Muhammad: A Guide for All

 

The exemplary conduct of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) 

Alhamdulillah, the new moon of Rabi-ul-Awwal appeared last night. This means that today is the first Friday and the first day of that month. In Islamic tradition, Rabi-ul-Awwal has a special significance because it is in this month that our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was born. Therefore, today I have chosen to discuss his exemplary conduct, which he (pbuh) demonstrated throughout his life, and I will also briefly discuss the objective of his mission on Earth.

 

From Adam (as) to Jesus (as), many prophets have been sent by the Creator; But two fundamental realities that we must remember are that the Message of Allah, His laws for mankind, is fully completed in the Qur’an, and that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the last prophet to bear the law, in his category of prophets bearing the law (i.e. the last law-bearing prophet). The purpose of his coming is a universal grace, a mercy for all humanity, as the Qur’an tells us:

 

“Wa ma arsalnaka illa rahmatan lil ‘aalamin” – We have not sent you except as a mercy to all the worlds. (Al-Anbiya 21: 108).

The Heart and Your Deeds

 

In Islam, the heart is considered the seat of faith, the centre of all intentions and actions. In a Hadith compiled in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, and narrated by Nu’man bin Bashir (ra), our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: “Hearken! In a person's body, there is a piece of flesh which, if it is sound (reformed), the whole body becomes sound (reformed); and if it is corrupt (corrupted), the whole body becomes corrupt (corrupted); [and listen carefully]: that is the heart.” This Hadith clearly shows that the heart is the centre of spirituality, the root of sincerity, and the source of purity. It is not just a biological organ found in each of us, but it is the centre of all our intentions, our faith (Iman), and all our actions stem from this centre of spirituality.

 

Allah emphasises the purification of the heart in the Holy Qur’an. In Surah Ash-Shu’ara (Verses 89-90), Allah says: “The Day (Day of Judgement) when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit. Only those who come before Allah with a pure heart (will be saved).”

The Gravity of Murder in Islam

In his Friday Sermon of 31 July 2026~16 Safar 1448 AH, Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam International Hazrat Muhyiuddin Al Khalifatullah Munir Ahmad Azim (aba) of Mauritius profoundly reflects upon a foundational principle of both Divine Law and Secular Law: respect for the sanctity of human life and of rule of law and justice for social peace. The ongoing genocidal violence against the people of Palestine; being perpetrated by the barbarian state of Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu with virtual impunity over the last several years; the indifference and complicity of powerful actors doing nothing to end this horrendous bloodletting of children, women, and a people under military occupation, says something about the dismal state of international rule of law and justice in our hypocritical world. Instead of displaying respect for the sanctity of agreements and shared undertakings of international humanitarian law; the Israelis- in their vengeful excesses against another people- by acting without limits of proportionality, nor the equity of military necessity, or the required restraint for the protection of a hapless civilian population,- have become lawbreakers and oppressors. Playing 'God' in pursuit of total dominance over the entire region- scheming disorder and creating havoc on God’s earth; they will only inherit the wrath of God in their tracks in the not-so-distant future, Insha Allah, Aameen.

Read the Friday Sermon below:       

Human life is a sacred treasure, a gift from Allah, and no one has the right to destroy it without just cause. In the Qur’an, Allah says: “Whoever kills an innocent person, unless he has committed a crime or spread corruption in the land, it is as if he has killed all of humanity; and whoever saves a life, it is as if he has saved all of humanity.” (Al-Maida 5: 33).