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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The a Mercy To the World Chapter Two Even while Lord of Arabia, he mended his own shoes and coarse woollen garments, milked the ewes, swept the hearth, and kindled the fire; Dates and water were his usual fare, and milk and honey his luxuries.

John Davenport "An Apology for Mohammed and the Koran" London 1869 Sublime Qualities of Inspirational Conducts The , the final Messenger and Apostle of God, may Allah bless him and his family, had the greatest of morals in all aspects of life. When Imam Ali son of AbY ?"lib, peace be upon them, was asked about this he said: 'How can I describe the morals of the Prophet when God himself has testified that they are 'sublime' when He said: eAnd most surely you have sublime morals f 26.

The Prophet's wife, when asked about his morals answered: 'The morals of the Apostle of God were [an embodiment of] the Qur'an.'27 Before the advent of his prophetic mission he acted under the supervision of God and was being prepared according to a divine plan to be a living embodiment of loftiness and 26 The Holy Qur'an; The Pen (67): 4 27 The White Path (al-ma9ajjah al-bay+"'); vol.4, p.120 eminence.

This divine preparation was alluded to by Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn AbY ?"lib who knew the Prophet better than anyone else among the Muslims, when he said: 'From the time that he was weaned, God placed him in the company, day and night, of the greatest of His angels to show him the path of virtue and the most excellent morals of the world.' 28 His Dealings with the People It is related that H{usayn son of Imam Ali, peace be upon them both, said: 'I asked my father about how the Apostle of God, may Allah bless him and his family, would spend his time indoors.

He said: 'When he sought the refuge of his house he would divide his time into three parts; one part for God, one part for his family, and one part for himself. Then the part that was for himself he would divide between himself and the people; both those close to him and the general public, and he would spare all the time that he could for them.

It was his policy regarding the time he set aside for the Muslim community to favour the virtuous with his manners and he divided his time according to their virtue in the religion. Among them were those who had a single need, those who had two needs, and those who had a number of needs.