253. Allah raised the status of his beloved Messenger by placing his name in the company of His Own Name.
Allah accentuated the Prophet’s exceptional position, his tremendous rank, and great prominence by raising his name in the company of His Own Name. Of this, Sayyidina Qatada said, “Allah exalted his fame in the world and in the Hereafter. There is no one who offers the prayers who does not say, ‘There is no God except Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
Sayyidina Abu Sa’eed al Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, “Jibra’il came to me and said, ‘My Lord and your Lord says: Do you know how I have exalted Muhammad’s fame? When My Name is mentioned, he is mentioned.” In a Hadith Qudsi, Allah says to His beloved Messenger, “I completed belief with your being mentioned with Me.” And, “I have made your mention next to My mention and whosoever mentions Me, mentions you thereafter.” [Qadi Iyaad, al-Shifa]
254. The perfection of the Beloved Messenger of Allah is even proven in the purity of his lineage.
The perfection of status granted to the Beloved Messenger of Allah, upon him be utmost blessings and peace, extends to the fact that even his lineage is pure and sacred. Referring to the blessing of his nobility, the Messenger of Allah told Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah, “I was sent from the best of each consecutive generation of the children of Adam until I appeared in the generation in which I am from.” [Qadi Iyaad, al-Shifa]
255. The Messenger of Allah’s habits, such as the manner in which he slept, have scientifically proven benefits.
Qadi Iyaadh relates, “When he slept, he slept on his right side so that his sleep would be shallow. Sleeping on the left side is easier on the heart and one’s organs as they incline to the left side. When one sleeps on the right side, there is a tendency to wake up quickly and one is not overcome by deep slumber.” [Qadi Iyaad, al-Shifa]
256. The Messenger of Allah’s character was that of the noble Qur’an.
Sayyida A’isha, wife of the Prophet, beloved Mother of Believers described him saying, “His character was that of the Qur’an. He was pleased by that which it finds pleasing, and angered by that which it finds hateful.” [Qadi Iyaad, al-Shifa] ●
257. Every miracle of the previous Messengers is due to the light of the final Messenger of Allah.
• Imam al-Qastalani quotes Ibn Marzuq regarding Imam Busayri’s Qasida Burda: “…Every miracle that every Messenger has brought, surely was only because it was an extension to each one of them of the light of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and give him peace. How beautiful is his saying “surely was theirs only in connection to his light” for it suggests that his light, may Allah bless him and give him peace, always remained unchanged in him, and nothing of it was decreased. Had he said, “Surely it was part of his light”, then it could have been imagined that he distributed it to them, and that perhapsnothing of it remained for him. All the signs given to each one of them was only theirs through his light, may Allah bless him and give him peace, because he is a sun of excellence, and they are the planets of that sun which convey its lights to humankind in the darkness. The planets are not shining by themselves, but they receive light from the sun, so that when the sun is absent they show the light of the sun. Similarly, the Prophets before his existence used to show his excellence, so that whatever lights appeared at the hands of the Messengers other than him, it was only from his outpouring light and vast extension (madad), without decreasing anything of it.” [al-Mawahib al-Laduniyya]
258. From the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Rawaha attained the honour of martyrdom.
• Hisham ibn Urwa relates that after Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Rawaha recited poetry in honour of the Messenger of Allah, the Messenger of Allah said: “And you also, may Allah make you firm, O ibn Rawaha.” Hisham ibn Urwa continues, “Allah indeed made him firm with the staunchest firmness. He died as a martyr, and Paradise was opened for him and he entered it.” [Qadi Iyaad, al-Shifa]
259. The Messenger of Allah knows the reality of Allah more than every other being in creation.
• The Messenger of Allah said, “I am the most God-fearing, and know Allah better than all of you do.” [Bukhari]
260. When Chosroes tore up a letter sent from the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s Wrath seized him.
● Chosroes, ruler of Persia, tore up the letter sent to him by the Messenger of Allah. When the Messenger of Allah received news of this, he prayed: “O Allah, slit him as he slit my letter!” It was as a result of this malediction that Chosroes’ son cut him to pieces with a dagger. [Bukhari; Qadi Iyaad, al-Shifa]
261. When the Messenger of Allah was born, meteorites fell from the sky indicating that the heavens were now secured from devils.
• On the night of the blessed birth, stars fell down from the sky in the form of meteorites, like the leaves in autumn, indicating that the devil and the jinns would no longer be able to steal information from the Heavens. [Tabari; Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa]
262. Jews of Madinah recognized the Messenger of Allah’s arrival on the night of his birth.
• Sayyidina Hassan bin Thabit reports, “I was about eight years old. One morning a Jewish man was running, crying out, ‘O Jews!’ Jews gathered around the man saying ‘What is it? Why are you shouting?’ The man was crying out, ‘Let me give you this news; Ahmad’s star was born tonight. Ahmad was born tonight.” [Imam al-Qastalani, Mawahibul-Laduniyya]
263. The Messenger of Allah restored the sight of a blind man through his own intercession.
The Messenger of Allah restored the sight of a blind man by prescribing a prayer which invoked Allah through his intercession.
Sayyidina Usman bin Hanif says that a blind man once went to the place of the Messenger of Allah and said, “O Messenger of Allah! Pray for me that I may regain my sight.” The Messenger of Allah replied, “Go and perform ablution, and read two Rakaats of Nafl prayer and read this supplication: ‘O Allah! Verily I ask of you and towards You, I use the mediation of Muhammad Mustafa. O Muhammad, verily I turn through your Waseela (medium) to your Creator for my needs, so that my needs may be fulfilled. O Allah, accept the intercession of Muhammad, may peace and blessings be upon him, for me.” [ibn Majah; Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa]
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 