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So, I've been talking to my son about the Prophet (pbuh), about 1)his kindness to animals, 2)his playfulness with little children, 3)his generosity to the poor and 4) his respect towards women... all aspects of his character which have been attacked.
1)My son had thought that the Prophet was unkind to animals (you know how prejudiced the West is to halaal slaughter.) I told him about how the Prophet left his cloak in the Mosque because a cat had curled up asleep on it, about how he carefully stepped over the nest of a rock dove when escaping his enemies, about the story that he told regarding the thirsty dog, and the starving cat. My son was astonished, especially when he realised that halaal was a huge improvement on slaughter techniques at the time. He went online, and did some research, and discovered that animals slaughtered the halaal way suffer far less than those who are killed with a captive bolt pistol, which is the common Western way.
2) I read hims some of the stories about how the prophet played with little children, and how when he came back from travels all the little ones would run up to him. I told him about how he adopted a slave boy into his family as a son, with full inheritance rights, and how he adopted a cousin. I told him about how, when a baby was wailing and crying the Prophet (peace be upon him) brought the prayers to an end more quickly, because he felt so sorry for the mother.
3) I told him the story about the man who was brought to him to be punished for a minor theft. The Prophet said that the man had to give of his wealth to those poorer than him. The man said, "but I have nothing." At that point someone brought the Prophet (peace be upon him) a basket of young figs. He said to the man, "give this to those who are poorer than you are. The man said that there was nobody poorer than him, and the Prophet smiled and said that the man's punishment would be to share the figs with his family.
4) I told my son about how the Prophet (peace be upon him) was first married to an older woman who actually proposed to him, and explained how supportive and loving she had been to him when his mission started. My son was particularly touched by the fact that the Prophet (peace be upon him) went to her in his distress and said, "cover me", which she did. I also explained to him that when a man wanted to protect a woman from harm the safest thing to do was marry her. I explained that even though he was married twelve times, he never had a relationship with a woman that he didn't honour... he never had an affair, any woman he cared for, he also protected. My son said he'd never thought of it that way...
We also talked about some of the Prophet's battle tactics, the digging of the ditch outside Medina, and how it stimied his enemies without drawing blood, and the peaceful approach to Mecca as pilgrims, and the patience with which he waited for Allah's will to be fulfilled.
So, today my son said,
"I think Mohommed's really cool. How come everybody hates him?"
So we talked a bit back and forth about possible reasons, and my son then said,
"I want to tell...(christian friends) but I think they'll not believe us, they'll think we've gone mad".
We've decided to be very slow and gentle about sharing the truth with this couple. Any time they insult Islam or the Prophet (pbuh) we'll ask them where they read that, and we'll tell them a story.
Anyhow... my son is not yet a Muslim, but he's attracted to the character of Mohommed (pbuh). I think the secret is to just keep telling stories, the truth to counteract the lies.
Anyone else had this kind of experience, where a non Muslim has started to fall in love with the Prophet? (pbuh)
1)My son had thought that the Prophet was unkind to animals (you know how prejudiced the West is to halaal slaughter.) I told him about how the Prophet left his cloak in the Mosque because a cat had curled up asleep on it, about how he carefully stepped over the nest of a rock dove when escaping his enemies, about the story that he told regarding the thirsty dog, and the starving cat. My son was astonished, especially when he realised that halaal was a huge improvement on slaughter techniques at the time. He went online, and did some research, and discovered that animals slaughtered the halaal way suffer far less than those who are killed with a captive bolt pistol, which is the common Western way.
2) I read hims some of the stories about how the prophet played with little children, and how when he came back from travels all the little ones would run up to him. I told him about how he adopted a slave boy into his family as a son, with full inheritance rights, and how he adopted a cousin. I told him about how, when a baby was wailing and crying the Prophet (peace be upon him) brought the prayers to an end more quickly, because he felt so sorry for the mother.
3) I told him the story about the man who was brought to him to be punished for a minor theft. The Prophet said that the man had to give of his wealth to those poorer than him. The man said, "but I have nothing." At that point someone brought the Prophet (peace be upon him) a basket of young figs. He said to the man, "give this to those who are poorer than you are. The man said that there was nobody poorer than him, and the Prophet smiled and said that the man's punishment would be to share the figs with his family.
4) I told my son about how the Prophet (peace be upon him) was first married to an older woman who actually proposed to him, and explained how supportive and loving she had been to him when his mission started. My son was particularly touched by the fact that the Prophet (peace be upon him) went to her in his distress and said, "cover me", which she did. I also explained to him that when a man wanted to protect a woman from harm the safest thing to do was marry her. I explained that even though he was married twelve times, he never had a relationship with a woman that he didn't honour... he never had an affair, any woman he cared for, he also protected. My son said he'd never thought of it that way...
We also talked about some of the Prophet's battle tactics, the digging of the ditch outside Medina, and how it stimied his enemies without drawing blood, and the peaceful approach to Mecca as pilgrims, and the patience with which he waited for Allah's will to be fulfilled.
So, today my son said,
"I think Mohommed's really cool. How come everybody hates him?"
So we talked a bit back and forth about possible reasons, and my son then said,
"I want to tell...(christian friends) but I think they'll not believe us, they'll think we've gone mad".
We've decided to be very slow and gentle about sharing the truth with this couple. Any time they insult Islam or the Prophet (pbuh) we'll ask them where they read that, and we'll tell them a story.
Anyhow... my son is not yet a Muslim, but he's attracted to the character of Mohommed (pbuh). I think the secret is to just keep telling stories, the truth to counteract the lies.
Anyone else had this kind of experience, where a non Muslim has started to fall in love with the Prophet? (pbuh)
