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Follow the Prophet to be a Muslim

by Iqbal Ansari Khan
Hashem ah fives m a rented flat at My men stngh Road along with Ms beautiful wife and two children. In an ominous night qf January 18th. 1990. he was awakened from his slumber by what appeared to be a ear-shattertng gun lire, followed by Hue and cry and a heart-picrc-tng screaming and rumbling. When he opened his door to face an well-lit corridor. Hashem Alt saw two boys coming out of the nearby flat and were running away. One of them fired a shot to no particular target, dreadful Hashem closed the his door, but riot before he positively recognised one of them: a son of his business associate.
Police came In the early morning to endive the murder of his neighbour; asked Hashem All tf he knew anything about the incident; Bashem All pleaded ignoranccl
Riding n rickshaw. Mrs. Sbahanu was proceeding towards the mall for stopping from from Dhanmondi area. A fast moving noisy motorcycle Carrying two young stopped the rickshaw, one of them got down from the back scat of the btke, brandshing a full nlnc-tnch heavy and short knife, gnd without warning Jerked away her necklace and Snatched away her vanity bag. Mrs Shahana pleaded with the ^oy to return her papers Inside the bag. compliance of which •roved to be as futile as stopping a Ude of the sea. In a des berate flicker of the moment. Ire gazed at V' drive r to her tatter shwK ah' knew |Csid, same road that
Mrs Shahana lived tnt
i She dared not rcpprl the matter to police; she was mortally afraid of the conse-•uences; she knew too weill / Prophet Hazrat Mohammad ♦Peace be on him) was bom In a society that was something with ever-erupting, volcano of vices and conditions that shockingly struck him like an arrow In the heart. He rebelled; from within himself a tense of nostalgia gripped him. He was determined to fight back the vicious society, whenever new-born daughters were burled aftvc; people used to kill people with complete fpnpunity; drunkenness and rape were rampant and unabattng; there was only one law — and that was might was dght.
The Prophet (Peace be on him) refused to acquiesce; he
willed himself to repel the vices, anti-social processes; and bring about discipline and human-standared. But, how could he do it? Losing his parents at an early age; being a burden to his uncle Abu Taleb; no form of formal education — what could be he do?
But he did. He refused to be Hashem All. or Mrs. Shahana. He stood up — accepted the adverse social challenge; he decided to take the risk. He mastered an unimaginable 'courage — the courage to fight a lonely, desperate battle to unshackle.the Ignorant yet vicious. murderous people form the bondage of unthinkable degradation of humanity. Hashem All and Mrs. Shahana feared the inconvlences of going to police and court; the prophet staked his life for rendering succour to the leaderless. faithless sub-human society. Except perhaps Christ, no other prophet had undergone to such extent an of Immeasurable pain to establish God. truth and Justice In the society he lived. Jesus Christ tried the same. but. in a man ner that did not tally with Prophet Mohammed', method. Intelligence and skill. The combination of tact and muscle Jive credence to a standard of iplomatic acumen that Is even today unprccedent in nature. Jesus Christ struggled and prayed for the betterment of his society, but. ended up being crucified and lost hie life. Hazrat Mohammed (peace fe oa Mm) not only prsyd and took resort to spiritualism, he took up in his hands tn the mundane method ol reality; fought with a sword:and won the crusade.
No other prophet except perhaps Lord Buddha, even attachedI so much importance to education and learning. Then, again. Lord Budhha attached more importance to Nirvana . self-purification, which is of course, quite important. However. Lord Buddha did not profess about a social awareness In mass manner. He attached more importance to individualism; he had no preconception for overall social transformation through both practical and formal education.
"Go as far China for leam-
•nf
"The ink of a learned man is holier than the blood of a mar tyr"
These instructions are In-
deed self-evident that manifest a wisdom unthinkable fifteen hundred years ago!
There was not a single side he left unexplored. Conjugal life, even the type of food beneficial or harmful . did not evade his attention. Sugar Is a prime subject of discussion today: The Holly Prophet, despite his own taste lor It. advised a young boy not to take much of ft. but such advice was bestowed not before he performed It himself. He gave up sugar himself first— then offered the advice That goes to show that one must refrain oneself from proffering advice, unless the advice offering Individual does the same. There was to be no double- standards.
Education, enlightenment and social Justice were paramount visions that the Prophet had uppermost In mind.
"Check if your neighbour has eaten before you take your meal". He has also said I would not wonder If Kari Mark borrowed the concept from him fourteen hundred years later The difference being. Karl
Marx proved a "failed-god". Hazrat Mohammed (peace be on him) left an ever lasting universal truth.
After the war. and at the time of signing the treaty with the Qureish, he signed his name as "Mohammad the Mes senger of God", to which the Qurelsh leaders objected; argu Ing that If Mohammad proclaimed himself as "Messenger of God", then for what was the treaty 1n aid op? The flexible diplomat, then himself, cut off the "Messenger of God" for his title and simply signed Mohammad; such a step shows that people must not be all egoist; one must know how to amend oneself; be adjustable, see the light beyond the pre sent moment.
But, his best example was his last known utterance: hon csty. While he was very 111 and taken to the mosque (Kaba), he told his followers that he was going to die At this, the sahabans' were shocked; and asked him that since he was the "Messenger of God", how could he die? The prophet forced a smile a bit, and said.
that he was as good a man as anybody else . All his life he proclaimed himself as the "Messenger of God," but, when the moment of truth arose, he was honest enough to uphold the truth. He was the greatest of all revolutionaries that his tory has ever recorded. You can be clever for the ultimate betterment, but truth must be have Its way some time or later.There has not been too many honest leaders In our country. I believe Yet we could follow the footprints of our prophet. It Is extremely possible to have dedicated lead ershlp in the society, full of double standards. In the face of reality, challenge the Insurmountable. face the sea of trouble, and yet remain unalarmed; and above all. never avoid the truth, was the distinctive life style of our great prophet. Without follow tng these traits, one can wonder, if. as claimed, one Is a true Muslim Mere birth from Muslim parents does not make one a Muslim One has to be a Muslim by deeds ac lions and behaviour — mere parentage has no particular significance