How are "boon", "ban", "prophet" and "fame" related?
"boon" meaning "blessing, benefit" come from Old Norse "bón" where it meant "prayer" or "petition". This word ultimately comes Proto Indo European *bʰeh₂- where it meant "to say".
"ban" comes from Proto Germanic *bannaną where it meant "curse" or "forbid" and it too came from Proto Indo European *bʰeh₂-
"fame" comes from Old French "fame" where it meant "celebrity" or "renown". This word came from Latin fāma where it meant "talk", "rumour" or "reputation". This word ultimately also came from Proto Indo European *bʰeh₂-
You may be wondering how "prophet" is related? Well, it came into English from Latin prophēta. But Latin got it from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs) where it meant "one who speak for a god". The "phḗ" part comes from "phēmí" which means "I say", and you guessed it, that too comes from Proto Indo European *bʰeh₂-
All of these are examples of semantic shift, which means that words change meaning over time. "boon" now means "benefit", but it used to mean "prayer" or "petition" which is usually something spoken.
"ban" is also derived from the Proto Indo European word "to speak" because when people were banned it usually was the result of spoken commands, as you can see in the Old English version of the word. "ban" comes from Old English "bannan" where it meant "to summon" or "to proclaim".
"prophet" is someone who speaks for a god, so the speaking connection is clear there. "fame" is quite interesting because it started out just meaning "reputation" or "rumour". Well, as people talk about someone, there reputation can grow, and as your reputation grows, you might eventually become famous.
Word connections are all around us, and these are but a few of them :)
The prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was a man who understood the importance of communicating with people, and he did not only associate with believers and recognize Muslims.
He believed that every person was valuable in itself, regardless of faith, language, nationality, sex, social status and role in society, so the Prophet established good relations with all.
The prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was carrying a divine message into a human-readable form, so that they could hear and feel, to talk, to read or to write about it; and in his behaviour we find examples that you can follow in your life.
The mission and purpose of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as a Prophet was to establish a fruitful dialogue with people and communicate with them. To do this, he not only resorted to various means of communication available at that time, but also took into account the psychological characteristics of a particular person and the characteristics of society, which allowed him to present his message in the most optimal way.