“If I were in his(Prophet Muhammad PBUH) presence, I would wash his feet.”
― Hercules“The word of Muhammad PBUH is a voice direct from nature's own heart - all else is wind in comparison.”
― Thomas Carlyle“The personality of Muhammad PBUH, it is most difficult to get into the whole truth of it. Only a glimpse of it I can catch. What a dramatic succession of picturesque scenes! There is Muhammad, the Prophet; there is Muhammad, the Warrior; Muhammad, the Businessman; Muhammad, the Statesman; Muhammad, the Orator; Muhammad, the Reformer; Muhammad, the Refuge of Orphans; Muhammad, the Protector of Slaves; Muhammad, the Emancipator of Women; Muhammad, the Judge; Muhammad, the Saint. All in all these magnificent roles, in all these departments of human activities, he is like a hero.”
― K.S. Ramakrishna Rao“The Message of Muhammad (PBUH) is not a set of metaphysical phenomena. It is a complete civilization.”
― W.A.R. Gibb“People who worry that nuclear weaponry will one day fall in the hands of the Arabs, fail to realize that the Islamic bomb has been dropped already, it fell the day MUHAMMED (PBUH) was born.”
― Joseph Adam Pearson.“Among leaders who have made the greatest impact through ages, I would consider Muhammad (PBUH) before Jesus Christ.”
― James Gavin“Muhammad (PBUH) introduced the concept of such Glorious and Omnipotent God in Whose eyes all worldly systems are pieces of straw. Islamic equality of mankind is no fiction as it is in Christianity. No human mind has ever thought of such total freedom as established by Muhammad(PBUH).”
― Mawde Royden“Muhammad (PBUH) never assigned himself a status more than a common man and a messenger of God. People had faith in him when he was surrounded by poverty and adversity and trusted him while he was the ruler of a great Empire. He was a man of spotless character who always had confidence in himself and in God's help. No aspect of his life remained hidden nor was his death a mysterious event.”
― M.H. Hyndman“He (PBUH) laid the foundation of a universal government. His law was one for all. Equal justice and love for everyone.”
― George Rivorie“If we rated greatness by the influence of the great, we will say "Muhammad (PBUH)is the greatest of the great in history”
― Will Durant“Muhammad (PBUH) is the greatest man that history ever knew”
― Gustave Le Bon“I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of Qur'an which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness.”
__ Nepolean Bonaparte – Quoted in Christian Cherfils BONAPARTE ET ISLAM (PARIS 1914)I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet (PBUH), the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and his own mission. These, and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every trouble."
__ M.K.Gandhi, YOUNG INDIA, 1924"Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images; the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad (PBUH). As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?"
__ Lamartine - Histoire de la Turquie, Paris 1854, Vol II, pp. 276-77"He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was Muhammad (PBUH) , for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports."
__ Rev. Bosworth Smith, Muhammad (PBUH) and Muhammadanism, London 1874, p. 92"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher."
__ Annie Besant, The Life and Teachings of Muhammad (PBUH) , Madras 1932, p. 4"His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement – all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad (PBUH) an impostor raises more problems than it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad."
__ Montgomery Watt, Mohammad at Mecca, Oxford 1953, p. 52"Muhammad (PBUH) , the inspired man who founded Islam, was born about A.D. 570 into an Arabian tribe that worshiped idols. Orphaned at birth, he was always particularly solicitous of the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan, the slave and the downtrodden. At twenty he was already a successful businessman, and soon became director of camel caravans for a wealthy widow. When he reached twenty-five, his employer, recognizing his merit, proposed marriage. Even though she was fifteen years older, he married her, and as long as she lived, remained a devoted husband.
"Like almost every major prophet before him, Muhammad (PBUH) fought shy of serving as the transmitter of God's word, sensing his own inadequacy. But the angel commanded 'Read'. So far as we know, Muhammad (PBUH) was unable to read or write, but he began to dictate those inspired words which would soon revolutionize a large segment of the earth: "There is one God."
"In all things Muhammad (PBUH) was profoundly practical. When his beloved son Ibrahim died, an eclipse occurred, and rumors of God's personal condolence quickly arose. Whereupon Muhammad is said to have announced, 'An eclipse is a phenomenon of nature. It is foolish to attribute such things to the death or birth of a human-being.'
"At Muhammad's (PBUH) own death an attempt was made to deify him, but the man who was to become his administrative successor killed the hysteria with one of the noblest speeches in religious history: 'If there are any among you who worshipped Muhammad (PBUH) , he is dead. But if it is God you worshipped, He lives forever.'"
__ James A. Michener, 'Islam: The Misunderstood Religion' in Reader's Digest (American Edition), May 1955, pp. 68-70"My choice of Muhammad (PBUH) to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level."
__ Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc. 1978, p. 33“It was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in the mosque, when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are gathered together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and king kneel side by side and proclaim: 'God Alone is Great'...
__ Sarojini Naidu, the famous Indian poetess says – S. Naidu, Ideals of Islam, Speeches and Writings, Madaras, 1918“how one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades?”
“…The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man (Muhammad PBUH ) are disgraceful to ourselves only…How one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades… A silent great soul, one of that who cannot but be earnest. He was to kindle the world; the world’s Maker had ordered so."
__ Thomas Caryle – Heros and Heros Worship“He was the most faithful protector of those he protected, the sweetest and most agreeable in conversation. Those who saw him were suddenly filled with reverence; those who came near him loved him; they who described him would say, "I have never seen his like either before or after." He was of great taciturnity, but when he spoke it was with emphasis and deliberation, and no one could forget what he said...”
__Stanley Lane-Poole – Table Talk of the ProphetI believe if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring much needed peace and happiness.
I have studied him - the man and in my opinion is far from being an anti–Christ. He must be called the Savior of Humanity.
I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad (PBUH) that it would be acceptable the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today.”
__George Bernard Shaw - The Genuine Islam Vol.No.8, 1936.Muhammad (PBUH) accomplished his purpose in the course of three small engagements: the number of combatants in these never exceeded a few thousand, but in importance they rank among the world’s decisive battles.
__ ALFRED GUILLAMEOn the whole, the wonder is not how much but how little, under different circumstances, Muhammad (PBUH) differed from himself. In the shepherd of the desert, in the Syrian trader,in the solitary of Mount Hira, in the reformer in the minority of one, in the exile of Madinah, in the acknowledged conqueror, in the equal of the Persian Chosroes and the Greek Heraclius, we can still trace substantial unity. I doubt whether any other man whose external conditions changed so much, ever himself changed less to meet them.
__ REV. BOSWELL SMITHIf ever any man on this earth has found God; if ever any man has devoted his life for the sake of God with a pure and holy zeal then, without doubt, and most certainly that man was the Holy Prophet of Arabia.
__ MAJOR A. LEONARD (Islam, its Moral and Spiritual Values, p. 9; 1909, London)Indeed, Muhammad (PBUH) was frequently in deadly peril and his survival was a near-miracle. But he did succeed. By the end of his life he had laid an axe to the root of the chronic cycle tribal violence that afflicted the region and paganism was no longer a going concern. The Arabs were ready to embark on a new phase of their history.
__KAREN ARMSTRONGIn the year 565 Justinian died, master of a great empire. Five years later Muhammad (PBUH) was born into a poor family in a country three quarters desert, sparsely peopled by nomad tribes whose total wealth could hardly have furnished the sanctuary of St. Sophia. No one in those years would have dreamed that within a century these nomads would conquer half of Byzantine Asia, all Persia and Egypt, most of North Africa, and be on their way to Spain. The explosion of the Arabian peninsula into the conquest and conversion of half the Mediterranean world is the most extraordinary phenomenon in medieval history.
__WILL DURANTMuhammad's (PBUH) wisdom as a statesman. The conceptual structure found in the Quran was merely a framework. The framework had to support a building of concrete policies and concrete institutions. In the course of this book, much has been said of Muhammad’s (PBUH) far sighted political strategy and his social reforms. His wisdom in these matters is shown by the rapid expansion of a small state to a world empire, and by the adaption of his social institutions to many different environments and their continuance for thirteen centuries.
__ MONTGOMERY WATTWhatever opinion the reader may form when he reaches the end of this book, it is difficult to deny that the call of Muhammad (PBUH) seems to bear a striking resemblance to innumerable other accounts of similar visions, both in the Old and New Testaments, and in the experience of Christian saints, possibly also of Hindus and devotees of other religions. Such visions, moreover, have often marked the beginnings of lives of great sanctity and of heroic virtue.
__SIR JOHN GLUBBIt is strongly corroborative of Muhammad's (PBUH) sincerity that the earliest converts to Islam were not only of upright character, but his own bosom friends and people of his own household who, intimately acquainted with his private life could not fail otherwise to have detected those discrepancies which even more or less exist between the profession of the hypocritical deceiver abroad and his actions at home
__ SIR WILLIAM MUIRHow, in a few years, all this was changed, how, by 650 AD a great part of this world became a different world from what it had been before, is one of the most remarkable chapters in human history …. This wonderful change followed, if it was not mainly caused by, the life of one man, the Prophet of Mecca.
__Pringle Kennedy has observed (Arabian Society at the Time of Muhammad (PBUH)It follows, I think, that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion, but in fact religion can guide science by adding revelation to some traditional scientific approaches. That there exists statements in the Qur’aan shown by science to be valid, which supports knowledge in the Qur’aan having been derived from Allah.
__ Joe Leigh Simpson"It seems to me that Muhammad (PBUH) was a very ordinary man. He could not read or write. In fact, he was illiterate. We are talking about 1400 years ago. You have someone who was illiterate making profound pronouncement and statements and are amazingly accurate about scientific nature. I personally cannot see how this could be mere chance. There are too many accuracy’s and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind in concerning that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these statements."
__Dr. T.V.N. Persaud"Thinking about many of these questions and thinking where Muhammad (PBUH) came from, he was after all a Bedouin. I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe, because scientists have only found out within the last few years with very complicated and advanced technological methods that this is the case.
__ Professor Alfred KronerI can say, I am very mush impressed by finding true astronomical facts in the Qur’aan.
__Professor Yushudi Kusan: Director of the Tokyo ObservatoryI find it very interesting that this sort of information is in the ancient scripture of the Holy Qur’aan, and I have no way of knowing where they would come from, but I think it is extremely interesting that they are there and that this work is going on to discover it, the meaning of some of the passages. Professor Hay: Well, I would think it must be the divine being!
__Professor William W. Hay"If a man like Muhammad (PBUH) were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness."
__ George Bernard Shaw"It (Islam) replaced monkishness by manliness. It gives hope to the slave, brotherhood to mankind, and recognition of the fundamental facts of human nature."
__ Canon TaylorWe need research into the history of early Middle Eastern oral traditions to know whether in fact such historical events have been reported. If there is no such record, it strengthens the belief that Allah transmitted through Muhammad (PBUH) bits of his knowledge that we have only discovered for ourselves in recent times. We look forward to a continuing dialogue on the topic of science in the Qur’aan in the context of geology. Thank you very much
__ Professor PalmerI believe that everything that has been recorded in the Qur’aan 1400 years ago must be the truth, that can be proved by the scientific means. Since the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) could neither read nor write, Muhammad (PBUH) must be a messenger who relayed this truth which was revealed to him as an enlightenment by the One Who is an eligible Creator. This Creator must be Allah, or Allah. Therefore, I think this is the time to say ‘Laa ilaaha illallah’, that there is no Allah to worship except Allah, ‘Muhammad Rasool Allah’, Muhammad (PBUH) is messenger of Allah...
__ Professor Tagata Tagasone, formerly Head of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at the University of Shiang Mai in Thailand"I have studied him - the wonderful man - and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ he must be called the saviour of humanity. "
__ George Bernard Shaw in "The Genuine Islam"In little more than a year he was actually the spiritual, nominal and temporal rule of Medina, with his hands on the lever that was to shake the world."
__John Austin"Muhammad (PBUH) was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him."
__ Diwan Chand Sharma"He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was Muhammad (PBUH) , for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports."
__ Bosworth SmithThe Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behaviour, and inspire people with nobility and tolerance. These are human teachings of the highest order and at the same time practicable. These teachings brought into existence a society in which hard-heartedness and collective oppression and injustice were the least as compared with all other societies preceding it… Islam is replete with gentleness, courtesy, and fraternity.
__H.G. WellsDuring all the first part of the Middle Ages, no other people made as important a contribution to human progress as did the Arabs, if we take this term to mean all those whose mother-tongue was Arabic, and not merely those living in the Arabian peninsula. For centuries, Arabic was the language of learning, culture and intellectual progress for the whole of the civilized world with the exception of the Far East. From the 9th to the 12th century there were more philosophical, medical, historical, religious, astronomical and geographical works written in Arabic than in any other human tongue.
__Phillip HittiThe lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man (Muhammad (PBUH) ) are disgraceful to ourselves only. A silent great soul, one of that who cannot but be earnest. He was to kindle the world, the world’s Maker had ordered so.
__ Thomas CarlyleThe picture of the Muslim soldier advancing with a sword in one hand and the Qur’an in the other is quite false.
__ A. S. TrittonThe good sense of Muhammad (PBUH) despised the pomp of royalty. The Apostle of God submitted to the menial offices of the family; he kindled the fire; swept the floor; milked the ewes; and mended with his own hands his shoes and garments. Disdaining the penance and merit of a hermit, he observed without effort of vanity the abstemious diet of an Arab.
__ GibbonThe greatest success of Muhammad's (PBUH) life was effected by sheer moral force.
__ Edward Gibbon and Simon OakleyMuhammad's (PBUH) career is a wonderful instance of the force and life that resides in him who possesses an intense faith in God and in the unseen world. He will always be regarded as one of those who have had that influence over the faith, morals and whole earthly life of their fellow men, which none but a really great man ever did, or can exercise; and whose efforts to propagate a great verity will prosper.
__RodwellNo other religion in history spread so rapidly as Islam. The West has widely believed that this surge of religion was made possible by the sword. But no modern scholar accepts this idea, and the Qur’an is explicit in the support of the freedom of conscience.
__ James Michener“People of the Quraish! You are facing a problem for which you have not been able to find a solution. When Muhammad (PBUH) was still a young man living among you, he won general admiration because he always spoke the truth and his honesty had never been doubted. When he had grown grey and started to preach whatever he is preaching to you, you began to allege that he was a sorcerer. However, we are familiar with magicians and their tricks. You have also accused him of being a fortune–teller. By Allah, he is not one, for we have seen fortune-tellers and how they repeat their rhyming phrases. You have also claimed that he is a poet. Again I say that, by Allah, he is not a poet, for we have seen poets and listened to all types of poetry. You have also claimed that he is a madman, but he is far from being one. We have all seen what madness does to people and how it causes them to say incoherent things. I say to you, people of the Quraish, that you should look at this issue very carefully, for you have a big problem on your hands.” This man, considered to have been one of the most aggressive enemies of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, disclaimed nevertheless the possibility of the Prophet being a poet, a sorcerer, or a fortune-teller, or anyone of the kind
__Al-Nadr Ibn Al-Harith, who was one of the Quraish elite, took the floor at one of their gatherings and addressed the presen.“It is a great shame to doubt nowadays the validity of Muhammad’s (PBUH) prophethood. Such opinions and meaningless statements should be confuted given that centuries after his death millions of Muslims around the world are still inspired by the guidance of his message.”
__ The British researcher Carlyle“In his Islamic message Muhammad (PBUH) highlighted the importance of unity and the exalted position of a united society. Thus, he planted with his own hands the seeds of unification and affection in Muslims’ souls; he watered them and cared for them till they blossomed with the sweetest fruits.”
__An American professor“Some religions concentrate on the spiritual side of human lives, lacking, however, any regulations regarding political, legal, or social issues. But Muhammad (PBUH) was a prophet, a trustworthy political leader, a law-giver, whose shari’a (Islamic law) contains adjudications and legislations of civilian, political, and social nature.”
__The British writer Miller“The appearance of Muhammad’s (PBUH) message and the rise of Islam proved that this Noble Prophet’s message addresses the entire world, and this sacred religion is compatible with every era; and no nation or civilization, or mankind by and large, can do without it, as its principles are in line with the human intellect.”
__ The western researcher Retien“If we examine the lifestyle of Muhammad (PBUH) and his morals, we shall be in a position to comprehend the essence of the relationship that attracts millions of people around the world to this great man, though fourteen centuries have passed since his sojourn here. We shall also be able to understand why they struggle in the cause of exalted Islamic principles with their lives and wealth, whether big o small.”
__ The contemporary Swiss writer Jean“There is no doubt that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is one of the greatest reformers at the service of social improvement. Suffice it to say that he led a whole nation to the enlightenment of truth and made it more inclined towards tranquility, peace and modesty, prevented it from shedding blood and offering human sacrifices (though this had never been proved as regards pre-Islamic Arabs), opening wide for them, thus, the gates of development and civilization. This is a great task that can be carried out only by an exceptionally strong man and such a man deserves to be regarded with respect and admiration.”
__Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, the Russian philosopher and novelist“The plain truth is that Muhammad (PBUH) conveyed a message hard to deny, it is the epitome of all previous messages. More than that, it excels them all. Bearing this in mind, his message is considered as an invariable constitution for the entire world, as his sayings fall in line with mankind’s taste and comprehension in this era.”
__ An atheist thinker“If someone asked me ‘Who is this Muhammad (PBUH) whom you praise so much?’, I would say to him with all due respect and politeness: This famous man, this unique leader, and this Messenger of Allah, was actually the head of the Islamic government, which was the asylum and the refuge of the weak and of all Muslims, and which defended their social interests. Hence, Muhammad (PBUH) , considered to be the founder of this government, was a political leader in the full sense of the word.”
__ The Italian scientist Wakiston“Both before and after his message, Muhammad (PBUH) was a brave, gallant young man, high above his society’s standards. Thanks to his excellent characteristics, he managed to guide the bigoted, idol-worshipping Arabs to the worship of the One Allah. And under the umbrella of his united democratic ruling, he managed to overcome all instances of chaos, all sorts of conflicts and fighting so widespread all over the Arabian Peninsula. He taught his compatriots the best conduct and the loftiest ideas, leading thus the Arab society from darkness to civilization."
__The French writer Corsieh“With his remarkable character, Muhammad (PBUH) completely changed the Arabian Peninsula and the entire east as well, for he knocked down the idols with his own hands and established the eternal religion of Islam that asks people to worship One God (Allah).”
__ A European historian“Muhammad (PBUH) is the inspired faithful prophet. No one could ever cast doubt on the lofty position he had. The awareness of equality and brotherhood that he established among the members of the Islamic community was in practice applicable to the Prophet himself.”
__The French philosopher CardivoIn one of the chapters of his book, entitled “A Hero as a Prophet”, Carlyle declared Muhammad (PBUH) , may Allah bless him and grant him peace, as one of the seven greatest figures in history, and he refuted the claims of bigots, saying:
“Bigots claim that Muhammad (PBUH) sought personal fame, prestige and rule. No! The son of desert, the man with the greatest of souls, the merciful, the passionate, the revered, and the wise, he had a great heart, void of worldly aspirations; he had excellent intentions, and was not seeking the upper hand; with his silent soul, he was one of those men who can’t be but faithful and serious.”
__The British philosopher Thomas CarlyleLIKE the founders of some other religions, Muhammad (PBUH) was a rebel against many of the existing social customs. The religion he preached, by its simplicity and directness and its flavour of democracy and equality, appealed to the masses in the neighbouring countries that had been ground down long enough by autocratic kings and equally autocratic and domineering priests”.
__Jawaharlal Nehru“Muhammad (PBUH) was probably the greatest champion of women's rights the world has ever seen.”
__Justice Pierre Craibites“The Successful prophet - Nor is anything in religion’s history more remarkable than the way in which Muhammad (PBUH) fitted his transfiguring ideas in to the existing social system of Arabia. To his everlasting credit it must be said that in lifting to a higher plane of life the communities of his day and place, he achieved that which neither the Judaism nor the Christianity of Medieval Arabia could accomplish. Nay more, in the fulfillment of that civilising work Muhammad (PBUH) rendered invaluable service not only to Arabia but also to the entire world.”
__ Alfred Martin“There has been no prophet who gained the respect of his enemies save the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) . This is why a lot of them embraced Islam later on. It seems surprising that those who declared themselves enemies of him certainly knew that he was trustworthy and was calling them to the truth; they even respected him in the depth of their hearts, but they concealed this respect for they did not want to be accused of leaving their faiths.”
__ Leo TolstoyHumble, Even With Absolute Power "In his private dealings he was just. He treated friends and strangers, the rich and poor, the powerful and weak, with equity, and was beloved by the common people for the affability with which he received them, and listened to their complaints.
His military triumphs awakened no pride nor vain glory, as they would have done had they been effected for selfish purposes. In the time of his greatest power he maintained the same simplicity of manners and appearance as in the days of his adversity. So far from affecting a regal state, he was displeased if, on entering a room, any unusual testimonials of respect were shown to him. If he aimed at a universal dominion, it was the dominion of faith; as to the temporal rule which grew up in his hands, as he used it without ostentation, so he took no step to perpetuate it in his family."
__ Washington IrvingHumble, Even At Pinnacle Of Success “He tells them to be good to each other and not to violate each other's rights. For men and women to treat each other humanely, for brothers and sisters to treat each other well, and for Muslims to treat each other as brothers and sisters. And, perhaps most importantly, he calls an end to revenge, to blood killing, to the vendetta, which has bled this culture terribly since he was born. At the end of Muhammad's sermon, he does not list his achievements. This man has unified people. He has taught them monotheism. He has brought them to peace. And yet, he doesn't mark these as his accomplishments. Quite the opposite, he asks his community, "Have I fulfilled my mission to my God, and to you?" You can hear in his words the desire for a completed mission. This is a man of faith who is unsure of his effects. It's a very human moment in which he needs to know, and he asks, and the people affirm that, yes, three times they say, "Yes, you have fulfilled your mission."
__ Michael WolfeDiverse Facets of Genius In One Person “Within Islam , however he represents almost everything of human value. Muhammad (PBUH) , Prophet of God, the last and the greatest of that long line of men, from Adam through to Abraham, Moses and Jesus , who have struggled to bring the word of God to humankind. Even when viewed in an entirely secular perspective he remains a super hero. He was founder of the caliphate, one of the greatest empires of the world; creator of classical Arabic, a new literature and world language; founder of a new national identity, the Arab; and the Creator of Islam, a worldwide culture that is now 1200 million strong and growing more rapidly than you can count. Only by marrying the best qualities of certain characters from European civilization – a combination, say, of Alexander the Great, Diogenes and Aristotle, or the Emperor Constantine, St. Paul and St. Francis - can you begin to understand the measure of the man.”
__Barnaby RogersonThe Best Role Model “Us, Europeans, with all our concepts could not reach what Muhammad (PBUH) has reached, and no one will be able to precede him. I have looked in the history of humanity for an example and found that it was Muhammad (PBUH) , as the truth must be revealed. Indeed, Muhammad (PBUH) succeeded to subdue the entire world to monotheism.”
__ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe“I have searched throughout history for a role model to man and I found none but the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ”
__ Sigrid Hunke“Judged by the smallness of the means at his disposal, and the extent and permanence of the work that he accomplished, no name in world's history shines with a more specious luster than that of the Prophet of Mecca. To the impulse, which he gave, numberless dynasties have owed their existence, fair cities and stately palaces and temples have arisen, and wide provinces became obedient to the Faith. And beyond all this, his words have governed the belief of generations, been accepted as their rule of life, and their certain guide to the world to come. At a thousand shrines the voices of the faithful invoke blessings on him, whom they esteem the very Prophet of God, the seal of the Apostles… Judged by the standards to human renown, the glory of what mortal can compare with his?”
__ Stobart J W HA remarkable feature was the urbanity and consideration with which Muhammad (PBUH) treated even the most insignificant of his followers. Modesty and kindliness, patience, self denial, and generosity, pervaded his conduct, and riveted the affections of all around him. He disliked to say no. If unable to answer a petitioner in the affirmative, he preferred silence. He was not known ever to refuse an invitation to the house even of the meanest, nor to decline a proffered present however small. He possessed the rare faculty of making each individual in a company think that he was the favoured guest. If he met anyone rejoicing at success he would seize him eagerly and cordially by the hand. With the bereaved and afflicted he sympathised tenderly. Gentle and unbending towards little children, he would not disdain to accost a group of them at play with the salutation of peace. He shared his food, even in times of scarcity, with others, and was sedulously solicitous for the personal comfort of everyone about him. A kindly and benevolent disposition pervaded all those illustrations of his character.
__ Sir William Muir"His humanity extended itself to the lower creation. He forbade the employment of living birds as targets for marksmen and remonstrated with those who ill-treated their camels. When some of his followers had set fire to an anthill he compelled them to extinguish it. Foolish acts of cruelty which were connected with old superstitions were swept away by him (along) with other institutions of paganism.
No more was a dead man's camel to be tied to his tomb to perish of thirst and hunger. No more was the evil eye to be propitiated by the bleeding of a certain proportion of the herd. No more was the rain to be conjured by tying burning torches to the tails of oxen and letting them loose among the cattle. Horses were not to be hit on the cheek, the former being meant by nature for their warmth, and the latter as a protection against flies. Asses were not to be branded or hit on the face. Even the cursing of cocks and camels was discouraged.”
__ David Samuel Margoliouth“Muhammad (PBUH) was a shining example to his people. His character was pure and stainless. His house, his dress, his food - they were characterized by a rare simplicity. So unpretentious was he that he would receive from his companions no special mark of reverence, nor would he accept any service from his slave which he could do for himself. He was accessible to all and at all times. He visited the sick and was full of sympathy for all. Unlimited was his benevolence and generosity as also was his anxious care for the welfare of the community.”
__ Dr. Gustav WeilHe was the most faithful protector of those he protected, the sweetest and most agreeable in conversation. Those who saw him were suddenly filled with reverence; those who came near him loved him; those who described him would say, I have never seen his like either before or after. He was of great taciturnity, but when he spoke it was with emphasis and deliberation and no one could forget what he said.”
__ Stanley Lane Poole"Thinking about many of these questions and thinking where Muhammad (PBUH) came from, he was after all a Bedouin. I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe, because scientists have only found out within the last few years with very complicated and advanced technological methods that this is the case."
"Somebody who did not know something about nuclear physics 1400 years ago could not, I think, be in a position to find out from his own mind for instance that the earth and the heavens had the same origin, or many others of the questions that we have discussed here."
__ Professor Alfred Kroner"The ideas in this study are developed from a purely scientific point of view. They lead to the conclusion that it is inconceivable for a human being living in the Seventh century A.D. to have made statements in the Qur'an on a great variety of subjects that do not belong to his period and for them to be in keeping with what was to be known only centuries later. For me, there can be no human explanation to the Qur'an.
In view of the level of knowledge in Muhammad's (PBUH) day, it is inconceivable that many of the statements In the Qur'an which are connected with science could have been the work of a man. It is, moreover, perfectly legitimate, not only to regard the Qur'an as the expression of a Revelation, but also to award it a very special place, on account of the guarantee of authenticity it provides and the presence in it of scientific statements which, when studied today, appear as a challenge to explanation in human terms.”
__ Dr. Maurice BucailleQur’an says… “Certainly We created man of an extract of clay, then We made him a small drop in a firm resting-place, then We made the drop a clot, then We made the clot a lump of flesh, then We made bones in the lump of flesh, then We clothed the bones with flesh, then We caused it to grow into another creation, so blessed be Allah, the best to create…”
“I was amazed at the scientific accuracy of these statements which were made in the 7th century A.D.”
"It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad (PBUH) from God, or Allah, because most of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that Muhammad (PBUH) must have been a messenger of God, or Allah."
__ Dr. Keith L. Moore“The Virtuous Prophet, after a long, very full and candid study of the great Arabian and his faith, his public and private character, virtues and defects; his times and circumstances – a study extending over forty years and in close connection with Muhammadans of all sects and nations, we must confess that the Prophet stands high in the list of the greatest of the Earth’s rulers and makers of History... Alike in camp and council, as a governor of men, administrator and organiser of brave and turbulent tribes or settled nations. Muhammad (PBUH) commanded the respect of statesmen, friends and foes, and was loved, honored and esteemed by all privileged to know him privately and publicly.”
__ James George Roche Forlong“Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death… Muhammad (PBUH) was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to strength to strength.”
__ Karen Armstrong“After I have read the Quran, I realized that all what humanity needs is this heavenly law.” “The legislation of Quran will spread all over the world, because it agrees with the mind, logic and wisdom.”
__ Leo Tolstoy