ሙሐመድ [የአላህ ሰላምና እዝነቱ በርሳቸው ላይ ይሁን] በነቢይነት ከመላካቸው በፊት በማሕበረሰባቸው ውስጥ ‹‹እውነተኛው፣ታማኙ›› በመባል ይጠሩ የነበረ ሲሆን፣አላህም ታላቅ ስነምግባራቸውን ሲገልጽ እንዲህ ብሏል፦ ‹‹አንተም በታላቅ ጠባይ ላይ ነህ።
Christ first taught His apostles the virtue of self-denial when they were competing for the first places and He said to them, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them.