THE
OBJECTIVE UNDERLYING THE PROPHET'S LIFELONG STRUGGLE
Now the
question is:
what was the aim for which the Prophet (SAW) lived a life of such grueling effort?
The truth is that, any individual, who has only briefly gone through the Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), is awestruck by the extent to which he strove and suffered to accomplish his mission. If we are desirous of practicing true following of the Prophet (SAW) we have to determine foremost the aim towards which his life's efforts were directed!
Within this context, also bear in mind that if you have set an objective for yourself, its achievement usually involves doing various tasks. If you look at the various tasks in isolation they will appear disparate, incongruent, and apparently lacking coherence. But in reality there exists a single purpose (behind such actions or tasks) which brings unity and singularity in meaning to all such disparate tasks.
It is only when we look through the 'lens' of this purpose that enables us to see the connection between the various actions that would otherwise appear disparate, disjoint and contradictory. And the truth is that it would be difficult to establish their coherence unless and until that single purpose is clearly identified. Coherence between apparently disparate and conflicting actions can only be determined when the "Objective" set (by a person) has been clearly identified.
what was the aim for which the Prophet (SAW) lived a life of such grueling effort?
The truth is that, any individual, who has only briefly gone through the Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), is awestruck by the extent to which he strove and suffered to accomplish his mission. If we are desirous of practicing true following of the Prophet (SAW) we have to determine foremost the aim towards which his life's efforts were directed!
- What objective did he have in sight?
- What objective did the Prophet (SAW) struggle so hard to achieve?
Within this context, also bear in mind that if you have set an objective for yourself, its achievement usually involves doing various tasks. If you look at the various tasks in isolation they will appear disparate, incongruent, and apparently lacking coherence. But in reality there exists a single purpose (behind such actions or tasks) which brings unity and singularity in meaning to all such disparate tasks.
It is only when we look through the 'lens' of this purpose that enables us to see the connection between the various actions that would otherwise appear disparate, disjoint and contradictory. And the truth is that it would be difficult to establish their coherence unless and until that single purpose is clearly identified. Coherence between apparently disparate and conflicting actions can only be determined when the "Objective" set (by a person) has been clearly identified.
To Be Continued....
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