Fundamentals for modernization of the Prophet’s acts

To model oneself on the Prophet (s.a.w.) is not always an easy task; at times due to historical limitations it becomes difficult to follow in his footsteps. In such conditions one should consider what the modern age requires and should modernize the Prophet’s behaviors according to the present culture; a case that will not occur by reliance upon the appearance of the texts dealing with the Prophet’s conduct and life story (sīrah), and is in need of defining the fundamentals and basic beliefs. The present article attempts to explain the fundamentals and the effective presumptions for modernization of the Prophet’s acts, and this way it paves the way for benefiting from this sort of the Prophet’s acts and to makes it possible to broaden the scope of the instances of the Prophetic conduct (sīrah nabawiyyah). The results gained from this study show that by accepting the five basic fundamentals that have been achieved through an analytical-exploratory method, it becomes possible to analyze the Prophet’s acts in a modern way, and that his behavior and conducts can be updated according to the modern cultural and environmental atmosphere.