What did Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stand for???

Given the recently released movie/video aimed at maligning the image of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), I just want to do my bit by writing down the following lines. I don’t know who the film maker is, I don’t know what is in the film, I don’t know to what extent he went in his attempt. I haven’t seen the film because the mere thought of someone maligning the image of our Prophet (peace be upon him) sends shockwaves down the spine. We, Muslims, can’t even tolerate in our hearts even if a person says that a third person said so and so about the Prophet (peace be upon him). But I am not in any way justifying violence in this regard.

                                The following lines briefly outline what the Prophet of Mercy (peace be upon him), Mercy for ALL people, stood for;

1) Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in 571 (AD) when the world had sunk into the deepest abyss of moral and social degradation.

2) In the pre-Islamic Arabia, Girls were killed (buried alive) for the petty reason that no one wanted to be called the father of a girl. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) alleviated the sufferings of the Girl child by declaring that anyone who raises a Girl will gain the pleasure of Allah (Almighty God) and will be granted eternal bliss after death (Heaven/Paradise).

3) In the pre-Islamic Arabia, widows were treated as a bad omen. Widow remarriage was considered a sin. As such, a woman who would become a widow would have to remain as such (helpless) for the remainder of her life. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) alleviated the sufferings of widows as the first woman whom Prophet (peace be upon him) was a 45 year old widow, Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her).

4) Women were not given the right to possess property. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) declared that anyone who usurps the rights of women will have a place in the Hellfire.

5) Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “You must treat your women folk well. You must treat your women folk well” & “The best of you is the one who is best to his family…”

6) Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) respected all other Prophets viz. Jonah, Moses, Jesus etc. and in fact termed them as his brothers.

7) Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that nothing counts heavier  than good manners.

8) Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said whenever you meet a friend greet him with a smile.

9) Aishah (the wife of the Prophet) narrates that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) never struck anything with his hand; neither a woman nor a servant.

10) Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) treated everyone as if he loved him the most of all.

11) When Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) gained control of Makkah after being forced to live in Madina for many years, the people of Makkah (who had earlier afflicted harsh cruelities on the Prophet) were expecting a harsher punishment from Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). But to  the surprise of every one, he forgave everyone, even the people who had killed his beloved uncle.

12) Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the epitome of a Peace loving person which is evident from various situations in which he even forgave those persons who attempted his assassination. The Treaty of Hudaibiya which was signed by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is an excellent example of Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) peace loving nature.

13) Treatment with other Religions:  Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) laid NO restrictions on the practice of other religions but did convey to them the message of Islam. 

14) By his just and sympathetic treatment of sworn enemies, many of those finally accepted his message – the Divine message affirming Unity of God and the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) i.e. The Holy Quran.

These lines were written pretty hastily. But I am sure I have succeeded to some extent conveying What Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stood for.

Thank You for your patience!

For further details check the references.

REFERENCES:

1) What do others say about him? http://www.prophetofislam.com/what_do_others_say.php

2)  http://www.sultan.org/books/muhammad.pdf

3)  Read Quran Translation http://www.islamicity.com/multimedia/radio/ch152/MalikQuranTransaltion.pdf

4)  Order a Free copy of Quran (India Only) http://www.islamhinduism.com/order-free-quran

5)  Order a Free copy of Quran (International) http://www.cpsglobal.org/content/order-free-quran

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We… the chased!

The other day I got an invite from one of my friends to ‘like’ his page on facebook. The page was related to something like ‘Kashmir Parkour Freerunning Team’. This sport was new to me and I did some research as to what it was upto. Enlightened with the basics of this comparatively new sport, I sensed that it had a huge potential in this part of the world. Atleast the ‘Freerunning’ part of the name would suggest that.

          We, Kashmiris, are used to this thing for a pretty good amount of time now. Terms like chasing, running, thronging, escaping have somehow become part and parcel of our discourse. People, especially children, are chased by canines and in the subsequent freerun, they may well get entangled in the web of the wires of liberty (and freedom) also called as Concertina wires. These wires are themselves related to a different kind of freerunning and chasing. When our freerunners have nothing to do, they raise up the fists of resilience (and arrogance) and aim at the chasers who in turn chase them out of the sight. Some of those chased may even end up in the Jhelum only to be fished out at a later time. Aimed at preventing the chasers being thronged by the freerunners, these wires often cause a few hiccups in the corridors of the power where those in power have to give lengthy accounts of the procurement and budget details of these precious wires to those who are still chasing power.

          Come Ramadan, our Nafs chases us to beyond the curtain Restaurants where we chase even the Satan away with our sumptuous eating. Same holds good for any ‘good’ marriage feast where the number of dishes may well exceed the strength of the Baraat. And then Eid follows. And then everyone wants to break free and chase away all the good habits which we may have acquired in the preceding month. We plan getaways which occasionally turn into escapades to death. Why? We… the chased try our hands at chasing our fellow drivers and ultimately both of us get off the track (chased into death). Long live the freerunners! Another cycle of chasing and freerunning begins here. The Hakeems of the world supposed to be at the Shafa Khanas have escaped their way into their homes for celebrating freedom (from the bondage of the ‘Blessed month’!). Finding no one to cure the off track drivers, the freerunners again raise the fists of arrogance and chase humility, brotherhood and amity away out of the sight of even the far sighted. Damaging Hospitals, Schools, Computer centres, Offices while on the free run is what we are expert at. I guess freerunning cant have a better explanation anywhere else in the world.

          This doesn’t stop here. Drama continues….. The chasers (janbaaz sipahees) arrive and chase away the freerunners. Those who wont run and instead try to walk the path of truth, justice and amity…….walk! They walk  towards the four walled chambers of Disturbed Areas where Public Safety & Special Powers are of prime concern and no one give a serious think about who is trying to walk (through his life as a normal being) and who is on the run (perverted and arrogant).

          We do chase dreams as well! Dreams as wild as getting Justice from the ‘highest seat of Justice’ of the largest Democracy. In the process, we find some strange companions who supposedly want to help us. They even brand our ‘Ameer-e-freerunning’ as the biggest wisher of Peace. But their actions elsewhere in the largest Democracy suggest otherwise. These octogenarian companions of ours plead cases for the oppressors, fake encounter specialists, rioters and men behind the Govt. sponsored pogroms in other parts of the world and in this part of the world, do a volte-face and behave as messiahs of peace, amity and brotherhood! Strange are the ways people toy with We… the Chased.

Keep Chasing………………………….

“Long live freerunning (‘resistance’)”. They say!

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Epilogue:

A group of youth went to Pahalgam on Eid eve. On their return, met an accident... few of them died and few more got injured. As the injured were rushed to hospital, the staff was out to their homes, for celebrating Eid. Result: Vandalization of the hospital building and subsequent arbitrary arrests.

            Meanwhile, a prominent lawyer of India, Ram Jethmalani has expressed his wish to represent in court various Kashmiris languishing in jails. He is the same lawyer who is representing Amit Shah, one of the preperators of the Muslim genocide of Gujarat!

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The Last Handshake...

I try to speak,

and there is none to hear.

I try to tease,

and there is none to bear.

I try to criticize,

and there is no target!

I try to recollect,

and there is none to forget.

It was joy,

it was fun.

To meet you, know you,

all of you, one by one.

To share with you,

ice-cream and nuggets!

Rooms and assignments,

joys, sorrows & secrets.

Now that you aren’t around,

as is the course of nature.

We will be friends,

friends, for all future.

The hearts melted,

and thus spake.

It was the last meet,

the last handshake!

Insha’Allah! we’ll meet again,

with good new surprises.

With some untold secrets,

and some unkept promises.

It was the last meet,

the last handshake!