Muhammad Quotes
Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allah's is the most regular and constant even though it were little.
al-Bukhari, Muhammad. Sahih al-Bukhari. Translated by Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Darussalam, 1997.
Note the emphasis on the responsibilities of parenting and bringing up the youth. This was a proclamation. As such it did not have the force of law, but was the Governor’s advice to the citizenry. It was somewhat religious in nature but in terms of separation of church and state (which would come 7 years after this proclamation when the Constitution was ratified), it was not as offensive to the First Amendment as using the law to enforce pious Christian behavior as in {623373}.
Muhammad was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet, sent to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the final prophet of God in all the main branches of Islam, though some modern denominations diverge from this belief. Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity, with the Quran as well as his teachings and practices forming the basis of Islamic religious belief.
