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CHARACTER OF THE HOLY PROPHETﷺ IN THE

EYES OF WORLD LEADERS

Compiled by: Nasir Mahmood Ahmed, Naib Sadr, Majlis Anşārullāh Canada
“There is certainly a good “The believers in their mutual Mahatma Gandhi, in a statement
exemplar for you in the Apostle of kindness, compassion, and published in ‘Young India,’1924,

Allah.” (Al-Qur’ān 33:22) sympathy are just like one body. states:
When any part of the body suffers,
Dalai Lama, a Nobel Laureate and the whole body feels pain.” 4 “I wanted to know the best of the
the highest spiritual leader of Tibet, life of one who holds today an
said on January 11, 2016,: Narendra Modi, the Prime undisputed sway over the hearts of
Minister of India, while addressing millions of mankind. I became more
rd
“Prophet Muhammadﷺ’s life is his 43 edition of monthly Radio than ever convinced that it was not
the best example for the entire programme said: the sword that won a place for Islam
humanity. We should follow in those days in the scheme of life.
the path shown by the Prophet “It is our responsibility to follow It was the rigid simplicity, the utter

Muhammadﷺ to establish global the path of equality and brotherhood self-effacement of the Prophetﷺ,
peace and to end terrorism and as morals from his life. Prophet the scrupulous regard for pledges,
tyranny from the world. The Prophet Mohammad ﷺ believed in twin his intense devotion to his friends

Muhammadﷺ’s message of peace, principles of knowledge and and followers, his intrepidity, his
love, justice and religious tolerance compassion.” 5 fearlessness, his absolute trust in
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will always be a leading light for the God and in his own mission.”
whole humanity.” 1 Joe Biden, the current President
of the USA on July 21, 2020 also
Barak Obama, the then President quoted a hadith to present his
of the USA, in his speech at the thoughts. He said: References:
United Nations, on September 25,
2012 said: “Whomever among you sees a 1. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/89516-
wrong, let him change it with his
“The future must not belong to hand.” 6 Follow-Prophet-Muhammad-PBUH-to-get-
global-peace-Dalai-Lama
those who slander the Prophetﷺ of
Islam. Yet to be credible, those who Michael Hart in his book ‘The 100, 2. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/obama-
condemn that slander must also A Ranking of the Most Influential future-must-not-belong-those-who-slander-
condemn the hate we see when the Persons In History, writes: prophet-islam-katrina-trinko/
image of Jesus Christ is desecrated, 3. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-
churches are destroyed, or the “My choice of Muhammadﷺ
Holocaust is denied. 2 to lead the list of the world’s press-office/2016/02/03/remarks-president-
most influential persons may islamic-society-baltimore
As per the release from the Office of surprise some readers and 4. https://www.dailysabah.com/asia/2019/03/22/
the Press Secretary at White House, may be questioned by others, new-zealands-ardern-quotes-prophet-
On February 3, 2016, President but he was the only man in muhammads-hadith-in-solidarity-with-
Obama stated: history who was supremely christchurch-victims
successful on both the secular
“like so many faiths, Islam is rooted and religious level. It is probable 5. https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-prophet-
in a commitment to compassion that the relative influence of muhammad-s-teaching-of-equality-and-
and mercy and justice and charity. Muhammadﷺ on Islam has brotherhood-is-an-inspiration-for-all-pm-modi-

Whoever wants to enter paradise, been larger than the combined on-mann-ki-baat-2609865
the Prophet Muhammadﷺ taught, influence of Jesus Christ and St. 6. https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/biden-
let him treat people the way he Paul on Christianity. It is this quotes-prophet-muhammads-hadith-wishes-us-
would love to be treated.” 3 unparalleled combination of
secular and religious influence schools-taught-about-islam-3535000
Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister which I feel entitles Muhammad 7. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/441802/
of New Zealand, in her address on ﷺ to be considered the most Prophet-Muhammad-PBUH-in-the-views-of-
March 22, 2019, quoted the blessed influential single figure in human non-Muslim-scholars
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saying of the Holy Prophetﷺ: history”.

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