The Ideal Character
The Prophel of Islam led a life which can only be
described as godly. He was the model par excellence
for men in various situations and walks of life, as the
Holy Quran says :
"Verily in the Messenger of God ye have a perfect
example for him who looketh unto God and the Last
Day, and remembreth God much." (33 : 21).
"O Prophet! Lo! We have sent thee as a witness
and a bringer of good tidings and a warner, and as a
summoner unto God by His permission, and as a
lamp that givelli light". (33 : 45, 46).
He lived to the highest ideals of the Holy Quran
and exemplified in his life the virtues mentioned in
the Book of God. When his wife, Aisha, was ques-
tioned about his morals, her reply was, "His morals
are the Quran." Cotnversely, when she was asked to
explain certain ethical injunctions in the Quran she
did so by illustrating them from the Prophets life and
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