Prophet Muhammad's manners and disposition

Allaah Says (what means): "By the grace of Allaah, you are gentle
towards the people; if you had been stern and ill-tempered, they would
have dispersed from round about you" [Quran, 3: 159]
About himself the prophet said: "Allaah has sent me as an apostle so
that I may demonstrate perfection of character, refinement of
mannersand loftiness of deportment." [Maalik and Ahmad]
By nature he was gentle and kind hearted, always inclined to be
gracious and to overlook the faults of others. Politeness and
courtesy, compassion and tenderness, simplicity and humility, sympathy
and sincerity were some of the keynotes of his character. In the cause
of right and justice he couldbe resolute and severe but more often
than not, his severity was tempered with generosity. He had charming
manners whichwon him the affection of his followers and securedtheir
devotion. Though virtual king of Arabia and an apostle of Allaah, he
never assumed an air of superiority. Not that he had to conceal any
such vein by practice andartifice: with fear of Allaah, sincere
humility was ingrained in his heart. He used to say: "Iam a Prophet of
Allaah but I do not know what will be my end." [Al-Bukhaari]
In one of his sermons calculated to instill the fear of Allaah and the
dayof reckoning in the hearts of men, he said: "O people of Quraysh be
prepared for the hereafter, I cannot save you from the punishment of
Allaah; O Bani Abd Manaaf, I cannot save you from Allaah; O Abbaas,
son of Abdul-Mutalib, I cannot protect you either; O Faatimah,
daughter of Muhammad, even you I cannot save." [Al-Bukhaari & Muslim]
He used to pray: "O Allaah! I am but a man. If I hurt any one in any
manner, then forgive me and do not punish me." [Ahmad]
He always received people with courtesy andshowed respect to older
people and stated:
"To honor an old man is to show glorification to Allaah."
He would not deny courtesy even to wicked persons. It is stated that
aperson came to his houseand asked permission foradmission. The
prophet remarked that he was not a good person but might be admitted.
Whenhe came in and while he remained in the house, he was shown full
courtesy. When he left 'Aa'ishah said: "You did not think well of this
man, but you treated himso well."
The prophet replied: "He is a bad person in the sight ofAllaah who
does not behave courteously and people shun his company because of his
bad manners." [Al-Bukhaari]
He was always the firstto greet another and would not withdraw his
hand from a handshake till the other man withdrew his. If one wanted
to say somethingin his ears, he would not turn away till one had
finished as reported in the books of Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi . He
did not like people to get up for him and used to say: "Let him, who
likes people to stand up in his honor, he should seek a place in
hell." [Abu Daawood].
He would himself, however, stand up when any dignitary came to him. He
had stood up to receive the wet nurse who had reared him in infancy
and had spread his own sheet for her. Hisfoster brother was given
similar treatment. He avoided sitting at a prominent place in a
gathering, so much so that people coming in had difficulty in spotting
him and had to ask which one was the Prophet . Quite frequently
uncouth bedouins accosted him in their own gruff andimpolite manner
but he never took offence. [Abu Daawood]
He used to visit the poorest of ailing persons and exhorted all
Muslims to do likewise [Al-Bukhaari]. He would sit with the humblest
of persons saying that righteousnessalone was the criterion of one's
superiority over another. He invariably invited people be they slaves,
servants or the poorest believers, to partake with him of his scanty
meals. [At-Tirmithi]
Whenever he visited a person he would first greet him and then take
his permission to enter the house. He advised the people to follow
this etiquette and not to get annoyed if anyone declined to give
permission, for it was quite likely the person concerned was busy
otherwise and did not mean any disrespect.
There was no type of household work too low or too undignified for him
. 'Aa'ishah has stated: "He always joined in household work and would
at times mend his clothes, repair his shoes and sweep the floor. He
would milk, tether, and feed his animals and do the household
shopping." [Al-Bukhaari]
He would not hesitate to do the menial work of others, particularly of
orphans and widows [An-Nasaa'ee, Ad-Daarami]. Once when there was no
male member in the house of the companion Khabaab Ibn Al-Arat who had
gone to the battlefield, he used to go to his house daily and milk his
cattle for the inhabitants

Beliefs About Angels and Jinn

Beliefs About Angels and Jinn
After creating certain creatures from light, Allah concealed them from
our sight. These creatures are called angels. A lot of work has been
entrusted to them. They never do anything contrary to the orders of
Allah. They do whatever work has been assigned to them. Among them,
four angels are very famous. They are: Hadrat Jibra'eel alayhis
salaam, Hadrat Mika'eel alayhis salaam, Hadrat Israfeel alayhis
salaam, and Hadrat Izra'eel alayhis salaam.
Allah created certain creatures from fire. We cannot see them too.
They are called jinn. There are good and bad jinns. They also have
children. The most famous among them is the accursed Iblis, i.e.
Shaytaan.

Beliefs About the Prophet (SAWW)

BELIEFS ABOUT THE PROPHETS
1.
Allah has sent many Prophets to guide mankind onto the rightpath. All
of them are all free from sins. Their actual number is known to Allah
alone. In order to establish their truthfulness, Allah enabled them to
do certain things which others could not do. Such acts are called
miracles (mu'jizaat).
The first Prophet is Aadam (alayhis salaam) and the last is Muhammad
(SAW). There were others in between these two. Some of them are
famous, such as: Nuh alayhis salaam, Ibrahimalayhis salaam, Is'haaq
alayhis salaam, Ismail alayhis salaam, Yaqub alayhis salaam, Yusuf
alayhis salaam, Daood alayhis salaam, Sulayman alayhis salaam, Ayyub
alayhis salaam, Musa alayhis salaam, Harun alayhis salaam, Zakariyyah
alayhis salaam, Yahya alayhis salaam, Isa alayhis salaam, Ilyas
alayhis salaam, al-Yasa' alayhis salaam, Yunus alayhis salaam, Lut
alayhis salaam, Idris alayhis salaam, Zul Kifl alayhis salaam, Salih
alayhis salaam, Hud alayhis salaam, and Shuayb alayhis salaam.
2.
Allah has not disclosed the exact number of Prophets to anyone.
Weshould therefore resolved to have faith in all the Prophets of
Allah, those that we know and those we have no knowledge of.
3.
The status of some Prophets is higher thanthat of others. The highest
status is that of our Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. No
Prophet will come afterhim. He is the Prophet of all mankind and jinn
right until the day of qiyamah.
4.
Allah took our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam physically while he
was awake, from Makkah to Baitul Maqdis, and from there to the seven
heavens, and from there to wherever He wanted. He then sent him back
to Makkah. This journeyis known as the Mi'raj.

Islamic Articles, - Beliefs About Allah

BELIEFS ABOUT ALLAH
1.
In the beginning, the entire universe did not exist. Allah brought it
into existence.
2.
Allah is One. He is not dependent on anyone. He has not given birth to
anyone, nor was He begotten. He does not have any wife. There is no
one equal to Him.
3.
He has been since eternity and will remain till eternity.
4.
There is nothing similarto Him. He is unique.
5.
He is alive. He has power over everything.Nothing is beyond His
knowledge. He sees and hears everything. He speaks, but His speech is
not like ours. He does whatever He wishes and there is no one to stop
or reprimand Him. He alone is worthy of being worshipped. He has no
partner. He is Merciful to His slaves. He is the Lord. He is freeof
all blemishes. He is the one Who saves His slaves from all calamities.
He is the possessor of honour and greatness. He is theCreator of all
things; nothing has created Him. He is the forgiver of sins. He is
all-powerful.
He gives in abundance. He is the One who provides sustenance and
decreases or increase the provision of whosoever He likes. He
humiliates or elevate whomsoever Hewishes. He gives honour or
disgraces whomsoever He wishes. He is just. He is extremely tolerant
and forbearing. He values and rewards service and worship rendered to
Him. He accepts duas (supplications). He is all-encompassing. He is
the ruler over everyoneand no one rules over Him. No work of His is
devoid of wisdom. He fulfils the needs of everyone. He is the One Who
created everyone and He is the One Who will bring everyone back to
life on the day of qiyaamah. He is the one who gives life and causes
death.
Everyone knows Him through signs and attributes. No one can know the
essence of Hisbeing. He accepts the repentance of the sinners. He
punishes those who deserve punishment. He is the One Who gives
guidance. Whatever happens in this universe occurs under His order.
Without His order, even an atom cannot move. He does not sleep nor
does He slumber. He does not get weary of protectingthe entire
universe. He is the One Who is keeping everything in control. He has
all goodand beautiful qualities. There is no bad or defective quality
in Him, nor is there any blemish in Him.
6.
All His qualities are from eternity and will remain till eternity. No
quality of His can ever disappear.
7.
He is free from the qualities of the creation. Wherever such qualities
have been mentioned in the Quraan or Ahadith, their meanings are known
only to Allah. Heis the One Who knows the reality of these things. We
believe in these things with the conviction that whatever their
meanings, they are correct. And this is the best way of looking at
these things. Alternatively, we might describe them to be able to gain
an understanding of them.
8.
The good or evil that takes place in the world is in Allah's knowledge
eternity and He give it existenceaccordingly. This is known as taqdir
(pre-destination). There is much wisdom in creating the creationof
evil things. Everyone cannot fathom this wisdom.
9.
Allah has given man an understanding and the power of choice with
which he chooses between good and evil.But he cannot bring anything
into existenceof his own accord. Withgood deeds pleasing Allah and
evil deeds displeasing Him.
10.
Allah has not command man to do anything beyond his power.
11.
Allah is not bound by anything. Whatever mercy He shows is solely out
of His kindness and virtue.