Hazrat Muhammad: His Life and Contribution to Arabic Prose
Hazrat Muhammad His Life and Contribution to Arabic Prose
Hazrat Muhammad: His Life and Contribution to Arabic Prose
Hazrat Mohammad was the chosen Messenger of Allah, the founder of Islam, social reformer, organizer, administrator and the perfect ideal person for mankind of all times.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born on April 20, 570 AD in Mecca, Arabia, to the famous Quraysh tribe. His father’s name was Abdullah and his mother’s name was Amina. His father died while Muhammad was in his mother’s womb and his mother Amina died when he was six years old. Orphaned Muhammad was raised by his uncle Abdul Muttalib and his uncle Abu Talib.
At the age of 25, he married Khadiza, the daughter of Ibn Khaled of the Nawfal tribes of Arabia.
From an early age, Muhammad (peace be upon him) was truthful, kind, just, and benevolent. As he grew older, he became thoughtful and godly. At the age of thirty-five, his life changed and he became more thoughtful and began to meditate in a cave on the mountain called Hira, about three miles away from Mecca. When he was 40 years old, one night while he was meditating in the Hira Cave, the Messenger of God, Gabriel, came to him and read him a message from God. The message was as follows:
“Recite, in the name of your Lord who created man from clotted blood. Read, Glory be to your Lord, who has taught people things through the pen that he did not know.”
As soon as he recited this verse, he attained divine knowledge and attained the status of the Messenger of Allah.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) continued to receive messages from Allah for about 22 years till nine months before his death in 632 AD. The revelations from Allah were later compiled into a book called the Qur’an. This Qur’an contains all the necessary guidance for mankind. Those who follow the rules of this book are called ‘Muslims’
When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) began to preach the message (Uhi) received from Allah, the pagans of Mecca created strong obstacles and began to oppose the Prophet. At one point their opposition to the Prophet reached its peak and he was threatened with death. Then, by the command of Allah, he fled with his companion Abu Bakr to Medina, about four hundred kilometers north of Mecca. The people of Medina gave him a warm welcome and embraced Islam with him and accepted the Prophet as their leader. In Medina, the Prophet began to preach openly and Islam began to spread rapidly. The pagans of Mecca became alarmed at the rapid spread of Islam and its popularity and waged several wars against the Prophet. Muhammad won almost every war. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) founded an Islamic state around Medina and established a system of governance based on Islamic laws.
He died on August 29, 632 AD, after preaching Islam, establishing an Islamic state and reforming many of the old superstitions in Arab society.
Muhammad’s Contributions to Arabic Language and Literature: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was an ‘Ummi’ (illiterate). This means that he could neither read nor write. Despite being illiterate, he made an incomparable contribution to the Arabic language and literature through the Qur’an given by Allah and his words, activities, speeches, etc.
The Holy Qur’an occupies a special place in the treasury of Arabic literature. Its language is a wonderful combination of prose and verse. It was composed in a manner that was unprecedented and incomparable. Its language, word choice, ornamentation, etc. had a profound influence on the Arabic language and literature of the time and gave a new impetus to the Arabic language and literature by giving it stability and universality. It is considered the main source of the Arabic language and literature of the early Islamic period.
After the Qur’an, the Hadith books are one of the strongest and most significant sources of Arabic language and literature of the early Islamic period. ‘Hadith’ refers to the words, deeds and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In other words, to say, the account of the life of Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him), his letters to his representatives in various places and prominent persons at home and abroad, the account of the various persons who visited him, friends, companions, relatives, and the various battles with him are recorded in the hadith books.
The language of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was simple, straightforward, and easy. It was grammatically correct and free from prolixity. Therefore, this prose attracted everyone, and the Arabic language later developed on the basis of the prose of the Hadith. The following is an excerpt from his last speech at Arafat delivered during the farewell pilgrimage, which illustrates how simple, straightforward, easy and realistic his prose was:
“O People! just as you regard this month, this day, this city as sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord and that he will indeed reckon your deeds.”
Despite being illiterate, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) not only contributed to the Arabic language and literature but also gave a new impetus to Arabic prose on which the Arabic language has become a dignified language in the world today. 0 0 0.
Hazrat Muhammad: His Life and Contribution to Arabic Prose
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