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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Perfect Role Model: The Prophet of Islam Perseverance Persistence, or remaining firm, in the face of difficulty, is the secret to overcoming problems and being victorious. It is by means of this rescue ship that man can traverse the ocean of straightened circumstances and difficulty and arrive at the harbor of his goals. It is impossible to arrive at a sacred goal without patience, perseverance and great tolerance.

For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), in spreading his message, wiping out the traces of disbelief and polytheism and establishing the system of monotheism, was ordered by God to persevere and was spoken to by God in this regard: "Persevere, you and those with you, as you have been ordered to." [^1] The Most Noble Messenger's perseverance in pursuing his goals was so clear that friend and enemy alike were amazed.

Even though they accused him of sorcery, insanity, lying and soothsaying and said hurtful words, engaged in war with him and constantly annoyed him and his friends, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) stood firm like a mountain and related his divine message to the very end. It would require many pages to mention all the circumstances in which the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) persevered.

However, in order to make us more acquainted with the personality of this unrivaled role model, a few of such examples will be mentioned. While in the land of Ta'if, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) met with three brothers named 'Abdya'il, Habib and Mas'ud ibn ‘Amru, who were from among the great ones of the Thaqif (tribe) and invited them to Islam.

One of the three said, "If you are a prophet of God, then I have stolen the Ka'bah." The second one said, "Did God send you because He was incapable (of sending another)? He could have sent another who had the power to convey His message." The third one said, "I swear by God, I will not speak to you from now on." Then they mocked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and disparagingly spread the news of his invitation to others.

When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) wanted to leave Ta'if, those brothers incited some people to surround him on both sides of his path and stone him.