Page 34 - The Prophet Muhammad (saas)

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In the Qur'an, Allah commands believers to "Be upholders
of justice, bearing witness for Allah alone, even against your-
selves or your parents and relatives. Whether they are rich or
poor, Allah is well able to look after them. Do not follow your
own desires and deviate from the truth..." (Surat an-Nisa': 135).
With the rules he imposed on Muslims, his just and tolerant atti-
tude towards those of other religions, languages, races and tribes,
and his way of not discriminating between rich and poor, but
treating everybody equally, Allah's Messenger (saas) is a great ex-
ample to all of mankind.
Allah says this to His Prophet (saas) in one verse:
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The Prophet (saas) abided by Allah's commands, even with
such difficult people, and never made any concessions in his im-
plementation of justice. He became an example for all times with
the words, "My Lord has commanded justice…" (Surat al-A‘raf:
29).
A number of incidents testify to the Prophet (saas)'s justice.
He lived in a place where people of different religions, languages,
races and tribes all co-existed. It was very difficult for those soci-
eties to live together in peace and security, and to check those who
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