Friday, August 07, 2009

Role Model

  • When becoming humiliated, remember the Prophet in Ta'if.
  • When being starved, remember the Prophet tying two stones to his stomach in the battle of Khandaq.
  • When becoming angry, remember the Prophet's control of anger on the martyrdom of his beloved Uncle Hamza R.A.
  • When losing a tooth, remember the Prophet's tooth in the battle of Uhud.
  • When bleeding from any part of the body, remember the Prophet's body covered in blood on his return from Ta'if.
  • When feeling lonely, remember the Prophet's seclusion in Mount Hira .
  • When feeling tired in Salaat, remember the Prophet's blessed feet in Tahajjud.
  • When being troubled by neighbours, remember the old woman who would empty rubbish on the Prophet.
  • When losing a child, remember the Prophet's son, Ibrahim.
  • When beginning a long journey, remember the Prophet's long journey to Madinah.
  • When going against a Sunnah, remember the Prophet's intercession, (Ummati, Ummati, Ummati) (My Ummah).
  • When experiencing less food in the house, remember the Prophet's days of poverty.
  • When experiencing poverty, remember the Prophet's advice to Ashaab-e-Suffa (People of Suffa).
  • When losing a family member, remember the Prophet's departure from this world.
  • When becoming an orphan, remember the Prophet's age at six.
  • When fearing an enemy, remember the Prophet's saying to Abu Bakr in Mount Thour