Who Is Muhammad? Quotes

“when the companions of the Prophet sought advice from him regarding migration he replied: “If you travel to Ethiopia it will be very profitable for you, because, on account of the presence of a mighty and just ruler, nobody is oppressed there and the land of that country is good and pure and you can live there till Almighty Allah provides you relief.”
― Jafar Subhani, Who Is Muhammad?

“Imam Ali, the Commander of the Faithful says thus in Nahjul Balaghah about the aim of the Prophets: “He selected Prophets from amongst the descendants of Adam and obtained a promise from them to convey the revelations to the people and to spread the mission with which they had been entrusted. He sent them to demand from the people to fulfil their natural promise and recollect the forgotten blessings. Moreover, by their preachings they (the Prophets) should present the people with an ultimatum and to ask them to extract the gems of wisdom which have remained hidden in the treasures of their nature”.”
― Jafar Subhani, Who Is Muhammad?

“Dr Haikal writes: “There is no denying the fact that at the time of the death of each of her children Khadijah approached the idols and asked as to why the gods were not pleased to bless her”.101 The above statement is not supported even by the most insignificant historical evidence and is nothing more than a mere guess. Its purpose is to give the impression that as, during her time, all were idolaters, Khadijah too was, certainly, like them.”
― Jafar Subhani, Who Is Muhammad?

“During the periods of famine and drought the Prophet’s fostermother Halimah came at times to see her son. The Prophet then used to spread his cloak under her feet, recollected her kind sentiments and the simple life which he had spent with her and listened to what she said. At the time of her departure he helped her with as much as he could afford.”
― Jafar Subhani, Who Is Muhammad?

“The Holy Prophet also spent a part of his life in this manner and most of the writers of ‘Seerah’ have quoted this sentence from him: “All the Prophets have been shepherds for some time before attaining to the position of prophethood”. The people asked the Prophet: “Have you too been a shepherd?” He replied: “Yes. For some time I grazed the sheep of the people of Makkah in Qarareet area”.”
― Jafar Subhani, Who Is Muhammad?

“Islam campaigned against these superstitions in various ways. There were some nomadic Arabs who used to treat their sick with magical appendages and collars studded with stones and bones. When they appeared before the Holy Prophet and enquired about the treatment of the sick with herbs and medicines, the Holy Prophet said: “It is necessary for every sick person to find out the medicine, because Allah who has created an ailment has also created a medicine for it.”
― Jafar Subhani, Who Is Muhammad?

“There are numerous Islamic regulations regarding the protection of animals and it may be mentioned in this behalf that the Holy Prophet has said: “An animal for riding has six rights on its master: (1) When he breaks his journey he should provide the animal with fodder. (2) If and when he passes by water he should let the animal drink it. (3) He should not strike the animal on its face. (4) When he indulges in a lengthy conversation with someone e`lse he should not remain seated on the back of the animal. (5) He should not load excessive burden on the animal. (6) He should not compel the animal to traverse a distance which is beyond its capacity”.15”
― Jafar Subhani, Who Is Muhammad?

“One day, when the age of the Holy Prophet Muhammad did not exceed four years, and he was spending his days with his fostermother Halimah, he expressed a desire to accompany his fosterbrothers to the jungle. Halimah says: “On the following day I bathed Muhammad, oiled his hair and put collyrium in his eyes. I also put round his neck, for the sake of his safety, a Yemen bead, which had been fixed in a thread, so that he might remain immune from the evil spirits. Muhammad removed the bead from his neck and spoke thus to me: Dear mother! Be comforted. My God who is always with me is my Protector and Preserver!”2”
― Jafar Subhani, Who Is Muhammad?

“Ibrahim, a male child of the Holy Prophet passed away. The Prophet was sad and grieved on account of his demise and tears trickled from his eyes involuntarily. Solar eclipse took place on the day the child died. The superstitious and mythloving Arabs considered the eclipse to be a sign of the greatness of the affliction of the Holy Prophet and said: “The sun has been eclipsed on account of the death of the son of the Prophet”. The Holy Prophet happened to hear these words. He mounted the pulpit and said: “The sun and the moon are two great signs of the Omnipotence of Allah and obey His orders. They are not eclipsed on account of the death or life of anyone. Whenever solar or lunar eclipse takes place offer signs prayers”. Having said this he dismounted the pulpit and offered signs prayers along with others.10”
― Jafar Subhani, Who Is Muhammad?