Throughout his life Prophet Muhammad abided solely by the revelations of God doing only what was revealed by God without considering the approval of other people or fearing them.

Yet the idolaters of his time opposed this incomparable virtue of his and wanted him to bring commandments in line with their own interests. Despite their being powerful and in large numbers, the Prophet opposed them, scrupulously and determinately keeping to the Quran and the Commandments of God. In His verses God reveals the Prophet's response to these people's insistence.

''When Our clear signs are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet Us say, ''Bring a Quran other than this one or change it.'' Say: It is not for me to change it of my own accord. I follow nothing except what is revealed to me. I fear were I to disobey my Lord, the punishment of a Dreadful Day.'' (Surah Yunus: 15)

The Prophet never made any concessions to what such people wanted. He conveyed the Quran to humanity with no alteration to what

God had revealed taking no one's personal interests into account and did so simply in the spirit of fear of God. This characteristic of our Prophet sent as a mercy on the world's is revealed thus in the Quran.

''Your companion is not misguided or misled; nor does he speak from whim. It is nothing but Revelation revealed, taught him by one immensely strong, [i.e., Gabriel]...