Non-Muslim verdict towards our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Peace be upon you guys, Praise to Allah who creating the whole mankind and Praise to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) so as his family, his greatest companions and all Muslims.  The exact purpose of this post is to make us as Muslims to really realize how our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) put himself as The Greatest Leader of All Time and how it bring awareness to non-Muslims become interested to study his personal life. It will bring us quite an impact because the non-Muslims did study about our beloved Muhammad (peace be upon him) instead of us. Here is some of the verdicts from non-muslim scholars about Muhammad (peace be upon him). Which one is the better description of him? you decide. Have fun reading, Jazzakallah.

Michael Hart in "The 100, A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in the History," New York, 1978., p. 33 

"My choice of Muhammad (pbuh) to lead the list of world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in the history who was supremely successful on both the secular and religious level. It is probable that the relative influence of Islam has been larger than the combined influence of Jesus Christ and St. Paul on Christianity. It is this unparalleled combination of the secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad (pbuh) to be considered to be the most influential single figure in human history." 

M.K Gandhi, statement published in "Young India," 1924 

I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind..........I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and his mission. 

These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the second volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was no more for me to read of that great life." 

THOMAS CALYLE in his HEROES AND HEROWORSHIP, was simply amazed as to: 

"how one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades." 

Sir Bernard Shaw in "THE GENUINE ISLAM, Singapore, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936" 

"If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it would be Islam." 

"I have always held the religion of Muhammad (pbuh) in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion, which appears to me to possess that assimilation capacity to the changing phase of existence, which can make itself appeal in every age. I have studied him (Muhammad (pbuh)) - the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the savior of humanity." 

"I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesized about the faith in Muhammad (pbuh) that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe today." 

Sir Bernard Shaw said about him: 

He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times to come. 

EDWARD GIBBON and SIMON OCKLEY speaking on the profession of ISLAM write: 

"'I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, AND MAHOMET, AN APOSTLE OF GOD' is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honor of the Prophet has never transgressed the measure of human virtues; and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." 

(HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRES, London, 1870, p. 54) 

J.W.H. Stab in "Islam and its founder" 

"Judged by the smallness of means at his disposal, and the extent and permanence of the work he accomplished, his name in world's history shines with a more specious lustre than that of the Prophet of Makkah. To the impulse which he gave numberless dynasties have owed their existence, fair cities and stately places and temples have arisen, and wide provinces became obedient to the faith. And beyond all this, his words have governed the belief of generations, been accepted as their rule of life, and their certain guide to the world to come. At thousand shrines the voices of the faithful invoke blessings on him, whom they esteem the very Prophet of God, the seal of the Apostles... 

Judged by the standards to human renown, the glory of what mortal can compare with this?" 

Edward Montet 

Islam is a religion that is essentially rationalistic in the wildest sense of this term considered etymologically and historically...the teaching of the Prophet, the Quran has invariably kept its place as the fundamental starting point, and the dogma of unity of God has always been proclaimed therein with a grandeur of majesty, and invariable purity and with note of sure conviction, which it is hard to find surpassed outside the pale of Islam...A creed so precise, so stripped of all theological complexities and consequently so accessible to the ordinary outstanding might be expected to posses and does indeed possess a marvelous power of winning its way into the consciences of men." 

("La propagnde Chretienne et ses Adversaries Musulmans," Paris 1890, Also in T.W.Arnoldin " The Preaching of Islam," London 1913.) 

Arthur Glyn Leonard in "Islam, her Moral and Spiritual values." 

"It was a genius of Muhammad, the spirit that he breathed into the Arabs through the soul of Islam that exalted the. That raised them out of the lethargy and low level of tribal stagnation up to the watermark of national unity and empire. It was in the sublimity of Mohammed's deism, the simplicity, the sobriety and purity it inculcated the fidelity of its founder to its own tenets, that acted on their moral and intellectual fiber with all magnetism of inspiration." 

Speaking on the subject of equality before God in Islam, the famous poetess of India, SAROJINI NAIDU says: 

"It was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in the mosque when the call for prayer is sounded and worshipers are gathered together, democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and king kneel side by side and proclaim; "God Alone is Great" ... I have been struck over and over again by this invisible unity of Islam that makes man instinctively a brother." 

(S. Naidu, IDEALS OF ISLAM, vide Speeches & Writings, Madras, 1918, p. 169) 

Lane Poole 

He was the most faithful protector, the Sweetest and most agreeable in conversation. Those who saw him were suddenly filled with reverence, those who came near him loved him; they who described him would say, "I have never seen his like either before or after." He was of great taciturnity, but when he spoke it was with emphasis and deliberation, and no one could forget what he said ... 

in 'Speeches and Table Talk of the Prophet Muhammad' 

Professor Jules Masserman: 

"People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first sense. People like Gandhi and Confucius, on one hand, and Alexander, Caesar and Hitler on the other, are leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense. Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone. Perhaps the greatest leader of all times was Mohammed, who combined all three functions. To a lesser degree, Moses did the same." 

Diwan Chand Sharma says: 

"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." 

(D.C. Sharma, The Prophets of the East, Calcutta 1935, page 122) 

John William Draper, M.D., L.L.D.: 

"Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca, in Arabia the man who, of all men exercised the greatest influence upon the human race . . . Mohammed . . ." 

(A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, London 1875, Vol. 1, pp. 329-330) 

John Austin, "Muhammad the Prophet of Allah," in T.P.'s and Cassel's Weekly for 24th September 1927: 

"In little more than a year he was actually the spiritual, nominal and temporal rule of Medina, with his hands on the lever that was to shake the world." 

In the words of PROF. HURGRONJE: 

"The league of nations founded by the prophet of Islam put the principle of international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." He continues: "The fact is that no nation of the world can show a parallel to what Islam has done towards the realization of the idea of the League of Nations." 

Annie Besant: 

"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel whenever I re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher." 

(The Life and Teachings of Muhammad, Madras 1932, page 4)

Encyclopedia Britannica: 

"Muhammad is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities." 

Encyclopedia Britannica further confirms: 

"....a mass of detail in the early sources show that he was an honest and upright man who had gained the respect and loyalty of others who were like-wise honest and upright men." (Vol. 12) 

Rev. R. Bosworth-Smith in "Mohammed and Mohammedanism 1946:" 

"By a fortune absolutely unique in history, Mohammed is a threefold founder of a nation, of an empire, and of a religion." 

• This verdict below happen to be my favourite among all verdicts.

Prof. Ramakrishna Rao explains his point by saying: 

"The personality of Muhammad (pbuh), it is most difficult to get into the whole truth of it. Only a glimpse of it can I catch. What a dramatic succession of picturesque scenes! There is Muhammad (pbuh), the Prophet. There is Muhammad (pbuh), the Warrior, Muhammad (pbuh), the Businessman; Muhammad (pbuh), the Statesman; Muhammad (pbuh), the Orator; Muhammad (pbuh), the Reformer; Muhammad (pbuh), the Protector of Slaves; Muhammad (pbuh), the Emancipator of Women; Muhammad (pbuh), the Judge; Muhammad (pbuh), the Saint. All in all these magnificent roles, in all these departments of human activities, he is like a hero." 

Yes, He is the Perfect Human Model and He is The Messenger of Allah.  There is no God but God and Muhammad is The Messenger of God. Thanks for lending your time here. Massalamah. Assalamualaikum - MT