The first profession of rasool Allahu sal Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam was shepherding. In Bukhari, rasool Allah sal Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says “Allah has not sent a prophet that was not a shepherd’.
Every Prophet has been a shepherd.
There are many lessons to be learned from being a shepherd:
1) Responsibility
2) Patience: when you take the sheep out to graze, they are slow and they take their time. You have to be patient with these animals and bear with them.
Ex: Now look at what Musa ‘alayhi salaam had to go through with Bani Israel. Musa was a shepherd longer than any other Prophet. If you look at al the ambiyaa’, they all had so much patience with their people.
3) Protection: The shepherd protects the flock. The shepherd needs to consistently make sure that no danger (wolves, beats, etc) affects the flock.
4) The first to notice danger: The sheep are smaller and short sighted, therefore they cannot see the far view and the danger that approaches them the way the shepherd, standing tall, sees it.
That’s what the ambiyaa’ of Allah ta’Ala did. They sensed and warned about the dangers that were approaching their people. They had the longest view and a vantage point that none of us have.
5) Simplicity: As a shepherd you can’t bring your accessories with you while doing your work in the desert. A shepherd has to live a simple life.
6) Closeness to its Creator: It pulls you out of the artificial world, close to nature.
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