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The True Savior
By: Bijla Singh
Now let’s take a look at the life of Prophet Mohammad and find
out what kind of family person and role model he was and analyze the examples he
has left for the humanity and his followers to follow.
A Role Model?
First of all, if Mohammad was a true prophet he would have left
his area for the purpose of spreading his message. Instead, he sent letters to
the neighboring states requesting them to recognize his “prophethood” and when
his letters were denied he revealed hateful verses against Jews and Christians.
A true prophet cares for humanity not just for his family or the area in which
he is born. Mohammad being the prophet had the responsibility to preach the
truth which requires leaving home, area and even the state. As Muslims claim
Allah had chosen him to be the messenger therefore he was solely responsible for
delivering the message to as many people as possible in which he absolutely
failed. He stayed in his area throughout his life except when he was exiled from
Mecca.
Mohammad being a prophet should have been a role model for the
Muslims in all respect. However, it is astonishing that he could not even
control his sexual desires and married twelve (varies) women, many more than a common
Muslim. He also kept countless maids. See the following Quranic verse Mohammad
told his followers to justify his marriages and keeping of maid captives.
“O Prophet! We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you have
given their dowers; and those ladies whom your right hands possess (from the
prisoners of war) whom Allah has assigned to you; and the daughters of your
paternal uncles and aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles and aunts,
who have migrated with you; and the believing woman who gave herself to the
Prophet if the Prophet desires to marry her – this permission is only for you
and not for the other believers; we know what restrictions We have imposed on
the other believers concerning their wives and those whom their right hands
possess. We have granted you this privilege as an exception so that no blame may
be attached to you. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful”. (33:50)
What kind of God’s message allows a follower to keep only four
wives but unlimited for the messenger? Shouldn’t Mohammad have followed the
message first and served as a role model to the humanity? If God’s message (Quran)
is for everyone on earth then why was Mohammad an exception? If Quran really was
from God then Mohammad should have kept no more than four wives (according to
Islamic belief) but on the contrary he was the first one to go against the very
message he delivered. Hence, Mohammad is not a true role model.
Marrying more than one spouse is absolutely discouraged in Sikhi.
Not only Islam allows a man to marry up to four wives but also deprives the
woman of common rights. If the message of Mohammad and Islam is truly from God
then why would God focus on a man to have four wives and pose a number of
restrictions on women? This shows that the message of Mohammad is of personal
desires rather than one from God.
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