By Shaykh `Abdur-Rahman `Abdul-Khaliq
Muhammad ibn `Abdullah is the final Messenger of Allah to all inhabitants of the earth. The proofs that show his genuineness are abundant. Some of them have been presented in following lines:
Among these proofs:
1. It is also amongst the signs of the truth that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was unlettered, unable to read or write, and remained so till his death. Among all his people, he was known as being truthful and trustworthy. Before receiving revelation, he had no prior knowledge of religion or any previously sent Message. He remained like that for his first forty years. Then revelation came to The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with the Glorious Qur’an that we now have between our hands. This Glorious Qur’an mentioned most of the accounts found in the previous scriptures, telling us about these events in the greatest detail as if he witnessed them. These accounts were mentioned before in the Torah and the. Neither the Jews nor Christians were able to belie him regarding anything that he said.
2. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) also foretold of everything that would occur to him and his community after him, pertaining to victory, the removal of the tyrannical kingdom of Khosrau [the royal title for the Zoroastrian kings of Persia] and Caesar, and the establishment of the religion of Islam throughout the earth. These events occurred exactly as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) foretold, as if he was reading the future from an open book.
3. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) also brought an Arabic Qur’an that is the peak of eloquence and clarity. The Glorious Qur’an challenged those eloquent and fluent Arabs of his time, who initially belied him, to bring forth a single chapter like one of the many chapters of the Glorious Qur’an. The eloquent Arabs of his day were unable to contest this Glorious Qur’an.
Indeed, till our day, none has ever dared to claim that he has been able to compose words that equal, or even approach, the order, grace, beauty, and splendor of this Glorious Qur’an.
4. The life history of this Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) was a perfect example of an upright, merciful, compassionate, truthful, brave, generous, distant from all evil character, and ascetic in all worldly matters, while striving solely for the reward of the Hereafter. Moreover, in all his actions and dealings, he was ever mindful and fearful of Allah.
5. Allah instilled great love for the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the hearts of all who believed in and met him. This love reached such a degree that any of his companions would willingly sacrifice his (or her) self, mother or father for him.
Till today, those who believe in the Prophet Muhammad honor and love him. Anyone of those who believe in him would ransom his own family and wealth to see him, even if but once.
6. The history has not preserved the biography of any person in the manner it has preserved the life of the Prophet Muhammad, who is the most influential person in human history.
Nor has the entire earth known of anyone who is in the thought of a Muslim every morning and evening, and many times throughout the day. Upon remembering the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the believers in him will greet him and ask Allah to bless him. They do such with full hearts and true love for him.
7. Nor has there ever been a man on earth who is still followed in all his doings by those who believe in him.
Those who believe in the Prophet Muhammad sleep in the manner he slept; purify themselves (through ablution and ritual washing) in the manner he purified himself; and adhere to his practice in the way they eat, drink, and clothe themselves.
Indeed in all aspects of their lives, the believers in the Prophet Muhammad adhere to the teachings he spread among them and the path that he traveled upon during his life.
During every generation, from his day till our time, the believers in this Noble Prophet have fully adhered to his teachings. With some, this has reached the degree that they desire to follow and adhere to the Prophet’s way in all matters and steps.
Those who believe in the Prophet Muhammad repeat those praises of Allah, special prayers, and invocations that he would say during each of his actions during day and night, like: what he would say when he greeted people, upon entering and leaving the house, entering and leaving the mosque, entering and leaving the bathroom, going to sleep and awaking from sleep, observing the new crescent, observing the new fruit on trees, eating, drinking, dressing, riding, traveling and returning from travel, etc.
Those who believe in the Prophet Muhammad fully perform, even to the minute detail, every act of worship, like prayer, fasting, charity, and pilgrimage, as this Noble Messenger (peace be upon him) taught and as he himself performed.
All of this allows those who believe in him, to live their lives in all aspects with this Noble Messenger as their example, as if he was standing before them, for them to follow in all their doings.
Prophet Muhammad was the most perfect person in the universe.
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