behaviour.
To say that he was sinless would be only a negative
description of the man of God who had conquered
all temptation and passions and lived only for the
sake of and in complete accord with the Will of God.
"Say: Lo' my worship and my sacrifice and my
living and my dying are for God, Lord of the
worlds". (Al-Qur'an 6 : 163).
He was, as the Quran describes him, a "mercy to
all the nations." His compassion extended to friends
and foes alike. "Do you love your Creator? Love
your fellow-creatures first", was his advice to his
followers. He felt extremely concerned at the de-
praved and corrupt state of the people around him. It
grieved his heart very much when as the head of the
state he had to pass an order of punishment on any
one for the sake of justice or for the security of the
young republic. But for his own sake he never even
lifted his finger against any one. When at a critical
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