Yusuf (Joseph), the most honourable among the mankind

Once prophet Mohammed (SA) was asked. Who is the most honourable among man?
He replied: In the eyes of allah, the most honourable is the one who has Taqwa.

They said: This is known to us. What we mean is in a broder sense.

Then Prophet Mohammed (SA) said: Yusuf (AS) is the most honourable among mankind. He was handsome, perfect in everything and was the son of a prophet, who in turn was the son of prophet, who in turn was the son of a prophet. And he was in power both in spiritual and material terms.

As we all know Yusuf (AS) was a prophet and at the same time a minister in Egypt who handled the treasury!

There is a great lesson in this example from Prophet Mohammed (SA). The greatness is not coming from leading a spiritual life in seclusion. It is associated with those in control of the affairs and who successfully manages them with justice and due respect of evrything that matters.

Prophet Mohammed himself was a wholistic man. He was a Prophet, a ruler, a businessman, a father, a reformer,..............a real leader.

"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world's great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and pervasive..........." From the book : The 100, a Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael H. Hart.

Yes. For those prophets and leaders religion was not a barrier, but a means to greatness.

Courtsey: The class of br. Abdul Kareem Sullami Edavanna.
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Important note to the reader: Since I am reproducing the class from my memory, the words in this post need not be exactly matching to the words from hadees. I was trying to summarise the message only. So please do not quote without referring the basic Hadees books.

Good and evil can not be equal

Good and evil can not be equal.
Knowledge and ignorance can not be equal.
Truth and falseness can not be equal.
Light and darkness can not be equal.
Day and Night can not be equal.
Might and weakness can not be equal.

A good soul and a bad soul can not be equal!


Today there is a great deal of dilution happening to this philosophy.

In old days someone who takes interest were treated as a bad person in the society. Those days, especially among the muslim community, you rarely find respectable people crossing the borders of the teachings of Prophet (SA).

For example:
A true believer shall not take bribe for his services.
A true believer shall not cross the forbiddesn limits (haram) in his earnings.
His body and his family should not be fed with money earned in a prohibited manner.

As per the teachings of Prophet Mohammed (SA), nothing except pure will enter paradise. If your body part is fed with food earned in a forbidden manner, that part can not enter paradise!

A believer should be very carefull of such a situation.
A believer should always pray to Allah and recite Salath on Allah's messenger so that he gets the spiritual strength to keep himself away from evil deeds.

A believer should differentiate himself from others with his good deeds!


Courtsey: Highlights from the class of Br. Kareem Sullami tonight in Jeddah.