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To: Katelew who wrote (220391)	2/22/2007 4:29:41 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

I think it's very slimy to refer twice in this discussion to Mohammad as illiterate. It's a fact. Mohammed was an illiterate, uneducated trader whose understanding of the Bible was sketchy, at best. Didn't keep him from opining about things he knew little or nothing about, though. As for Mohammed being of humble origin -- nevertheless, he wasn't humble in spirit.

To: Katelew who wrote (220391)	2/22/2007 4:53:59 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

Examples of Mohammed's compassion that showed up on a quick Internet search...Not that I really have an ideological dog in this fight, but I am sick and tired of ignorant people who like nothing better than hatemongering. ST This Article is located at: answering-islam.org Before getting to the Critic's article, I would like to show the reader, the kindness of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S): " There are many practical examples of the Prophet's kind and magnanimous treatment with his enemies. Here we give only a few examples of the world's greatest preacher of Islam. The most suitable occasion for taking revenge on his enemies was the conquest of Makkah, when he entered the city as a victor and not as a vanquised and his blood thirsty enemies were standing before him, but he granted them general amnesty. On the day of migration, Suraqah mounted a swift horse in pursuit of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) so that he could seize him and get the reward one hundred camels but repeated stumbling off his horse gave him a warning to desist from this evil design. He asked forgiveness and Allah's Messenger (peace be and blessings of Allah be upon him) forgave him. A Jewess put poison in the food of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He felt the effect of the poison and called the Jews who made the confession of guilt; but he did not say anything. He forgave the savage who had killed Hamza, his uncle. He forgave Hinda, the wife of Abu Sufyan who tore out the heart and liver of his (the Holy Prophet's) loving uncle. He forgave Habbar b. Al. Aswar who had inflicted severe injury to the Prophet's loving daughter Zainab (May Allah be pleased with her). During the Treaty of Hudaibya, a band of sixty men descended the mount of Tanim at dawn, with an intention to kill he Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). They were arrested; but the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) let them off. A person intended to kill him. The companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) caught hold of him and brought him to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He trembled out of fear. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him : Do not be afraid, even if you intended to kill me, you could not do so. The people of Ta'if hooted him through the streets listening to the call of Islam and refused to give him shelter. They pelted him with stones and blood flowed down upon his legs. The angel said to him: If he desired we cause the mountain to fall upon them. He said: No, perhaps any believer of Allah may be born from their progeny. Once a person asked him to invoke cure, he said: I have not been sent to curse, but I have been sent as a mercy unto the worlds. Once he was returning from the battle. He passed by a plain. The sun was hot and the people were resting under the shades of the trees. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to sleep under the shade of a tree hanging his sword to a branch. A bedouin came there and took off his sword intending to kill him (the Holy Prophet). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was startled to see a bedouin standing on the side of his head with an unsheathed sword in his hand. He (the bedouin) said: Tell me, who can save you now from me? He said: (It is) Allah. This impressive reply had its effect and he put the sword back into its sheath. The Quraish confined him (the Holy Prophet) and his family in Shi'b Abi Talib, so that wheat and corn could not reach them. The children cried of hunder but the callous Quraish didnot listen to their cries. As against this what was the treatment which the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) accorded to the Quraish? Makkah used to receive corn from Yamama. Thumama b. Uthal, the cheif of Yamama had embraced Islam. He said to the Quraish : By Allah, you will not get a single grain of wheat from Yamama until it is permitted by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). At last the Quraish came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and requested him to ask the cheif to continue the supply. He (the Holy Prophet) sent a message and its supply was restored as usual." (Source: Sirat-Un-Nabi, Vol.5 by Syed Sulaimain Nadwi, rendered into English by Mohd. Saeed Siddiqi, Kitab Bhavan New Delhi, p.229-230) The above quotes from the book, shows the kindness of the Messenger of Allah (S).