the prophet muhammad (saas) - Prophet Muhammad (SAW) for All

Abu Huraira (ra) describes:
"The complexion of Rasulullah (saas) was white with redness in it. The blessed eyes of Rasulullah (saas)
were extremely black. His eyelashes were long."74
"His forehead was wide and the place between his eyebrows was bright like pure silver and eye-balls
were black tinged with reddish hue. The hairs of his eye lashes were profuse… When he smiled or laughed,
they (his teeth) shone like lightning. His lip was most beautiful…His beard was thick…His neck was most
beautiful, neither long, nor short. If the rays of the sun fell on his neck, it appeared like a cup of silver
mixed with gold. His chest was broad. It was even like a mirror and white like the moon light… His shoulders
were wide. His palms were softer than wool."75
Umm Ma'bad (ra), who was known for her generosity, uprightness and courage, was visited by the
Prophet (saas) during the Prophet (saas)'s migration from Mecca to Medina, but failed to recognize him.
However, she described him to her husband, who recognized the Prophet (saas) from her description:
"He was innocently bright and had a broad countenance. His manners were fine... He had black
attractive eyes... His hair glossy and black, inclined to curl, he wore long. His voice was very commanding.
His head was well formed and set on a slender neck. His expression was pensive and contemplative, serene
and sublime. The stranger was fascinated from the distance, but no sooner he became intimate with him,
than this fascination was changed into attachment and respect. His expression was very sweet and distinct.
His speech was well set and free from the use of superfluous words, as if it were rosary of beads. His
stature was neither too high nor too small. He was singularly bright and fresh. He was always surrounded by
his Companions. Whenever he uttered something, the listeners would hear him with rapt attention and
whenever he issued a commandment, they vied with each other in carrying it out. He was a master and a
commander."76
As we can discern from those who saw him in person, the Prophet (saas) was extraordinarily handsome,
with a finely proportioned body and a face that took one's breath away. He also had a very athletic and
powerful build.
The Prophet (saas)'s appearance
Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, an important scholar from Ottoman times, wrote a study that effectively
summarized descriptions of the Prophet (saas)'s features. That appeared in Part IV of the Qisas al-Anbiya
(Stories of the Prophets), under the heading "Some Attributes of the Prophet Muhammad (saas)":
"The blessed one had a beautiful appearance, his limbs were in perfect proportion, his body was wellformed,
his forehead and chest and the distance between his shoulders were broad. His neck was slender
and pure as silver, his shoulders, biceps and calves were large and thick, his wrists were long, his fingers
also long, and his hands and fingers rather thick. His blessed skin was softer than silk.
On his perfect countenance were a well-proportioned head, curved eyebrows, a long nose and an oval
face.
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