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Third, the prophet was not a man of war and used the word jihad, which has mistakenly been interpreted to mean holy war, to promote struggle for survival of Muslims. The struggle was primarily a peaceful non-violent way to fight for the survival of Mecca.
Accomplishment of Goals for Unity:
Through his work, Prophet Muhammad achieved his goals of promoting social change and unity of people under one God. Generally, Prophet Muhammad's work yielded results in various ways most of which was realized several years after his death. One of the major ways with which unity was achieved is that the prophet's life has become an example to emulate among Muslims. As Islam continued to spread into new territories and obtain converts, Muhammad's sayings and customary practice were compiled by Muslim scholars and become the basis of Muslim law. Muslims across the globe are increasingly taught to imitate Muhammad's life, especially how he loved, worshipped, ate, and washed. His life has become an example for Muslims to imitate in the smallest details of their day-to-day existence (Armstrong, p.14). The imitation is geared towards reproducing Muhammad's life on earth in order to obtain internal disposition of complete surrender to God.
Secondly, the unity was achieved through Muhammad's struggle and fight for peace through the use of jihad. While this word is wrongly interpreted to mean holy war, it means struggle, especially in promoting peace. Muhammad achieved unity by struggling...
In essence, he did not encourage his people to retaliate to war with war but acted as a champion for peace among warring communities and nations. His creative effort to solve war with peace was exemplified in his tireless campaign against injustice, greed, and arrogance.
Third, the unity under one God was achieved as Muslims across the globe continue to struggle to introduce the word of God in war-torn regions. This is based on Muhammad's example of using God's word to introduce peace in war-torn Arabia. Muslims continue to struggle on all fronts to put the word of God into practice in a violent-controlled society.
In conclusion, Prophet Muhammad played a crucial role in the foundation of the Islamic religion. This role was exemplified in his fight for social change and unity of the people of Mecca under one God. Generally, the prophet achieved his goal of unity since his life formed the basis of the Muslim law and has been used as an example for Muslims to emulate. In addition, his struggle to promote peace in war-torn Arabia contributed to the unity of the people. This peace initiative has been used as a model by Muslims across the globe who struggle on all fronts to put the word of God in practice in today's violent society.
Works Cited:
Armstrong, Karen. Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time. New York: Atlas / HarperCollins, 2006. Print.
Works Cited:
Armstrong, Karen. Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time. New York: Atlas / HarperCollins, 2006. Print.
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