A Simple Guide to ISLAM
Muhammad – The Prophet of Islam
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to do so for twenty three years, at the end of which time, the last
Scripture of God, the Quran, reached completion.
In the twelfth year of his mission the Prophet was taken to heavens,
this journey is known as Miraj (ascent). The Quran has referred to
this event in the chapter entitled: Al-Isra (The Night Journey)
“Praise be to Him who carried his servant by night from the
Masjidul Haram (Kabah) to the Masjidul Aqsa (Jerusalem)”.
Muhammad’s career as Prophet lasted for about 23 years, about
half of which he spent in Makkah and the rest in Madinah, which
lies about 280 miles north of Makkah. During the first period, his
efforts to win the Makkans to Islam met with vehement opposition,
and in 622 A.D. he had to emigrate, along with the few followers
he had been able to convert, to Madinah. Here the Prophet was
given a hearty welcome, and moved from one success to another.
By the time he died in 632 A.D. he had united all Arabia under the
banner of Islam and completed his message to mankind.
THE ETHICAL ASPECT OF THE LIFE OF THE
PROPHET
“Verily in the messenger of God, you have a good
example” (33:21)
The brightest aspect of the prophet’s life is that he always did what
he said. There was not an injunction revealed to him that he did
not demonstrate by his own example. He talked about faith, the
unity of God, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, poor-due, charity,
struggle for the cause of God, self-sacrifice, patience, endurance,
