What role model that you had are you grateful for?
There are lots of people I admire and have learned from, just a very few
include:
Mother of the Believers, Lady Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (radhiallahu‘anha),
for her loyalty, nobility and absolute goodness.
Mother of the Believers, Lady Aisha bint Abu Bakr (radhiallahu‘anha),
for her intelligence and strong nature.
Mother of the Believers, Lady Umm Salama Al-Makhzumiyah, (radhiallahu‘anha),
for her wisdom and good sense.
The
Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) aunt Safiyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (radhiallahu‘anha),
for her strength and bravery even into her later age, a real role model of how
to get older without declining.
More recently:
Mohammed Ali for his conviction and generous humanitarian work
Linda
Sarsour for her confidence and conviction – I wish I could be as bold as
her sometimes.
Toni Morrison
for her insight and wisdom
Poetic
Pilgrimage duo Sukina Douglas and Muneera Rashid for their spiritual and
artistic take on the world – and they are super cool.
Mona Haydar -
although controversial, when she speaks, you realise how soulful she is, there
is something really lovely about her mash’Allah.
Mo
Mowlam – her work on the Ireland peace process showed me it takes a
sensible woman to do what looked impossible at the time.
Sarah
Joseph for her writing and her promotion of a beautiful, positive and green
Islamic lifestyle
But the one role model I am more grateful for than any other is
our beloved Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him), sent as our teacher and guide by Allah (SWT). He is the perfect
role model, as Aisha (radhiallahu‘anha) described:
“Verily, the character of the Prophet of Allah was the Quran.” (Ṣaḥīḥ
Muslim 746).
Our daily life is guided by his example down to how we eat, drink,
sleep, pray, carry out our business and work affairs and how we treat others.
What role model that you had are you grateful for?
“And verily, you (O Muhammad ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) are on
an exalted (standard of) character” ~ Quran 68:4
“The
Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him)
did
not refuse to give anything which He had to someone if he asked for it.”
(Bukhari)
“I
have never seen a man who smiled as much as the Messenger of Allah.” (Tirmidhi)
“The
Prophet (PBUH) did not swear at anyone, nor was He rude, nor did He curse
anyone. If He desired to reprimand someone, He would say: ‘What is wrong with
him, may dust be cast in his face!” (Bukhari)
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