, his "greatness of purpose,"  the reclamation of the whole of humanity into the Master's fold.  Is there another example of such universality in another religion?  Muhammad (pbuh) was not out to set or to break any records, he was simply carrying out the trust that was reposed in him by the Lord of Creation!

2. SMALLNESS OF MEANS
    Muhammad (pbuh) was born with no silver spoon in his mouth.
 His life begins with infinitesimal support.  His father

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