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Sspa ige 2 (2) in aa ow 4 M M He sal wa Se<) a <b i> H6 ose a Translation and Introduction by Hamza Yusuf Collected by Shaykh Al-Amin Ali Mazrui Foreword by THE PROPHET’S # words are as vital and relevant today as they were fourteen hundred years ago when they were first spoken. Whether you are a Muslim, a prac- alulomelectelluswelluMmemasae someone who has no religious belief, these sayings have much to teach us. Sayings such as “A kind word is charity” and “Love for humanity what you love for your- self,” speak to us regardless of our personal creed; they speak to our shared essential nature. The sayings collected here are ultimately meant as an intro- duction to that “marvelous and gifted teacher” whom the Qur’an describes as “a mercy to all the worlds.” Read each one slowly, contemplatively, letting it reveal its wisdom to you. As the Prophet & reminded us, “Consideration is from God, and haste is from Satan.” Find one that speaks to you, and listen to it. Let it perme- ate you, and in the example of the Prophet Muhammad 4, try to implement it in your life. And then return to them now and again as continual sources of guidance and wisdom. Se a ae I was only sent to complete the virtuous content of character. PROPHET MUHAMMAD 2% ‘Lhe Content of Character ETRICAL SAYINGS OF THE PROPHET MU HAM MAD é Translation and Introduction by Hamza Yusuf Collected by Shaykh Al-Amin Ali Mazrui Foreword by Ali Mazrui CU SANDALA Published by Sandala, Inc., 2015 www.sandala.org [email protected] Copyright 2015 by Hamza Yusuf. Revised Edition. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or otherwise without prior written permission from Sandala, Inc. ISBN-10: 0985565934 ISBN-13: 978-0-9855659-3-0 Printed in the United States of America Project Director: Hamza Yusuf Project Manager: Aisha Subhani Cover Design and Layout: Ian Abdallateef Whiteman Special note of gratitude for the following people who assisted in the completion of the this text: Tom Devine, Uzma Husaiini, Tahira Larmore, Ismael Nass, Erik Yusuf Habecker, Mazin Halabi, Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Jamal Zahabi, Dr. Fawzia Bariun, Dr. Asad Tarsin, Mariam Jukaku, Sadia Shakir, anda special thanks to Aaron Spevack for his work on the biographies. (SOEN< ENS Foreword Vil Introduction xi Sayings of the Prophet #& I Translator’s Note 4I Biographies of the Narrators 49 oS etc, ee Oi 4 < ; 5 “-i t” ev x ie e — ee eee FAgiiar & .p e la e i rh? eg ee oe = > cel pera 4 DIES o- in Repel ie hl ectiiap - 7 7 ~ yy -— rT eo Ge Poae nd ge ieee 2
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