from working for the material and moral ameliora-
tion of his people. Prophet Muhammad witnessed
both the phases of persecution and success. He
showed rare patience, fortitude, corage and love for
his foes as a persecuted preacher of religion and in
the hours of deepest gloom, and unparalleled self-
control and mercy when his bitterest foes were help-
less before him.
Jesus did not get the chance to put into practice
many of his precepts and teachings. For instance, he
advised his followers to sell their garments and pur-
chase swords (Luke 22:36), but he could not demon-
strate to them the rightuse of the sword. To resist vi-
olence and aggression sometimes becomes our
highest duty for instance, when helpless men, wom-
en and children are being slaughtered and the free-
dom to believe and practice the religion of their own
choice is denied to people by fanatics and tyrants. it
was Prophet Muhammad who showed how a true
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