Argumentative essay about death penalty.

Salman Almutairi

Remarkable Person

He is the last messenger of God. Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdallah came in the 7th Century and changed the world by new message from God. Muhammad was born in about 570 CE, and he was orphaned, but his uncle Abu Talib was like a father to him. Before Muhammad received any message from God, the world was a dark place. The mankind lost their moral. People in the Arabian peninsula were killing each other for revenge. Also they ignored the messages from the past prophets. Such as, Moses who asked the people to be Jews. However, everyone in Mecca, where Muhammad was born, called Muhammad the truthful, and the faithful because there were many people stealing and lying, but Muhammad did not. When he was 40 years old, he received the revelation. Prophet Muhammad changed the world by giving new laws, giving people strength, and establishing equality among all the people.

It is hard to put new laws, and make the people follow them. However, Muhammad received the holy Quran, and in this Book all the laws are for all Muslim people. One of the most important laws is the Justice Act. Accordnig to Saheeh Muslim, which is a collection of what God or prophet Muhammad said compiled and verified by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj , God says "O My slaves, I have forbidden injustice for Myself and forbade it also for you, so avoid being unjust to one another". And God says “We sent Our Messengers with clear signs and sent down with them the Book and the Measure in order to establish justice among the people…” (Quran 57:25). People need justice in their lives, and Muhammad from the Quran gave mankind this right. For example, in the past, if someone killed a person, the victim's family would kill each other, but Muhammad said " the killer will be killed ",which is a punishment for killer people. Another example of justice is dealing with people. Muhammad said people must respect their parents. According to Al-Tirmidhi, which is another collection of what God or prophet Muhammad said compiled and verified by Muhammad altirmidhi, a man once consulted the Prophet Muhammad about taking part in a military campaign. The Prophet asked the man if his mother was still living. When told that she was alive, the Prophet said: "(Then) stay with her, for Paradise is at her feet." To illustrate, this speech shows the importance of the mother in Islam. Also, Muhammad said that there are five bases of islam, which are saying there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is a messenger from Allah, pray 5 times per day, give charity, fast Ramadan and go to Mecca for Hajj when you can afford it, so the third base of Islam is compulsory charity. Charity is important because when someone do it, he or she will become more involved with the community. Charity will diminish the differences between poor and rich people since rich people are forced to give 2.5 percent of their money to poor people and poor people will have more decent life.

Taking is easier than giving. Muhammad gave the people the strength by three important steps. first of all, people before Muhammad and especially the Arabs did not have a leader, and everyone followed his tribe. However, Muhammad became the leader for all the Muslims by convinced most of the tribes to be Muslims. When people have a leader they will be stronger because they will listen to one person. Second, in the past and even nowadays, if you don’t have an army, you don’t have a country to live in and power to defend your rights. Even if he has a message from God, he must have the power to convince the people. In addition, Muhammad built an army because in the East there was the Persian Empire, and in the West, the Roman Empire, so he need to make his people stronger. Finally, if you want to be strong, you don’t have to have a weapon. Muhammad did not just build an army, he built a school, too. The first school in Islam was in Medina, which is a city close to Mecca. It was in the mosque and people went there to study and learn about Islam and good manners such as honesty. After all this and after what Muhammad made, his people became very strong because they have one leader, big army, and educated people.

Muhammad established equality between people. Many people think that Islam is just for Arabs, but Muhammad said “no it is for all the people”. According to the holy Quran, "We have sent you forth as nothing but mercy to people of the whole world." First, in the past there were differences among the people. Arabs thought they are the best because all the previous prophets came from them and speak their language, but Muhammad change that. According to Al-Tirmidhi, Muhammad said “There is no difference between an Arab and a non-Arab except in righteousness.” For instance, one of the best soldiers to Muhammad was Salman Alfarsi, who was Perian and righteous person since he was a muslim. Secondly, Muhammad abolished slavery. In the past, most of houses had slaves. Both male and female slaves work all the day and follow their master's instructions. In addition, the slaves could not marry without their master's permission. Therefore, Muhammad sent his friends like Abu Bakr and Uthman ibn Affan to buy slaves and make them free (Wikipedia). Muhammad also ask one of the slaves, Bilal ibn Rabah, the first Muezzin who ask people to come and pray. Lastly, the the prophet gave the women their rights. Before Prophet Muhammad, women everywhere were in bondage. For example, in Europe, men were wondered if women had a soul, and in Arabia, fathers buried their daughters alive. The prophet put an end to all this. For instance, in the holy Quran there is a big chapter about women. In fact it is the longest chapter in the Quran.

To put the issue into perspective, new laws, which give people power and remove differences among people, was founded by the last messenger of God. In my humble opinion, Muhammad is the greatest man and he still has a massive effect on people since people from all over the world still following and believing in him until now, and this will continue follow him. Muhammad’s work is appreciated by many people even if they do not believe in him. For example, in 1935, prophet Muhammad honored by the U.S. Supreme Court as one of the greatest lawgivers of the world.

Work Cited

Altirmidhi, Muhammad. Al-Tirmidhi. lebanon: Dar The Muslim West, 1979.

Ibn al-Hajjaj, Muslim. Saheeh Muslim. Riyadh: Dar Tayba, 2006.

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad's_views_on_slavery