What Would Prophet Muhammad Do
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Muslim Mobs Insult Muhammad's Legacy How can we expect non-Muslims to believe that Islam is a religion of peace, when Muslim mobs around the world make liars of us all, Muhammad included?
Those mobs of angry Muslims, even if they believed they were marching for the sake of Muhammad, are ignorant of his legacy. Because a careful and historically accurate study of Muhammad’s life confirms he didn’t care about his own personal honor at all.
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Muhammad PBUH - The man, the mission, the message (Submitted by Jawad Khaki)
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Mohammad Was Not a Womanizer, and Other Common Misconceptions About Islam Debunked - The Daily Beast 
A virulently anti-Islam movie trailer sparked widespread protests across the Arab world and may have caused the death of a U.S. ambassador. But the truth about Islam is anything but hateful, writes Olga M. Davidson.
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Patience of Ali Zainul Abideen (AS), great grandon of Prophet Muhammad
A man came to the home of Imam Zainul Abideen (AS), great grandson of Prophet Muhammad (swawm), and asked him to safeguard his possessions which were wrapped in a cloth until such a time that the person would return to re-claim them. As the most trustworthy person among the Muslims, representative of the Prophet and example for humankind, the Imam accepted the responsibility. A companion of the Imam asked him who the person was and what was wrapped in the cloth. He replied that the person was the murderer of his father, Imam Husayn (AS), and wrapped in the cloth were the knives he used to murder him.
(Submitted by Mohammad Ali Naquvi)
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no Prophet of mine
I’d like to think he wouldn’t kill completely unrelated people over the cheapest insults thrown at him. If he did, he would be no prophet of mine.
(submitted via Tumblr)
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Prof. Omid Safi of UNC on the Benghazi attack
This violent response to assaults on the dignity of the Prophet is not the example of the Prophet himself.
Simply put, this is not What Muhammad Would Do.
The Prophet Muhammad himself was repeatedly mocked, cursed, and even stoned during his life. As I documented in my book, Memories of Muhammad, his enemies even paid to have children stone him, yet Muhammad refused to curse enemies, as he was sent as a “mercy to all the worlds” according to the words of the Qur’an.
Furthermore, the Qur’an lays out an ethical standard for how one is to respond to evil, and the command is clear: “Repel evil with something that is better, lovelier.” It’s moments that like that people of faith, of all faith, any faith, including the Islamic faith, have to reach deep into their hearts and live out the true meanings of their creeds.
As the American Muslim playwright Wajahat Ali said:
“By choosing violence as a response, the embassy attackers ironically & tragically betray the legacy, spirit & wisdom of the Prophet Muhammad - he who was repeatedly insulted, mocked, and pelted with trash and stones but chose to reply with patient etiquette and generosity. Extremism begets extremism. This tragedy in Libya calls for moderation & reconciliation. Voices of calm, understanding & peace must now rise and be heard. #benghazi”
(Source via Bridget Kustin)
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carly’s list of five
visionary, peace-making, humble, full of praise, praise-worthy. (via Carly Lane)
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“He is not strong and powerful who throweth people down; but he is strong who witholdeth himself from anger.” -
“Photo from today’s protest’s in Benghazi, Libya. Via @BentBenghazi” via Alexandra Courage Hartmann
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5 things
- ateqah: can you tell me 5 things that come to mind when you think of the Prophet?
- Fatima: indiscriminatory, just, respectful, fought for womens rights, lover of creation
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“Muslims in London distribute copies of the biography of the prophet in response to the film protests.” via Elyse Semerdjian
