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Together with the traits we have already described, the
Prophet (saas) lifted burdens from the faithful, and was a guide to
them in tasks that they failed to understand properly, which were
otherwise had been too difficult. People are easily prone to making
their lives difficult, and to imposing rules upon themselves, by
which they falsely believe they have solved their problems. This
particular human characteristic is one of the reasons why the reli-
gion has been distorted through the years. Many societies have
dreamed up rules that did not actually exist in the religion, and
then made themselves and others believe that they would only be
truly god-fearing when they adhered to them. One of the Prophet
(saas)'s most important qualities was the way he lifted such bur-
dens that people had imposed on themselves. Allah speaks of that
quality of the Prophet (saas) in a verse:
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The "heavy loads and chains" mentioned in the verse are the
difficulties people impose upon themselves. The Prophet (saas)
was both a model for people in his own lifetime, as well as one
who lifted such burdens from people, as the verse indicates, by
calling them to righteousness and warning them against wicked-
ness.
One of the subjects in which the Prophet (saas) was a splen-
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