Some
persons believe that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) is only a human being and not Noor (light). They say so based
on the reason that the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) had
wives, had children, and he used to eat and drink. The Aqeeda of the
Ahle Sunnat Wa Jama'at is that he is both Noor and a human being.
The being and existence of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) is even before that of human beings, but when he came into
this world he came in the garb of a human being.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has stated,
"The very first thing which Almighty Allah created was my Noor."
(Tafseer Roohul Bayaan; Madarijun Nabuiwat)
Once Sayyiduna Jaabir (radi Allahu anhu) asked the Holy Prophet (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam) whom Allah Ta'ala created before anything else.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) stated: "O
Jaabir! Verily, before the creation of anything else, Almighty Allah
created the Noor of your Nabi from His Noor." (Muwahibul Laduniya;
Zirkani Shareef)
The Sahaba of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) lived
with him and observed him with his wives and children. They saw him
eating, drinking, talking, etc. but still accepted him to be Noor.
We know that Sayyiduna Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) is made of Noor but
when he used to appear before Sayyiduna Maryam (radi Allahu anha) he
used to appear in the form of a human being. Allah Ta'ala states in the
Holy Quran: "Thus he used to appear before her in the form of a healthy
(well-built) man." (Part 16, Ruku 5)
Sayyiduna Umar Farouk (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that once a person
came before them. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) asked him if he knew who that person was, he replied: "Allah
Ta'ala and His beloved Rasool (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) know
better." The Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said that it was
Jibraeel (alaihis salaam). (Mishkaat; Bukhari Shareef) This Hadith
proves that although the Sahaba referred to Sayyiduna Jibraeel (alaihis
salaam) as a man since they saw him in the form of a human being, yet
they accepted that he was in actual fact an Angel made from Noor. On
many instances, he came in the form of Sahabi-e-Rasool named Sayyiduna
Wahia Kalbi (radi Allahu anhu).
Sayyidah Halima Sa'adiya (radi Allahu anha), the wet-nurse of the Holy
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), believed the Holy Prophet
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) to be Noor. She said that when she used
to feed the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) milk in his
infancy, she never felt the need for a light in her house. (Bayaanul
Miladun Nabwi; Tafseer Mazhari).
Sayyidah Safiya (radi Allahu anha), the aunt of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) states that on the eve of the
birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) she
was present in his house. She said that she saw his Noor became more
powerful than the light from the lamp. (Shawaahidun Nubuiwat)
Sayyiduna Ali Murtuza (radi Allahu anhu) said that when the Beloved of
Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) spoke, Noor (light) used to be
seen emerging from between his blessed teeth. (Muwahibul Laduniya;
Anwaarul Muhammadiyah)
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) states that when the beloved
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) smiled, then the walls use to
glow with his Noor. (Muwahibul Laduniya; Shifa Shareef)
Sayyiduna Anas (radi Allahu anhu) states that the day in which the
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) arrived in Madinatul Munawwarah,
everything in Madinatul Munawwarah became bright through his Noor.
(Tirmizi Shareef; Ibn Majah)
Ummul Mo'mineen, Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allahu anha) is recorded
to have said: "In total dark nights, I used to put the thread into a
needle with the help of the Noor of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam)." (Shara Shifa Bar Hashia Naseemur Riaz)
Sayyiduna Imam-e-Azam Abu Hanifa (alaihir rahmah)
praises the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) in the
following poem: "You are that Noor that the full Moon is brightened by
your Noor and you are with your beauty and elegance a shining sun."
(Qasidaul Nu'maan)
Sayyiduna Jabir bin
Abdullah Ansari (radi Allahu anhu) reports: I asked: "O Prophet of
Allah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), What did the Almighty Allah first
create?" The Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) replied: "Allah
first created my Noor (Light) of His Noor. This Noor travelled about
according to the Will of Allah. At that time, there was no Heaven,
Hell, Lawh (Divine Tablet), Pen, Earth, Skies, Sun, Moon, Jinn or Human
Beings. When He decided to create, He divided that Noor into four
parts. From one part He created the Pen, from the second, the Lawh and
from the third, he made the Arsh (Throne).
"He divided the fourth part into a further four parts. From one, He
created those Angels who carry the Arsh, from the second, the Kursi
(Divine Chair) and from the third, He created the Angels.
"He again divided the remaining parts into a further four parts. From
one, He created the skies. The second was used in creating the planets.
From the third, Heaven and Earth were created.
"Once again, He divided the fourth part into a further four parts. From
one part He created the power with which the believers see. From the
second, He created in the hearts of the Believers the Noor of Marifat.
From the third, He created in the tongues of the Believers, Noor, so
that they can read the Kalima of Tauheed". (Dalaa'il-un-Nubuwwat, Imam
Baihaqi)
This astonishing Hadith Shareef proves that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is the life of this world and everything
in it. When he is the life of this world, then everything that happens
in it is clear to him and nothing is concealed from him. Who then can
deny that he is not Noor (light)? |