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supplicatory of Allah, continuously asking Him to adorn him with fine qualities of
breeding, and noble qualities of character. While praying he used to say: “O
Allah, embellish my external and internal natures,” and “O Allah, cause me to
shun the disapproved qualities of character.” At this Allah, the Almighty answered
his prayer – faithful to His statement: “Call on Me and I will answer you…” (Ch.
40 verse 60) – by sending down the Koran and disciplining him through its
teaching, so that Muhammad‟s nature was the Koran.
S‟ad ibn Hisham said: “I visited Ayesha and her father may Allah be pleased with
them, and asked her concerning the character of the Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him. She said: “Do you not read the Koran?” I said: “Yes.”
Then she said: „The moral nature of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
upon him. was the Koran‟.”
Only the Koran disciplined him by the examples of its word; e.g. “Accept the
easing, order with fine jurisprudence, and avoid the ignorant.” (Ch. 7 verse 199)
breeding, and noble qualities of character. While praying he used to say: “O
Allah, embellish my external and internal natures,” and “O Allah, cause me to
shun the disapproved qualities of character.” At this Allah, the Almighty answered
his prayer – faithful to His statement: “Call on Me and I will answer you…” (Ch.
40 verse 60) – by sending down the Koran and disciplining him through its
teaching, so that Muhammad‟s nature was the Koran.
S‟ad ibn Hisham said: “I visited Ayesha and her father may Allah be pleased with
them, and asked her concerning the character of the Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him. She said: “Do you not read the Koran?” I said: “Yes.”
Then she said: „The moral nature of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
upon him. was the Koran‟.”
Only the Koran disciplined him by the examples of its word; e.g. “Accept the
easing, order with fine jurisprudence, and avoid the ignorant.” (Ch. 7 verse 199)