Muhammad the Greatest

by Ahmad Deedat

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 HIS HANDICAPS

His "weakness" was his strength.  The very fact that he had no material means of support made him to put his entire trust in God, and God the Merciful did not forsake him.  His success was all the more staggering.  May not the Muslims justly say, the entire work was the work of God?
And Muhammad (pbuh) his Instrument?
 

3. OUTSTANDING RESULTS

    In the words  of  Thomas Carlyle - "One man against
all men,"¹  to a hundred and twenty four thousand at the Farewell pilgrimage alone.  How many
were left behind of men, women and children, believers all?

    On the 12th of RABI I., in the 11 th year after the
Hijra,²    approximating to the 8th of June 632 of the Christian Era, whilst praying earnestly in whisper, the spirit of the great Prophet took flight to the "blessed companion-ship on high" (Ibn Hisham).

Hazrat Omar (May Allah be pleased with him), on receiving the sad news of the demise of the Holy Prophet, lost his bearings.  He was so shocked that he blurted out "if anyone says that Muhammad is dead, I will chop off his head!" Hazrat Abu Bakr As-Siddiq presently verified that the Master had indeed departed from this world; and coming out from the Prophet's apartment announced to the gathering throng outside, that, "Muhammad (pbuh) had indeed passed away.  Those that worshipped Muhammad," he said, "'Let them know that Muhammad is dead, but those who worship Allah, let them know that Allah lives for ever!"

1. See full quotation by Thomas Carlyle on page 31.
2. Hijra literally means Migration. 

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