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HAZRAT
MUHAMMAD(Peace be upon him) Muhammad (PBUH) proclaimed the sovereignty of God and liberated mankind from the thraldom of unholy associations with His Divinity. He upheld the dignity of man and preached the high ideals of equality, fraternity and justice he preached. He advocated the unity of God and thereby the unity and equality of mankind. He denounced the differences of colour and race and was the "Prophet in human color and consequently a true specimen of Islamic unity and brother-hood". He was a great promoter of education and advocated the "pursuit of learning even unto distant China". He inculcated a love for learning among the illiterate Arabs which paved the way for their outstanding intellectual achieve-ments, ultimately making them pioneers in the domains of science and arts during the Mediaeval times. As a peace maker lie set an example
for the world to follow. The peace terms dictated by him on the
conquest of Makkah stand as a landmark in the annals of treaties
made among various nations of the world from time immemorial.
No conqueror has ever offered more generous terms to the conquered,
who were his sworn enemies and who harassed and maligned him throughout
his life. Even his greatest living enemy. Abu Sufian, the leader
of the nefarious Quraish group, was not touched. So much so, when
his ten thousand crack troops were gasping to avenge the misdeeds
of the Quraish of Makkah, the erstwhile enemies of Islam, the
Prophet due to his boundless magnanimity and spirit of tolerance,
gave orders not to strike anyone and declared that anyone who
would take refuge in the house of Abu Sufian would be safe.
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