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Surah: Al-Ahzab (21)
Indeed You Have in the Messenger of Allah an Excellent Model — The Perfect Example
لَّقَدۡ كَانَ لَكُمۡ فِي رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسۡوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ
— الأحزاب الآية 21
Verse: "Indeed you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent model — for those who hope for Allah and the Last Day and remember Allah much." (33:21) — Revealed during the Battle of the Trench when the Prophet ﷺ dug with his hands alongside the companions and hungered with them. A model is not just words but actual participation in hardship. Condition for following: "those who hope for Allah and the Last Day" — following the Prophet is not social decoration but for those who truly believe. Whoever follows him hoping for Allah will find in his biography a solution to every problem. Lesson: not just "a model" but "an excellent model" — every aspect of the Prophet's life is exemplary: husband, father, leader, neighbor, worshipper.
Source: Ibn Kathir (6/391); Al-Sadi
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