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The Prophet Muhammad A Mercy to the World
Hope is a mercy for my nation. Where not for hope, no mother would ever feed her child, and no gardener would ever plant a tree. The best of combat is to combat one’s self that is between one’s flanks. The Prophet Muhammad A man brought the chick of a bird to the gathering of the Prophet and his companions, and they noticed that the parent of the chick was following it, flapping around it. When the man sat down its parent threw itself upon its chick, and did not concern itself with the danger, out of care towards its chick. This astonished the companions. The Prophet Muhammad then turned to his companions and said: ‘Are you amazed at this bird? You have taken its chick and it threw itself into danger out of mercy for the chick! I swear by God, your Lord is more merciful to you than this bird is to its chick. Then he turned to the man and asked him to let the chick go. iii
Published By:
Imam Sayed Mohammad Shirazi
Published Date:
June 15, 2026
Pages:
223
Subjects:
History and Biography, Comparative Religion, Islamic History, Early Islam General, History of Prophet times, Islamic History 1000 years, Imam Ali, Companions
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Hope is a mercy for my nation. Where not for hope, no mother would ever feed her child, and no gardener would ever plant a tree. The best of combat is to combat one’s self that is between one’s flanks. The Prophet Muhammad A man brought the chick of a bird to the gathering of the Prophet and his companions, and they noticed that the parent of the chick was following it, flapping around it. When the man sat down its parent threw itself upon its chick, and did not concern itself with the danger, out of care towards its chick. This astonished the companions. The Prophet Muhammad then turned to his companions and said: ‘Are you amazed at this bird? You have taken its chick and it threw itself into danger out of mercy for the chick! I swear by God, your Lord is more merciful to you than this bird is to its chick. Then he turned to the man and asked him to let the chick go. iii
