Betul Argit

Throughout history, religions and philosophers have emphasized the importance of relations between men and women. Initially, Aristotle and other philosophers put forward views that generally disparaged women and presented ideas that were unlikely to be embraced by them.

There is a great difference in the approaches of the Abrahamic and that of other religions towards women, and from time to time they can contradict one another.

In the Quran, Allah says regarding Muhammad (pbuh): "And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character”  and “We have indeed in the Apostle of God a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in God and the Final Day, and who engages much in the praise of God."

When the life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the advice that he gave to other people are carefully examined, it can be seen that he always acted as a role model, and that he made suggestions that helped to appease both the emotions and desires of a person as well as guiding relationships between people without turning these into conflict and without giving way to injustice.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a warmhearted and friendly person and occasionally, he loved joking with the people around him. Due to his fitrah (nature) he always acted in moderation. His gentleness is also referred in the Holy Quran as: “It is part of the mercy of God that thou dost deal gently with them. Wert thou severe or harsh hearted, they would have broken away from about thee” (Al-i Imran, 3/159).

Elif Eryarsoy Aydin

The history of slavery dates back to the dawn of the history of mankind; throughout this time it has existed in every kind of society, although in each society, slaves have been treated differently. In some societies, they had no rights at all, except at the mercy of their masters. When Islam came to the Arabian Peninsula, slavery existed there, as it did in many other pre-Islamic societies.

Prophet Muhammad set up principles based on the Quran to create an order in social life. A few of these principles include the brotherhood of all muslims, helping one another and solidarity amongst people as well as putting up a shared stand against injustice. Along with these, there are other practical examples that the Prophet modelled himself and encouraged all muslims to emulate.

Mehmet Emin Ay, PhD

As is known, Muhammad (pbuh) is described in the Quran as a "mercy to the worlds." It can be understood here that just as he is a vehicle of mercy for the whole human world, he has also been sent as a mercy for the realm of non-human creatures. In fact, at the same time he is the prophet of jinns, a group faithful to him whose existence we know about.

Ismail Saglam

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), who shed a light on every field of life with the message that he conveyed to humanity, said much about education and introduced many educational practices. Prophet Muhammad indicated that his mission was in fact education with the following words: "I was sent as a teacher of knowledge" (Muslim, "Talaq", 4).