Man needs the light of his past experiences to brighten his present and future.
The different segments of humanity which have done anything to make this world a better place to live in deserve our gratitude; but, the most deserving of our gratitude are the prophets of God. Each one of them has, in his own time, presented a winsome example of his sublime conduct and moral behaviour. If one was a model of endurance, others were embodiments of selflessness, sacrifice, fervour for Truth and Oneness of God, submission to the Will of the Lord, chastity and piety. In short, each of them was a lighthouse of guidance showing the path of exalted behaviour in one or the other walk of life every man has to tread in his sojourn on the earth. Man, however, stood in need of another guide who could illuminate the entire gamut of human behaviour, in all its diversity, by his comprehensive example of goodness and virtue.
Man, in other words, needed a perfect and universal exemplar who could place in his hands a guide book of practical life, so that every wayfarer may reach his destination safely. And this exemplar did come to the world in the person of the last of the prophets, Muhammad, on whom be peace and blessings of the Lord.
taken from Muhammad - the ideal Prophet
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