With regard to the Noble Prophet’s (S) perception of the world...

With regard to the Noble Prophet’s (S) perception of the world, Imam ‘Ali ( ‘a ) states: “The Holy Prophet treated this world disdainfully and regarded it low. He held it contemptible and hated it. He realized that Allah kept it away from him with intention and spread it out for others by way of contempt.

Therefore, he remained away from it by his heart, banished its recollection from his mind and wished that its attraction should remain hidden from his eyes so that he should acquire any clothing from it, or hope for staying in it. He conveyed from Allah the pleas (against committing sins), counseled his…