“From Allah has come to you a Light and a Book manifest.” (5:15)
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Ibn Taymiya (in his Majmu ‘at al-fatawa [11:94, 18:366]) argued that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, could not possibly be made of light on the grounds that human beings are created from earth into which the spirit is blown, while angels alone are created from light.
To support his view, he cites the hadith from ‘A’isha, may Allah be pleased with her, in Sahih Muslim whereby the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
The angels were created from light, the jinn from smokeless fire, and Adam from what was described to you (i.e. in the Qur’an).
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When the Noble Messenger (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) returned from the expedition of Tabuk in Madinah, his uncle Sayyiduna Abbas (Radi Allahu Anhu) sought permission to recite some lines of poetry in his praise.
The Holy Prophet (s) replied saying: “Recite, may your mouth remain fresh”.
Thereafter Sayyiduna Abbas (RA) began to recite his poetry, inside the Masjid, before the Beloved Messenger (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and the gathering of approximate 30,000 companions (Radi Allahu Anhum Ajma'een) in which he mentioned the transition of our Prophet Muhammad (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in the loins of the previous Prophets and how he blessed them all, thereafter he said:
“…The day you [the Prophet(s)] were born the sun rose over the earth and the horizon was illumined with your noor (Light); So we – in that radiance and that light and paths of guidance – can pierce through.” [Khasais al-Kubra, Vol. 1, Page 97]
Sayyiduna al-`Abbas ibn `Abd al-Muttalib said:
… Before
you came to this world, you
were excellent in the shadows and in the repository (i.e. loins) in
the time when they (Adam and Eve) covered themselves with
leaves.
Then you descended through the ages…When
you were born, the earth shone and your light illuminated the
horizon.
We travel in that illumination and in
the light and
in the paths of right guidance.”
Ref:
1.
Kitaab al-Wafa, Page 35, Vol. 1
2. Khasais al-Kubra, Page 97,
Vol. 1
3. Insaan al-Uyoon page 96, Vol. 1
4. Seerat
an-Nauwiya, Page 37
5. Jawahir al-Bihaar, Page 40
6. Anwaar
al-Muhammadiyah, Page 62-84
7. Hujjatulahi Ala al-Alameen, Page
222
8. Muwahib al-Laduniyah, Page 23
9. Al Isti’aab
Mustadrik, Page 327, Vol. 3
10. al-Bidaya wa an-Nihaya, Page
258, Vol. 2
11. Kitaab al Mallal wan Nahal, Page 240, Vol. 2
12.
Majma'i Zawahid, Page 217, Vol. 8
13. Talkhees al-Mustadrik,
Page 327, Vol. 3
14. Subl al Huda war-Rishaad, Vol. 5, Page
469
15. Ibn-e-Kathir’s Mawlad al-Mustafa, Page 29-30,
Published in Lahore 1958.
Mullah Ali al-Qari in his ‘Sharh al-Shifa’ (1:364) says: it is related by Abu Bakr al-Shafi`i and Tabarani, and cited by Ibn `Abd al-Barr and Ibn al-Qayyim respectively in ‘al-Isti`ab’ and ‘Huda Nabiyy Allah (SallAllaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam)’.
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Qamarun
"When
the beloved Prophet صلى
الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم was
born a radiant light accompanied him and he lifted his head towards
the heavens and the mother of Sayyiduna ‘Uthman bin Abi al-Aas رضي
الله عنه witnessed
stars lowering themselves and a light so bright appeared that she
could see nothing other than light."
[Musnad
Imam Ahmad رضي
الله عنه,
Imam al-Bayhaqi رحمه
الله in
Dala'il an-Nabuwwah]
Imam
Abu Hanifa (radi Allahu anhu) 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)
Imam
Qazi Ayaaz in his
ASH-SHIFA states: " The
Holy Prophet Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim did
not possess a shadow in the brightness of the sun or in the
moonlight, because he was Noor (light)".
Sharaf al-Din al-Busiri the author of the ‘Burda’ said [in another poem]:
You (O Muhammad) are the light of every perfection, And no light takes its source from other than your light.” (p. 68-69)
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Syyedi Abul Hasan Al-Ashari said
"ALLAH Ta'ala, is NOOR, and the Soul of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), is the refulgence of that light. The angels are Flower of this Light".
Matale-ul-Masarrat, sharah of the Book:
DALAIL-UL-KHAIRAT
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Note!
Baytullah = House of Allah
Kitabullah = Book of Allah
Ruhullah = Soul of Allah
Kalimatullah = Word of Allah
Noorullah = Light of Allah
None of these things are "part" of Allah!
Can you say the Qur'an is part of Allah?
Na'udhu billah, how shirk is that!
It is mudaaf, the first thing belongs to the second.
The second point to be mentioned is that it is haram to say Allah is like anything, or to attempt to describe what Allah is (other than His glorious attributes).
Ayah: ليس كمثله شيء - There is nothing like Him
Wahhabis throw
the word 'shirk' around
like crazy, but when it comes to Allah, they are happy to declare: "He
has a Face, Legs and Shin's... etc. - Astaghfirullah!
Imam Bukhari (ra) says it means the Mulk (Kingdom) of Allah, and they say he is wrong! They also say Allah has hands, and arms, and literally sits on a throne, etc...
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FIRST CREATION ?
As in At-Tirmidhi (ch. 'AI-Qadar),
a Hadîth with an approved chain says:
"أَوَّلُ مَا خَلَقَ اللهُ الْقَلَمُ"
"First Allah (عز وجل) created the pen (AI-Qalam)"
Wahhabiyyah said:
“Pen was first creation”?
Here is hadith in Bukhari which Proves Throne to be first creation, rather even Water to be created before Al-Qalam: It states:
كان اللهُ ولم يكُنْ شيءٌ غيرُه. وكان عرشُهُ على الماء
First
of all, there was nothing but Allah, and
(then
He created His Throne).
His
throne was over the water
[Translation by Muhsin Khan, Sahih Bukhari in English, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 414]
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Imam Badr ud din Ayni (rah) says:
روى أحمد والترمذي مصححا من حديث عبادة بن الصامت مرفوعاً أول ما خلق الله القلم ثم قال أكتب فجرى بما هو كائن إلى يوم القيامة واختاره الحسن وعطاء ومجاهد وإليه ذهب إبن جرير وابن الجوزي وحكى ابن جرير عن محمد بن إسحاق أنه قال أول ما خلق الله تعالى النور والظلمة ثم ميز بينهما فجعل الظلمة ليلاً أسود مظلماً وجعل النور نهاراً أبيض مبصراً وقيل أو ما خلق الله تعالى نور محمد قلت التوفيق بين هذه الروايات بأن الأولية نسبي وكل شيء قيل فيه إنه أول فهو بالنسبة إلى ما بعدها
Translation:
Imam Ahmed and Imam Tirimdhi have narrated the Marfu hadith with Sahih Isnad from Ibada bin Samit (ra) which proves that Allah first created the Pen and then told it to write and It wrote everything which would happen till day of Judgement. Hassan, Ata and Mujahid have adopted this too, Ibn Jarir and Ibn Jawzi also have this Madhab whereas Ibn Jariri has narrated from Muhammad bin Ishaq that “ALLAH CREATED THE NUR AND DARKNESS PRIOR TO EVERYTHING” and then differentiated between them, There is also a saying that Allah first created “THE NUR OF MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM)” so how could reconciliation be brought in these different narrations? I say that they could be reconciled by saying that everything has its “RELATIVE PRIMACY” and they are first in relevance to things which came after them.[Umdat ul Qari, Sharh Sahih Bukhari, Volume No. 15, Page No. 109]
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Could you please tell us, whether the classical scholars were Mushrikeen as they gave magnificent explanations in proving the Prophet (Peace be upon him) as the "FIRST CREATED NUR" and bringing conformity between other ahadith which Wahhabis misuse to deny this reality.
Wahhabiyyah say : Another point raised is that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prayed to Allâh to make him Noor.
This is not an authentic translation of Hadîth, it has been misinterpreted.
According to the Arabic text, its real meaning is
" O Allâh, make for me, Noor."
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is asking for guidance and light through the darkness of Shirk and Evil
Similar to his Du'â:
'O Allâh, forgive me';
'O Allâh, guide me';
'O Allâh, help me'.
If
we accept this according to your explanation it means:
That the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)
was
not 'Noor' before his Du 'â, that is why he made the Du 'â.
Is
this not contradictory to your first point that his 'Noor' was the
first creation?
Note:
*The Prophet (s) asking for Nur above, below, right, left, ahead, behind and
"TO MAKE HIM LIGHT OR GRANT HIM LIGHT"
means the same that he was already Nur but he asked for it just like he asked for
Sirat al Mustaqeem!
*Secondly this hadith is talking about literal Nur in every Juzz (part) of Prophet (Peace be upon him), had it been shirk the Prophet (Peace be upon him) would have never asked for it.
*Third we have many other ahadith which prove Prophet (Peace be upon him) as Literal Nur.
One such hadith is the following:
عن العرباض بن سارية صاحب رسول الله أنه قال سمعت رسول الله يقول إني عبد الله وخاتم النبيين وإن آدم لمنجدل في طينته وسأخبركم عن ذلك دعوة أبي إبراهيم وبشارة عيسى بي ورؤيا أمي التي رأت وكذلك أمهات النبيين يرين وإن أم رسول الله رأت حين وضعته نوراً أضاءت له قصور الشام
Translation: Hadrat Arbas bin Sariyah (RA) the companion of Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) saying:
I am Abdullah (Slave of Allah), and last of all prophets, (I was a Prophet) when Adam was mingled in the mud, I inform you that I am the dua of my father Ibrahim (A.S) the tiding of Isa (A.S), and the dream of my mother which mothers of other prophets also used to see, My mother saw that from her emerged a Nur which illuminated the castles of Syria
Reference:
Imam Baihaqi in Dalail an Nabuwwa, Volume No. 1, Page No. 80
Imam Hakim after narrating it said:
هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد شاهد للحديث الأول
Translation: This Hadith has a Sahih chain and is also a witness over the first hadith (which he mentioned in the chapter)
Reference:
Mustadrak ala Sahihayn, Volume 2, Page No. 600
Let us also see the previous hadith which Imam Hakim showed
حدثنا أبو العباس محمد بن يعقوب حدثنا أحمد بن عبد الجبار حدثنا يونس بن بكير عن بن إسحاق قال حدثني ثور بن يزيد عن خالد بن معدان عن أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنهم قالوا يا رسول الله أخبرنا عن نفسك فقال دعوة أبي إبراهيم وبشرى عيسى ورأت أمي حين حملت بي أنه خرج منها نور أضاءت له بصرى وبصرى من أرض الشام
Translation: The Companions of Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked him: O Messenger of Allah, inform us about yourself, (The Prophet) said: I am the prayer of my father Ibrahim (A.S), the tiding of Isa (A.S), My Mother during her haml saw that a Nur emerged from her which made her see Syria [Mustadrak al Hakim, Volume 2, Page No. 600, Hadith No. 4174]
Imam Hakim (Rahimuhullah) said after this hadith
قال الحاكم خالد بن معدان من خيار التابعين صحب معاذ بن جبل فمن بعده من الصحابة فإذا أسند حديث إلى الصحابة فإنه صحيح الإسناد ولم يخرجاه
Khalid bin Madan (rah) is amongst the great Tabiyeen, the companion of Muadh bin Jabal (ra)… This hadith has Sahih Isnaad but it is not narrated (by Bukhari/Muslim) [Ibid]
The light mentioned by al-`Abbas is confirmed by the Prophet (S) himself in the famous narration describing his own birth. `Irbad ibn Sariya and Abu Umama - Allah be well-pleased with both of them - said that the Prophet (SAWS) said: "I am the supplication of my father Ibrahim, and the good tidings of my brother 'Isa. The NIGHT I WAS DELIVERED my mother saw a light that lit the castles of Damascus so that she could see them."
It is narrated by al-Hakim (2:616-617), Ahmad in his Musnad, and al-Bayhaqi in Dala'il al-Nubuwwa (1:110, 2:8). Ibn al-Jawzi cites it in al-Wafa' (p. 91, ch. 21 of Bidayat Nabiyyina (S), and Ibn Kathir in his Mawlid Rasul Allah (SAWS) and his Tafsir (4:360). Al-Haythami (8:221) said al-Tabarani and Ahmad narrated it, the latter with a fair (hasan) chain. Also narrated by Ibn Hisham in Sirat Rasul Allah (Dar al-wifaq ed. 1/2:166) and al-Tabari in his History.
Hafiz Ibn Kathir wrote that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I am the prayer of Ibrahim, (upon whom be peace) the prophecy of ‘Isa (upon whom be peace). When my mother was pregnant, she witnessed so much light from her body, that she could see the palaces of Syria” [Tarikh Ibn Kathir, vol. II. Sirat al-Nabawiyya].
The Messenger of Allah’s uncle, al-‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, composed a poem praising the birth of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in which are found the following words, “When you were born, the earth was shining, and the firmament barely contained your light, and we can pierce through, thanks to that radiance and light, and path of guidance.”
The text is found in al-Suyuti’s Husn al-Maqasid, p 5; IbnKathir’s Mawlid, p 30, as well as in Ibn Hajar’s Fath al Bari. Ibn Kathir, in hisMawlid, p 19, writes, “The Night of the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) birth is a magnificent, noble, blessed and a holy night, a night of bliss for the Believers, pure, radiant with lights and of immeasurable price.”
In another narration of the above poem, we read that al-‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said to him:
O Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) I wish to praise you. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) replied: “Go ahead - may Allah adorn your mouth with silver!” He said a poem that ended with these lines: “And then, when you were born, a light rose over the earth until it illuminated the horizon with its radiance. We are in that illumination and that original light and those paths of guidance - and thanks to them pierce through.”
[Ibn Seyyed al-Nas narrated it with his isnad through al-Tabarani and al-Bazzar in Minah al-Madh (p. 192-193), also Ibn Kathir in al-Sira al-Nabawiyya (ed. Mustafa ‘Abd al-Wahid 4:51), and ‘Ali al-Qari in his Sharh al-Shifa’ (1:364) says it is narrated by Abu Bakr al-Shafi’i and al-Tabarani, and cited by Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr in al-Isti’ab and Ibn al-Qayyim in Zad al-ma ‘ad.]
Sayyida 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).
Sayyida 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)
Hazrat 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)
Hazrat 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)
Hadrat Anas (radi Allahu Anhu states, "The day on which Huzoor (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) arrived in Madinatul Munawwara then through his noor every thing in Madinatul Munawwara became bright."
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Ref: [Tirmizi Shareef pg 202 vol 2 - Mishkaatul masabih pg 547 - Ibn Majah Shareef pg 119 - Tabqaate ibn Sa'ad pg 221 vol 1 - Muwahibul ladaniyah pg 68 vol 1 - Anwaarul Muhammadiyah pg 38 - Zirkaani Shareef, Seerate Halbia pg 234 vol 2 - Jawahirul Bihar pg 60 - Khasaisul Kubra pg 471 vol 1 - Madarijun Nabuiwat pg 81 vol 2 - Mustadrik pg 12 vol 3 - Talkheesul Mustadrik pg 12 vol 3]
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Note: Followers of the Deobandiyyah Sect those who suffer from the same Wahhabiyyah blindness "darkness" regarding:
The
Light (Noor) of The Holy Prophet صلی
اللہ علیہ وسلم
Note:
Ashraf
Ali Thanwi has mentioned a Hadith in his book نشر
الطیب فی ذکر النبی الحبیب صلی اللہ علیہ
وسلم with
reference of:
Ahkam
bin Al-Qattan that Hazrat Ali bin Al-Hussain (Zainul Abdeen) narrated
from his father Hazrat Hussain (رضی
اللہ عنہ)
and he narrated from his father (Hazrat Ali رضی
اللہ عنہ)
that the Prophet (صلی
اللہ علیہ وسلم)
said:
“I
was a noor (light) in front of my Lord some forty thousand years
before the birth of Hazrat Adam (علیہ
السلام).”
There
are some more traditions which prove that the noor (light) of the
Prophet (صلی
اللہ علیہ وسلم)
was created in the earliest time, some traditions say that his noor
(light) was created before the Tablet, the Pen, earth, sky and even
before all creatures.
and
Allah ( Subhana Wa Ta’ala) Knows Best
Darul
Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband (Fatwa:
903/876=D) Here
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Zahir (Ihsan
Ilahi), a leader of the Wahhabi-influenced Deobandi school and
declared enemy of the Barelwi school
of Ahl al-Sunna in Lahore, India, in his book Hadiyyat
al-mahdi (p. 56 of the Sialkut
edition) says: "Allah
began His creation with the Muhammadan light (al-nur
al-muhammadi), then
He created the Throne over the water, then He created the wind, then
He created the Nun and the Pen and the Tablet, then He created the
Intellect. The
Muhammadan Light is
therefore a primary substance for the creation of the heavens and the
earth and what is in them... As for what has come to us in the
hadith: The first thing which Allah created is the Pen; and: The
first thing which Allah created is the Intellect: what is meant by it
is a relative primacy." [Hadiyyat
al-mahdi,page,56]
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Quote: “ In Nashar al-Tib, p.5, Hakim ul-Ummat Mawlana Thanawi mentions that by Nur-i-Muhammadi, it is meant Ruh-i-Muhammadi. In other words, the first thing that Allah created was Ruh of Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace).” [INashar al-Tib, p.5] also see [Nashar ut-Tib Volume:1, Page No. 13]
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The Aqeeda of the Ahle Sunnat Wa Jama'at is that the Holy Prophet (s) is both Light (Noor) and a Human being (Bashir).
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)
We know that Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) is made of Noor but when he used to appear before Hazrat 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)
Hazrat 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 Hazrat 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 Hazrat Wahia Kalbi (radi Allahu anhu).
Sayyida 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).
Sayyida 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)
Hazrat 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)
Hazrat 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)
Hazrat 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)
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Ummul
Mo'mineen, Sayyida 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)
Searching for The Needle in The Darkness ?
Once our mother Aisha (RA) was sewing something at the time of Sahoor, the light went out. When the light went out, she dropped her needle while trying to deal with it and she remained in darkness. Searching for the needle in darkness, she could not find it. Right at that moment, when Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) entered the room, the room was illuminated by much brighter light (Nur) than that light, and it was an utterly different Light (Nur) she then found the needle very easily and picked up the needle.
Sayyida Aisha (RA) related to the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) what had just happened. At that moment, because of her Love (Ashq) and fervour (shawk) in front of that magnificence she said, “May my mother and father be your ransom, Oh Rasulullah (Messenger of God), how beautiful your light (nur) and your beauty (jamal) are, and how blessed are they who are your community (ummah),”
By being upset at that moment, Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said to Aisha (RA):
ويل لمن لايرانى يوم القيامة قالت عائشة ومن لايراك يارسول الله قال البخيل قالت ومن البخيل قال الذى لايصلى على اذاسمع اسمى
“Woe to those who are not able to see me on the day of resurrection. ”
Sayyida
Aisha (RA): “How come they are unable to see you on the day of
Resurrection (qiyamah) Oh Rasulullah?”
Rasulullah
(صلى
الله عليه وسلم):
“Those who are miserly (hasis) cannot see me.
Aisha
(RA): “Oh Rasulullah , who are the miserly ones?“
Rasulullah
(صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
said ”My name is mentioned beside them and they don’t recite
salawat upon me. Now these are the miserly ones.”
(From
the book Judgements of the Firqa-i Najiyya by Muhammed Siddik Hekim
Efendi)
Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allahu anha) states: "It was the time of sahri and I was sewing something when the needle fell down. Just then the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) entered the room and due to stream of light flowing from His blessed face, I found the needle."
(Khasaisul Kubra, pg 156, vol 1 - Hujatullahi Alal Alameen 688 - Alqaulul Bad'i 147 - Aqidatush Shuhahada 102 - Qasas ul Ambiya (Persian)."
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Mulla Ali Qari and Imam Jalaluddeen Suyuti (radi Allahu anhum) narrate that Aisha Siddiqa (radi Allahu anha) states, "In total dark nights, I used to put the thread into a needle with the help of the Noor (Light) of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)." (Shara Shifa Bar Hashia Naseemur Riaz, pg 328, Vol 1)
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Also see [Ma’arij al-Nubuwwah]
[Reported by Ibn ‘Asaakir, by Al-Asbahaani, and by Hibat Allaah Ash-Shaafi’i]
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Imam Abu Hanifa (radi Allahu anhu) 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)
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The Ahlus Sunnah wa'l Jamaah believe that it is indeed permissible to call the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as 'Nur of Allah'. The Qur'an has itself applied this description to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and so have overwhelming ahadith.
However, it is often at this point that those who oppose this view believe from some erroneous conviction that we deem the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as a non-human. This is indeed a strange and gross accusation. For those who claim that he was not a human, have clearly ventured out of the bounds of Islam, and have entered into kufr. The belief of Ahlus Sunnah wa'l Jamaah is that our Noble Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is Nur and Human
In Light of Quran
1. The
Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
is the Light of Allah, something a believer can say because the
Qur’an affirms it in the verse.يَا
أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ
رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيرًا
مِّمَّا كُنْتُمْ تُخْفُونَ مِنَ
الْكِتَابِ وَيَعْفُواْ عَن كَثِيرٍ
قَدْ جَاءَكُم مِّنَ اللّهِ نُورٌ
وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
"O
people of the Book! There hath come to you our Messenger,
revealing to you much that ye used to hide in the Book, and
passing over much (that is now unnecessary). There hath come to
you from Allah a (new) light and a perspicuous Book (Qur’an
5:15).
The
great Mufasir of Quran Allama Alusi (rah) writes under this
ayah:عظيم
وهو نور الأنوار والنبـي المختار صلى
الله عليه وسلم
Translation: He
is the great Light upon Lights (Nur al Anwaar) and Nabi
al-Mukhtar (i.e. given power by Allah to make Laws) [Al-Alusi in Ruh
al Ma’ni under 5:15]
There is a notable explanation among Ahl al-Sunna which ascribes the meaning of the Prophet to both the Light and the Book. al-Sayyid al-Alusi said in Ruh al-ma`ani: "I do not consider it far-fetched that what is meant by both the Light and the Manifest Book is the Prophet, the conjunction being in the same way as what was said by al-Jubba'i [in that that both the Light and the Book were the Qur'an]. There is no doubt that all can be said to refer to the Prophet. Perhaps you will be reluctant to accept this from the viewpoint of expression (`ibara); then let it be from the viewpoint of subtle allusion (ishara)." [Tafsir Ruh al-Ma`ani, Volume 006, Page No. 97-8]
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Allama
Alusi (rah) also said:وكونه
صلى الله عليه وسلم رحمة للجميع باعتبار
أنه عليه الصلاة والسلام واسطة الفيض
الإلهي على الممكنات على حسب القوابل،
ولذا كان نوره صلى الله عليه وسلم أول
المخلوقات، ففي الخبر "
أول
ما خلق الله تعالى نور نبيك يا جابر "
وجاء
"
الله
تعالى المعطي وأنا القاسم "
وللصوفية
قدست أسرارهم في هذا الفصل كلام فوق
ذلك،
Translation: "The
Prophet being a mercy to all is linked to the fact that he is the
intermediary of the divine outpouring over all contingencies [i.e.
all created things without exception], from the very beginnings
(wasitat al-fayd al-ilahi `ala al-mumkinat `ala hasab
al-qawabil), and that is why his light was the first of all
things created, as stated in the report that "The first thing
Allah created was the light of your Prophet, O Jabir," and also
cited is: "Allah is the Giver and I am the Distributor."
The Sufis -- may Allah sanctify their secrets -- have more to say on
that chapter." [Tafsir Ruh al-Ma`ani, Volume 017, Page No. 105]
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قَدْ
جاءَكُمْ مِنَ الله نُورٌ وكِتابٌ
مُبِـينٌ
In
which the word Light has been explained by a number of
other Classic Scholars as follows:
Imam
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti on This Verse:هو
النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
Translation: It
is the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)" (Tafsir
al-Jalalayn, 139).
Imam
Ibn al-Jawzi on this Verse:يعني
بالنور:
النبي
محمداً صلى الله عليه وسلم
Translation: The
meaning of Nur is: The Prophet Muhammad (Peace upon him) [Z'ad
al Maseer fil Ilm at-Tafseer Under the verse 5:15]
Imam
Qurtubi and Mawardi (al-Nukat wa al-‘uyun, 2.22)
mention that interpreting Nur as "Muhammad" (Allah bless
him and give him peace) was also the position by [the Imam of Arabic
grammar Ibrahim ibn Muhammad] al-Zajjaj (d. 311/923). [Ahkam
al-Qur’an , 6.118]
Fakhr al-Razi: "There are various
positions about it, the first being that the Light is Muhammad, and
the Book is the Qur’an " (al-Tafsir al-kabir, 11:194).
Among the Scholars who said :
"What is meant by a Light is: Muhammad, Blessings and peace upon him."
Suyuti in
Tafsir al-Jalalayn,
Fayruzabadi in the Tafsir Ibn `Abbas
entitled Tanwir al-miqbas (p. 72)
Shaykh al-Islam, Imam Fakhr
al-Din al-Razi, the Mujaddid of the sixth century, in his Tafsir
al-kabir (11:189)
Imam al-Shirbini in his Tafsir entitled
al-Siraj al-munir (p. 360), the author of Tafsir Abi Sa`ud
(4:36)
Thana'ullah Pani Patti in his Tafsir al-mazhari,
(3:67)
2. The Parable of Allah’s Nur is Nur of
Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace)
Quran states:
اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
Allah
is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The "Parable" of
His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the
Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit
from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west,
whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light
upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth
set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things. (Quran
24:35)
Qadhi Iyad (Rahimuhullah)
explains "Parable" of Allah's Nur in detail in
his maginificent work of Seerah called Ash-Shifaو
قال الله تعالى :
الله
نور السماوات والأرض مثل نوره كمشكاة
فيها مصباح المصباح في زجاجة الزجاجة
كأنها كوكب دري يوقد من شجرة مباركة زيتونة
لا شرقية ولا غربية يكاد زيتها يضيء ولو
لم تمسسه نار نور على نور يهدي الله لنوره
من يشاء ويضرب الله الأمثال للناس والله
بكل شيء عليم [
سورة
النور /
24 : الأية
35 ]
.قال
كعب ، و ابن جبير :
المراد
بالنور الثاني هنا محمد عليه السلام و
قوله تعالى مثل نوره أي نور محمد صلى الله
عليه و سلم .و
قال سهل بن عبد الله :
المعنى
:
الله
هادي أهل السموات و الأرض ، ثم قال :
مثل
نور محمد إذ كان مستودعاً في الأصلاب
كمشكاة صفتها كذا ، و أراد بالمصباح قلبه
، و بالزجاجة صدره ، أي كأنه كوكب دري لما
فيه من الإيمان و الحكمة يوقد من شجرة
مباركة أي من نور إبراهيم .
و
ضرب المثل بالشجرة المباركة و قوله :
يكاد
زيتها يضيء أي تكاد نبوة محمد صلى الله
عليه و سلم تبين للناس قبل كلامه كهذا
الزيت
و
قيل في هذه الآية غير هذا .
و
الله أعلمو قد سماه الله تعالى في القرآن
في غير هذا الموضع نوراً و سراجاً منيراً
، فقال تعالى :
قد
جاءكم من الله نور وكتاب مبين [
سورة
المائدة /
5 : الآية
15]و
قال تعالى :
إنا
أرسلناك شاهدا ومبشرا ونذيرا *
وداعيا
إلى الله بإذنه وسراجا منيرا [
سورة
الأحزاب /
33 : الأية
45
ـ
46 ]
Translation: Allah
says: Allah is the light of the heavens and the
earth; a likeness of His light is as a niche in which
is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) the glass is as it were a
brightly shining star, lit from a blessed olive-tree, neither eastern
nor western, the oil whereof almost gives light though fire touch it
not-- light upon light-- Allah guides to His light whom He pleases,
and Allah sets forth parables for men, and Allah is Cognizant of all
things.(Surah Nur, 24. Ayah 35)
Ka’b al-Ahbar (ra)
and Ibn Jubayr (ra) said: By the second light He means
Muhammad (Peace be upon him).Allah said “The Likness of his light”
this refers to the Nur of Muhammad (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
Sahl
bin Abdullah (ra) said that it means that Allah is the “guide”
of creation in heavens and the earth, he then said:Like the Light of
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) when it is lodged in the loins (of his
forefathers) like a niche. By the Lamp he means his heart. The glass
is his breast. It is as if it were a glittering star because of the
belief and wisdom it contains, kindled from a blessed tree, i.e. from
the light of Ibrahim (a.s). He makes a comparison with the blessed
tree and He says: “Its oil would nearly shine” i.e. Muhammad
(salallaho alaihi wasalam)’s prophecy is evident to the people even
before he speaks just like the oil.
A lot more is said
about this ayat, and Allah knows the best about it, elsewhere in the
Quran Allah calls his Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) a Light and
a LIGHT GIVING LAMP. He says: “A Light and a clear book have come
to you from Allah (5:15), Allah also says: “We sent you as a
witness, a barrier or glad tidings and a warner, one who calls to
Allah with his permission and a Light-giving Lamp
(33:46)
Reference►[Ash-Shifa bi Tarif al Haquq al
Mustafa, Page No. 6]
Imam Ibn Kathir (Rahimuhullah) says
under this ayahوقال
شمر بن عطية:
جاء
ابن عباس إلى كعب الأحبار فقال:
حدثني
عن قول الله تعالى:
{ يَكَادُ
زَيْتُهَا يُضِىۤءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ
نَارٌ }
قال:
يكاد
محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم يبين للناس، ولو
لم يتكلم أنه نبي؛ كما يكاد ذلك الزيت أن
يضيء
Translation: Ibn
Abbas (ra) went to Ka’b al-Ahbar (ra) and asked him to explain the
Allah's saying: {whose oil is well-nigh luminous}, Ka'b (ra) said: It
is an (example of) Muhammad (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
i.e. He is evident to people as Prophet even if he had not declared
his Nabuwah, just like the olive oil glows even without being
lit
Reference►[Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Volume No.3, Page No.
490, under 24:35]
Imam
al-Baghwi (Rahimuhullah) explains:فقال
بعضهم:
وقع
هذا التمثل لنور محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم،
قال ابن عباس لكعب الأحبار:
أخبرني
عن قوله تعالى:
{ مَثَلُ
نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ }
فقال
كعب:
هذا
مثل ضربه الله لنبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم،
فالمشكاة صدره، والزجاجة قلبه، والمصباح
فيه النبوة، توقد من شجرة مباركة هي شجرة
النبوة، يكاد نور محمد وأمره يتبين للناس
ولو لم يتكلم أنه نبي كما يكاد ذلك الزيت
يضيء ولو لم تمسسه نار.
Translation: Some
(scholars) said: This similitude refers to Nur of
Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam), Ibn Abbas (ra) asked
Kab al-Ahbar (ra) to explain Similitude of Nur, at which he replied:
Allah has mentioned his Prophet (Peace be upon him) as a parable
in this ayah, Mishkat refers to the chest of Prophet (saw), Glass
refers to his heart, and Misbah refers to his Nabuwah and the wording
“whose oil is well-nigh luminous” means that even if Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
had not declared himself a Prophet still his Nurwould have glowed
proving to people that he is a Nabi
Reference►[Ma’lim
at Tanzil by Imam Baghawi, Under 24:35]
Imam
Ibn Jarir at-Tabri (rah) explains Similitude of Allah’s Nur
as:جاء
ابن عبـاس إلـى كعب الأحبـار، فقال له:
حدثنـي
عن قول الله:
{ مَثَلُ
نُورِهِ كمِشْكاةٍ }
قال:
الـمشكاة
وهي الكَوّة، ضربها الله مثلاً لـمـحمد
صلى الله عليه وسلم، الـمِشكاة {
فِـيها
مِصْبـاحٌ الـمِصْبـاحُ }
قلبه
{
فِـي
زُجاجَةٍ الزُّجاجَةُ }
صدره
الزجاجة {
كأنَّها
كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيّ }
شبه
صدر النبـيّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بـالكوكب
الدريّ،
….، { يَكادُ
زَيْتُها يُضِىءُ }
يكاد
مـحمد يبـين للناس وإن لـم يتكلـم أنه
نبـيّ، كما يكاد ذلك الزيت يضيء
Translation: Ibn
Abbas (ra) presents the explanation of Kab al-Ahbar (ra) as: {The
parable of his light is as there were a niche} Niche here refers to a
lantern, this example which Allah has given is of Muhammad (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
that he is a Lantern which contains light, {And within it a lamp}
meaning his heart{and lamp enclosed in a glass} meaning his chest {
the glass as it were a brilliant star}The chest of Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
is explained through parable of glowing star…. { whose oil is
well-nigh luminous} means that even if Prophet (saw)had not declared
himself a Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
still his (Nur) would have glowed proving to people that he is a
Nabi
Reference►Tafsir at-Tabri, under 24:35
Hadrat
Abdullah Ibn Abbas (RA) explains the “Parable” of Allah’s
Nur as:مثل
نوره نور محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم في أصلاب
آبائه على هذا الوصف إلى
Translation: The
Parable of Allah’s Nur is Nur of Muhammad (Salallaho alaihi
wasalam) which was present in the loins of his
forefathers [Reference:Tanwir al Miqbas, Min Tafsir Ibn Abbas,
Page No. 376, Published by Maktaba al Asriyyah, Beirut, Lebanon]
Continuing the Tafsir: It is also said that the verse means: the likeness of the light of Muhammad in the loins of his forefathers is like this, up to Allah's saying (… kindled from a blessed tree). He says: the light of Muhammad in Abraham was an upright religion (olive tree), and Abraham was neither Jew nor Christian (neither of the East nor of the West), the works of Abraham would almost glow forth in the loins of his forefathers like this (would almost glow forth (of itself)), up until Allah's saying (kindled from a blessed tree) He says: as if it is the light of Muhammad (pbuh) and if Abraham was not a prophet, he would still have this light (though no fire touched it); it is also said that the latter passage means: Had Allah not honored Abraham, he would not have had this light; it is also said: if Allah had not honored His believing servant with this light, he would not have had it.
Please note: Tanwir al Miqbas is only quoted to provide a corroborating reference
Imam
Suyuti said in al-Riyad al-aniqa: Ibn Jubayr and Ka`b al-Ahbar
said:
"What is meant by the second light is the
Prophet because he is the Messenger and the Expositor and the
Conveyor from Allah of what is enlightening and manifest." Ka`b
said: "Its oil well nigh would shine because the Prophet well
nigh would be known to the people even if he did not say that he was
a Prophet, just as that oil would send forth light without a
fire."
Among those who said that the meaning of
" مَثَلُ
نُورِهِ"
-- the likeness of His Light -- is the Prophet Muhammad, upon him
blessings and peace:►Ibn Jarir al-Tabari in his Tafsir
(18:95),►Suyuti in al-Durr al-manthur (5:49),►Zarqani in Sharh
al-mawahib (3:171),►al-Khafaji in Nasim al-riyad (1:110,
2:449),►al-Nisaburi in Ghara'ib al-Qur'an (18:93) said: "The
Prophet is a light and a light-giving lamp."►al-Qari in Sharh
al-shifa' said: "The most apparent meaning is to say that what
is meant by the light is Muhammad."
In Light of
Hadith
Hadith #1
Arbaz
Bin Sariyah (ra) narrated that the Sahaba asked (about reality of
Prophet). The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said: I am the prayer of
Ibrahim (Peace Be Upon Him) and Esa (Peace Be Upon Him) gave glad
tiding of my arrival to his nation. My mother saw such a Light
(Nur) coming out from her body that it lit the castles of
Syria
Reference:
►Bayhaqi, Dala’il un Nubuwwah,
Volume 001, Page No. 83
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►Imam
Ibn Kathir (rah) narrated it in his Tafsir (4:360).
►It is
also narrated by al-Hakim in his Mustadrak (2:616-617)
►Ahmad
in his Musnad (4:184)
►Bayhaqi again in Dala'il al-nubuwwa
(1:110, 2:8).
►Ibn al-Jawzi cites it in al-Wafa' (p. 91, ch.
21 of Bidayat nabiyyina sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam
►Haythami
cites it in Majma` al-zawa'id (8:221) and said Tabarani and Ahmad
narrated it, and Ahmad's chain is fair (hasan). See for Ahmad's
complete text Bisharatu `Isa (#454).
Hadith #2
Musannaf Abdur Razaq
It is narrated by Imam Abdur Razaq from Mua'mar, from Ibn al-Manqadr, from Jabir ibn `Abd Allah who said to the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) : "O Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him), may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, tell me of the first thing Allah created before all things." He (Peace Be Upon Him) said: "O Jabir, the first thing Allah created was the light of your Prophet from His (created) light, and that light remained (lit. "turned") in the midst of His Power for as long as He wished, and there was not, at that time, a Tablet or a Pen or a Paradise or a Fire or an angel or a heaven or an earth. And when Allah wished to create creation, he divided that Light into four parts and from the first made the Pen, from the second the Tablet, from the third the Throne, [and from the fourth everything else]......."
References
►Musannaf Abdur Razaq, al-Juz al-Mafqud min al-Juz al-Awwal min al-Musannaf Abdur Razaq, Page No. 99, Hadith Number 18
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►Qastalani in Mawahib ul Laduniyah Volume 001, Page No. 71,
►Zurqani in Sharah Mawahib ul Laduniyah Volume 001, Page No. 89-91,
►Ajluni in Kashf al-Khafa (وقال : رواه عبد الرزاق بسنده عن جابر بن عبد اﷲ رضي اﷲ عنهما) Volume 001, Page No. 311, Hadith Number 827,
►Halabi in his Sirah Volume 001, Page No. 50,
►Ashraf Ali Thanvi in Nashar ut-Tib Volume 001, Page No. 13
Imam Ibn Hajr al-Haythami (rah) narrates in his Fatawa al Hadithiyyah:
فقد
أخرج عبد الرزاق بسنده عن جابر بن عبد
الله الأنصاري رضي الله عنهما قال:
"قلت:
يا
رسول الله بأبي أنت وأمي أخبرني عن أوّل
شيء خلقه الله قبل الأشياء؟ قال:
يا
جابر إن الله خلق قبل الأشياء نور نبيك
محمد صلى الله عليه وسلّم من نوره فجعل
ذلك النور يدور بالقدرة حيث شاء الله،
ولم يكن في ذلك الوقت لوح ولا قلم ولا جنة
ولا نار ولا ملك ولا سماء ولا أرض ولا شمس
ولا قمر ولا إنس ولا جن، فلما أراد الله
تعالى أن يخلق الخلق قسم ذلك النور أربعة
أجزاء:
فخلق
من الجزء الأوّل القلم، ومن الثاني اللوح،
ومن الثالث العرش، ثم قسم الجزء الرابع
أربعة أجزاء:
فخلق
من الأول حملة العرش، ومن الثاني الكرسي،
ومن الثالث باقي الملائكة
Undoubtedly
Abdur Razzaq mentioned with his Sanad from Jabir ibn `Abd Allah who
asked: "O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be
sacrificed for you, tell me of the first thing Allah created before
all things." He said: "O Jabir, the first thing Allah
created was the light of your Prophet from His light, and that light
remained (lit. "turned") in the midst of His Power for as
long as He wished, and there was not, at that time, a Tablet or a Pen
or a Paradise or a Fire or an angel or a heaven or an earth. And when
Allah wished to create creation, he divided that Light into four
parts and from the first made the Pen, from the second the Tablet,
from the third the Throne, [and from the fourth everything
else]
Reference►[Narrated by Imam Ibn Hajr al Haytami in
Fatawa al Hadithiyyah Page No. 289]
Note: Sheikh
Abdul Haqq Muhadith Dhelvi (Rahimuhullah) said: The source of
creation, universe and of Adam is Nur of Muhammad(Salallaho
alaihi wasalam), hence "IT HAS COME IN SAHIH HADITH THAT
THE FIRST THING WHICH ALLAH CREATED WAS MY NUR!" [Madarij
al Nabuwah, Volume No.2, Page No. 2]
Some
people object that in hadith it has also come that first
thing which Allah created was Al-Qalam (i.e. pen) and they
cite the hadith in Tirimdhi as proof which states: أَوَّلُ
مَا خَلَقَ اللهُ الْقَلَمُ (i.e.
First thing which Allah created was the pen)
They say that hence Pen is the first creation therefore the hadith of Prophet (Peace be upon him) being first created Nur contradicts it.
This is their misconception because things have been first created according to their relative primacy, here is hadith from Sahih Bukhari which even proves Throne and Water to be created before Pen
كان
اللهُ ولم يكُنْ شيءٌ غيرُه.
وكان
عرشُهُ على الماء
Translation: First
of all, there was nothing but Allah, and (then
He created His Throne). His throne was over
the water [Translation by Muhsin Khan, Sahih Bukhari in
English, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 414]
After seeing this
the deniers are dumbstruck and their own pseudo logic
stands refuted because now there is even conflict between
other Sahih ahadith regarding what was the first thing created! But
the point is how to bring reconciliation?
Imam Badr
ud-din Ayni (rah) gave a magnificent answer, he states in his Umdat
al Qari, Sharh Sahih al Bukhariروى
أحمد والترمذي مصححا من حديث عبادة بن
الصامت مرفوعاً أول ما خلق الله القلم ثم
قال أكتب فجرى بما هو كائن إلى يوم القيامة
واختاره الحسن وعطاء ومجاهد وإليه ذهب
إبن جرير وابن الجوزي وحكى ابن جرير عن
محمد بن إسحاق أنه قال أول ما خلق الله
تعالى النور والظلمة ثم ميز بينهما فجعل
الظلمة ليلاً أسود مظلماً وجعل النور
نهاراً أبيض مبصراً وقيل أو ما خلق الله
تعالى نور محمد قلت التوفيق بين هذه
الروايات بأن الأولية نسبي وكل شيء قيل
فيه إنه أول فهو بالنسبة إلى ما
بعدها
Translation: Imam
Ahmed and Imam Tirimdhi have narrated the Marfu hadith with Sahih
Isnad from Ibada bin Samit (ra) which proves that Allah first created
the Pen and then told it to write and It wrote everything which would
happen till day of Judgement. Hassan, Ata and Mujahid have adopted
this too, Ibn Jarir and Ibn Jawzi also have this Madhab whereas Ibn
Jarir has narrated from Muhammad bin Ishaq that “ALLAH CREATED THE
NUR AND DARKNESS PRIOR TO EVERYTHING” and then differentiated
between them, There is also a saying that Allah first created “THE
NUR OF MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM)” so how could
reconciliation be brought in these different narrations? I say that
they could be reconciled by saying that everything has its “RELATIVE
PRIMACY” and they are first in relevance to things which came after
them. [Umdat al Qari, Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume No. 15, Page No.
109]
Mullah Ali Qari (rah) beautifully said:
الأوّل الحقيقي هو النور المحمدي على ما بينته في المورد للمولد
Translation: The first reality is the “NUR-AL-MUHAMMADI” as I have mentioned in my book Al-Mawrid lil-Mawlid [Mullah Ali Qari in Mirqat, Sharh al Mishqaat (1/289), Published by Dar ul Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon]
Mullah Ali Qari (rah) also said:
والأوّلية من الأمور الإضافية فيؤوّل أن كل واحد مما ذكر خلق قبل ما هو من جنسه ؛ فالقلم خلق قبل جنس الأقلام ونوره قبل الأنوار وإلا فقد ثبت أن العرش قبل خلق السموات والأرض، فتطلق الأوّلية على كل واحد بشرط التقييد فيقال: أوّل المعاني كذا، وأوّل الأنوار كذا، ومنه قوله: «أوّل ما خلق الله نوري»، وفي رواية: «روحي» ومعناهما واحد، فإن الأرواح نورانية
Translation: Being first is amongst the matters of “Idhafiyah” hence the interpretation will be done that these things (i.e. Qalam, Aql, Nur, Ruh, Arsh etc…) are first according to their own “JINS” hence Pen was created first in relevance to other Pens [Note: Here Mullah Ali Qari is beautifully explaining relative primacy] and the Nur [al-Muhammadi] was created prior to every other Nur. It is also proven that Arsh was created prior to heavens and earth and all this will be attributed towards one meaning as the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: “The First thing which Allah created was my Nur” and It has also come in another report thatIt was his “RUH” and both of them “HAVE SAME MEANING BECAUSE SPIRITS ARE CREATED FROM NUR [Mullah Ali Qari in Mirqat, Sharh al-Mishqaat (1/290), Published by Dar ul Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon]
So people who deny Muhammadan reality are first asked to pass a verdict of Kufr/Shirk upon Imam Badr ud-din Ayni (rah), Imam al-Qastallani (rah), Mullah Ali Qari (rah), Ibn Hajr al-Haythami (rah), Allama Alusi (rah) and many others, only then they can have a valid difference of opinion over this issue!
The hadith of Jabir bin Abdullah (rah) is further authenticated by another hadith which is Sahih and proves that Nur of Prophet (Peace be upon him) was created prior to Adam (a.s).
2) Abu
Hurraira (ra) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (May Peace be
upon him) that he said: When Allah created Adam (Peace be upon him)
He informed him of his descendants, at this Adam (Peace be upon him)
saw superiority of some over others, then he saw me towards the end
in form of an “ILLUMINATING NUR”(i.e. the Last of the
Prophets to be sent) he (adam) said: O my Lord who is this? The Lord
replied: This is your son Ahmed who is the first and the last and (on
the Day of Judgment) he will be first to do
intercession.
Reference: ►[Bayhaqi, Dala’il un
Nubuwwah: Volume:5, Page No. 483]
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Hadith
#3
Imam Taj ad-Din Subki said: "It has been said that
Allah created the spirits before the bodies, and the Prophet's
reference to his prophecy in the hadith, "I was a Prophet
while Adam was still between the spirit and the body”may be a
reference to his blessed spirit and to the Reality of Realities
(haqiqat al-haqa'iq). Our minds fall short of knowing such a Reality,
but its Creator knows it, and also those to whom He extends a madad
of light from Him [man amaddahu bi nurin ilahi]. Allah brings to
existence whichever of these realities that He likes in the time that
He pleases. As for the reality of the Prophet, it is most likely that
it was before the creation of Adam, and Allah gave it its prophetic
attribute upon its creation; therefore already at that time, he was
the Prophet."
Reference►[Imam Qastallani, Mawahib
al-laduniyya Volume 001, Page No. 31-32]
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There
is a further confirmation of the relation of the light of the
Prophet to that of the rest of creation in the hadiths comparing
Prophetic knowledge to the light of the stars in the darkness of
night.
Anas relates that the Prophet said: "The
simile of the scholars of knowledge (al-`ulama') on the earth is the
stars in the sky by which one is guided in the darkness of the land
and the sea. When the stars are clouded over, the guides are about to
be lost." Ahmad narrated it in his Musnad (Volume 003,
Page No. 157 Hadith Number:12606) with a chain containing Rishdin
ibn Sa`d who is weak.
However, it is
confirmed by the hadith in Muslim and Ahmad narrated
by Abu Musa al-Ash`ari whereby the Prophet said: The
stars are trust-keepers for the heaven, and when the stars wane, the
heaven is brought what was promised (i.e. of the corruption of the
world and the coming of the Day of Judgment); and I am a trust-keeper
for my Companions, so when I go my Companions will be brought what
was promised them (i.e. of fitna and division); and my Companions are
trustkeepers for my Community, so when they go my Community will be
brought what was promised to you (i.e. following hawa and vying
for dunya).
Imam Abu Abdullah Ibn al-Haaj al-Maliki
"The first thing Allah created is the light (Nur) of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), and that light came and prostrated before Allah. Allah divided it into four parts and created from the first part the Throne, from the second the Pen, from the third the Tablet, and then similarly He subdivided the fourth part into parts and created the rest of creation. Therefore the light of the Throne is from the light of Muhammad , the light of the Pen is from the light of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), the light of the Tablet is from the light of Muhammad , the light of day, the light of knowledge, the light of the sun and the moon, and the light of vision and sight are all from the light of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). [al-Madkhal, Volume:2, Page No. 32-33] Click here for Scanned Page (73)
Hadith
# 4
Ka'aab bin Ahbaar said: That Adam (may peace and
blessings be upon Him) said O my son whenever you do Zikr of Allah
always remember to do zikr of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)
too with out doubt I saw his name written on skies when I was between
Soul and Soil I did Tawaf of all the skies and didnt saw a single
place in these skies when Muhammad name wasnt written, on the cheeks
of Hoors, on the heaven's castle's tree leafs, on the leafs of Tooba
tree, on the leaves of tree called Sidrah al-Muntiha, on the eyes of
gatekeepers of heaven and between the eyes of angels I saw Muhammad
written, so you should do their Zikr with much focus and extreme,
without doubt the angels also remember him all the
time.
Reference► [Ibn Asakir, Tarikh Madina-Damishq
Volume:23, Page No. 281: Publish: Dar al Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon]
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Hadith
# 5
Abdullah Ibn Abbas narrated: That I said 'O' Prophet
(Peace Be Upon Him), my mother and father be sacrificed on you where
were you at the time Adam (may peace and blessings be upon Him) was
in heaven, He said that the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) smiled so
that his teeth became clear then he said I was in the loin of Adam
(may peace and blessings be upon Him) and then in the loin of my
father Noah (may peace and blessings be upon Him) then I was taken on
a ship then my Light (Nur) was put into loin of Abraham
(may peace and blessings be upon Him) my parents were never given to
me expect those who did Nikah I was always transferred to pure
people. In Turah and Bible was my name was mentioned every Prophet of
Allah mentioned by blessings, With my Light (Nur) the morning
was lightened and the people got cloud shadow due to me and
Allah granted me one of his names and He is Mehmood of Arsh and I am
Muhammad and Allah promised me Hodh al-Kosar and he made me the first
Intercessor and I will be the first person who Intercession on will
be accepted, and Allah gave me birth in the best time of mankind, the
people of my Ummah are those who praise Allah, they ask to do good
deeds and stop from sins.
Reference►Ibn Asakir, Tarikh
Madina-Damishq Volume:3, Page No. 408: Publish: Dar al Fikr, Beirut,
Lebanon
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Hadith
# 6
Hadrat Sayyida Halima Sa'adiya (radi Allahu anha) who
was the one responsible for feeding milk to the Holy Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم)
The one before whom the Holy Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم)
used to eat and drink, even she believed that the Holy Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم)
was Noor and this has been explained by Allama Muhadith Ibn Jauzi and
Qazi Thanaullah Paani Pati (rahmatuallah aleh) as follows: "When
I used to feed milk to the Holy Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم)
then I never felt the need for a light in my house. Thus one day Umme
Khula Sa'diya said, "O Halima ! Do you leave the fire burning
for the entire night in your house? and I answered by saying, "No!
I swear by Almighty Allah that I do not keep the fire burning at
all. This Noor and brightness is that of Sayidduna Rasoolullah
Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم)
Reference: ►[Bayaanul
Miladun Nabwi, pg 54 - Tafseere Mazhari]
Hadith # 7 لَمَّا
كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي دَخَلَ فِيهِ
رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ أَضَاءَ مِنْهَا
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ
الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ أَظْلَمَ مِنْهَا
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَلَمَّا نَفَضْنَا عَنْ
رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ الْأَيْدِي وَإِنَّا لَفِي
دَفْنِهِ حَتَّى أَنْكَرْنَا
قُلُوبَنَا
Sayyidina
Anas ibn Maalik (RA) narrated: The day when Allah’s
Messenger entered Madinah, everything in it was illuminated. Then,
the day when he died everything in it became dark. And we had
barely dusted off our hands after burying him when our hearts
changed.
References: [Trimidhi Hadith No:
3638, Musnad Ahmad Hadith No: 13311, Ibne Majah Hadith No:
1613, Muwahibul ladaniyah, pg 68, Vol:1, Mustadrik, pg 12,
Vol:3]
Hadith
# 8
Ibn 'Abbas said: I spent the night in the house of my
mother's sister, Maimuna, and observed how the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) prayed (at night). He got up and relieved
himself. He then washed his face and hands and then went to sleep. He
again got up and went near the water-skin and loosened its straps and
then poured some water in a bowl and inclined it with his hands
(towards himself). He then performed a good ablution between the two
extremes and then stood up to pray. I also came and stood by his left
side. He took hold of me and made me stand on his right side. It was
in thirteen rak'ahs that the (night) prayer of the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) was completed. He then slept till he began to
snore, and we knew that he had gone to sleep by his snoring. He then
went out (for the dawn prayer) and then again slept, and said while
praying or prostrating himself:" O Allah! place light in my
heart, light in my hearing, light in my sight, light on my right,
light on my left, light in front of me, light behind me, light above
me, light below me, make light for me," or he said:"Make me
light."
Reference: [Sahih Muslim, Book 004, Hadith #1677]
Hadith
# 9
'Abdullah b. 'Abbas reported: He spent (one night) in
the house of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He (the
Holy Prophet) got up, brushed his teeth and performed ablution and
said:" In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the
alternation of the night and the day, there are indeed signs for
people of understanding" (al-Qur'an, iii. 190), to the end of
the Surah. He then stood up and prayed two rak'ahs, standing, bowing
and prostrating himself at length in them. Then he finished, went to
sleep and snored. He did that three times, six rak'ahs altogether,
each time cleaning his teeth, performing ablution, and reciting these
verses. Then he observed three rak'ahs of Witr. The Mu'adhdhin then
pronounced the Adhan and he went out for prayer and was saying,:"
O Allah I place light in my heart, light in my tongue, place light in
my hearing, place light in my eyesight, place light behind me, and
light in front of me, and place light above me, and light below me. O
Allah! grant me light."
Reference: ►[Sahih Muslim,
Book 004, Hadith #1682]
Hadith # 10مجتمعات
فقالت امرأة منهن يا نساء قريش أيتكن
تتزوج هذا الفتى فتصطاد النور الذي بين
عينيه وإن بين عينيه نوراً قال فتزوجته
آمنة بنت وهب بن عبد مناف بن زهرة فجامعها
فحملت برسول الله
al-Zuhri narrated:
`Abd Allah ibn `Abd al-Muttalib was the most handsome man that had
ever been seen among the Quraysh. One day he went out and was seen by
a an assembly of the women of Quraysh. One of them said: "O
women of the Quraysh, which among you will marry this youth and catch
thereby the light that is between his eyes?" For verily there
was a light between his eyes. Thereafter Amina bint Wahb ibn `Abd
Manaf ibn Zuhra married him, and after he joined her she carried
Allah's Messenger.
References:
►[al-Bayhaqi
narrated it in Dala'il al-nubuwwa (1:87)]
► Tabari
in his Tarikh (2:243)
►Ibn al-Jawzi in al-Wafa' (p. 82-83, ch.
16 of Abwab bidayati nabiyyina)
Hadith # 11
1) Ibn
al Jawzi al-Hanbali, narrates that the light of the Messenger of
Allah would overcome the light of both the sun and
lamp
Reference: [Al Wafa, Chapter al Wilada, Ibn al
Jawzi]
2) Abu ‘Ubayda ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ammar ibn
Yasir said: “I said to say to al-Rubayyi’ bint Mu ‘awwadh:
‘Describe for me Allah's Messenger.’ She replied: ‘If you saw
him you would say: The sun is rising.’”
References: Bayhaqi
narrates it with his isnad in Dala’il al-Nubuwwa (1:200), and
Haythami in Majma’ al-Zawa’id (8:280) says that al-Tabarani
narrates it in al-Mu'jam al-kabir and al-Awsat and that its narrators
have been declared trustworthy.
3) That when Adam
(May Allah bless him and grant Him peace) was being created, the noor
of Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] was placed in
Adam [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace]’s forehead and Adam
[May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] saw Prophet [May Allah
bless him and grant Him peace], Adam [May Allah bless him and grant
Him peace] asked “who is he?” Allah Ta’ala replied “He is the
last Prophet and will be the chief of your children.”
Reference: [Al
Wafa chap on Birth of Prophet May Allah bless him and grant Him peace
by Ibn Jawzi]
Hadith # 12
Imam
Qadhi Iyaad (rah) narrates:و
عن ابن عباس :
إن
قريشاً كانت نوراً بين يدي الله تعالى
قبل أن يخلق آدم بألفي عام ، يسبح ذلك
النور ، و تسبح الملائكة بتسبيحه ، فلما
خلق الله آدم ألقى ذلك النور في صلبه ،
فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم :
فأهبطني
الله إلى الأرض في صلب آدم ، و جعلني في
صلب نوح ، و قذف بي في صلب ابراهيم ، ثم لم
يزل الله تعالى ينقلني من الأصلاب الكريمة
و الأرحام الطاهرة ، حتى أخرجني من بين
أبوي لم يلتقيا على سفاح قط
Translation: Ibn
Abbas (ra) said that the spirit of the Prophet was a light in
the hands of Allah two thousand years before he created Adam. That
light glorified Him and the angels glorified by his glorification.
When Allah created Adam, He casted that light into his
loins. The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) then said:
“Allah brought me down to earth in the loins of Adam (a.s), placed
me in the loins of Nuh (a.s) and then cast me into the loins of
Ibrahim (a.s). Allah continued to move me from noble loins and pure
wombs until he brought me out from my parents. None of them were ever
joined together in fornication
Reference►[Qadhi Iyaad in
Ash-Shifa bi Tarif al Haquq al Mustafa, Page No. 43]
Hadith
#13عن
العِرْباض بن سارِيَة قال:
قال
رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
«إِنّي
عِنْدَ الله لَخَاتِمُ النَّبِيِّينَ
وإِنَّ آدَمَ لمُنْجَدِلٌ فِي طِيْنَتِه»
.
Translation: Narrated by Arbaas bin Sariyah (ra)
who said that the Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) said: I was the
last Prophet in sight of Allah when Adam was intermingled in mud [Al
Wafa bi Ahwal lil Mustafa by Ibn Jawzi, Page No. 25]
Takhreej:
Narrated by Hakim in his Mustadrak 2/600 and Tabarani in his Al-Kabir
18/253, and Al Baihaqi in his Dalail an Nabuwwa 1/83, Ibn Asakir in
Tarikh ul Dimishq 1/38
Ibn Hibban in his “Sahiha”
Hadith No. 2093, Imam Ahmed in his Musnad 4/127, 128
Hakim said in his Mustadrak (2/600): This Hadith has Sahih chain, Haythami narrated it in Majma Az Zawaid (8/223) where he said: It is narrated by Ahmed, Tabarani, Al-Bazzar, the narrators of Ahmed are those of Sahih, except for Sa’id bin Suwaid who is Thiqa as said by Ibn Hibban
Hadith
#14
حدثنا
الحسن قثنا أحمد بن المقدام العجلي قثنا
الفضيل بن عياض قثنا ثور بن يزيد عن خالد
بن معدان عن زاذان عن سلمان قال سمعت حبيبي
رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول كنت
انا وعلي نورا بين يدي الله عز وجل قبل ان
يخلق آدم بأربعة عشر ألف عام فلما خلق
الله آدم قسم ذلك النور جزءين فجزء أنا
وجزء علي عليه السلام
Salman (ra)
narrates that he heard the beloved Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
say: I along with Ali were Nur in hands of Allah, 14000 years before
he created Adam
Reference►[Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal in
Fadhail as Sahaba, Volume No. 2,Page No. 663, Hadith No
1130]
Note: It is known to Ahlus sunnah wal Jammah
that the above hadith about Prophet (Peace be upon him) and Ali (ra)
is not authentic but in relevance to other overwhelming ahadith shown
and the Usool that many ahadith on a certain subject streghthen
eachother, we are citing it and there is no problem if this specific
hadith is rejected by someone.
Having said that It should be clarified that those who understand that Arwah were created prior to bodies would know that mention of Ali (ra) over here is just to praise him though the arwah of other sahaba like Abu Bakr (ra) are also created from the Nur of Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam), such a high and primitive praise has been given to many other sahaba, for example regarding Umar (ra), The Prophet (saw) said that Had there been a Nabi after me then it would have been Umar (ra)[Tirimdhi], now this does not mean there is even a possibility of someone else being a Nabi, It is just a praise, or regarding Ali (a.s) at another place when Prophet (saw) said: You are to me What Harun was onto Moses (Sahih Muslim), this would not mean that Ali (ra) becomes a Prophet (Naudhobillah).
Hadith
#15
وقد
كانت أم قتال رقيقة بنت نوفل أخت ورقة بن
نوفل توسمت ما كان بين عيني عبدالله قبل
ان يجامع آمنة من النور فودت أن يكون ذلك
متصلا بها لما كانت تسمع من اخيها من
البشارات بوجود محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم
وأنه قد أزف زمانه فعرضت نفسها عليه قال
بعضهم ليتزوجها وهو أظهر والله أعلم
فامتنع عليها فلما انتقل ذلك النور الباهر
إلى آمنة بمواقعته
Translation: The
sister of Waraqa bin Nawfal (RA) i.e. Umm Qatal saw Nur between eyes
of Abdullah (RA)before he had gone onto his wife Amina (RA), and she
had proposed to him too, her brother (Waraqa bin Nawfal) had told her
that a mighty Prophet would be born from Abdullah (RA) therefore it
was desire of Um Qatal that the Nabi is born through her., however
the Nur (i.e. Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
was transferred into Amina (RA)
Reference►[Ibn Kathir in
Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 2, Page No. 162]
Hadith
#16وذكر
القاضي عياض عن الشفاء أم عبدالرحمن بن
عوف أنها كانت قابلته وأنها أخبرت به حين
سقط على يديها واستهل سمعت قائلا يقول
يرحمك الله وإنه سطع منه نور رؤيت منه
قصور الروم
Translation: Qadhi
Iyaad (Rahimuhullah) mentioned in Ash-Shifa through the reference of
Umm Abdur Rahman bin Awf (RA) that she was a Dai during the time when
Prophet (saw) was born. She explains that when Prophet (salallaho
alaihi wasalam) came into her hands from the body of his mother, she
heard him saying: Ya Rahmak Allah and (from the body of Prophet) a
Nur emerged and she saw that it illuminated the Palaces of
Rome
Reference: ►[Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 2,
Page No. 165]
Hadith
#17
عن
عثمان بن أبي العاص حدثتني أمي أنها شهدت
ولادة آمنة بنت وهب رسول الله صلى الله
عليه وسلم ليلة ولدته قالت فما شيء أنظره
في البيت إلا نور وإني أنظر إلى النجوم
تدنو حتى إني لأقول ليقعن علي
Translation: Hafidh
Abu Bakr al Baihaqi (RA) narrated from mother of Uthman bin Abi al
Aas(ra) that she witnessed the Haml of Hadrat Amina bint Wahb (ra)
with her own eyes and on the night of birth she saw that there was
nothing but Nur spread everywhere in the house and the stars had come
so close to earth that it was hard to comprehend
Reference►[Al
Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 2, Page No. 164]
Hadith #18أن
آمنة بنت وهب قالت لقد علقت به تعني رسول
الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فما وجدت له مشقة
حتى وضعته فلما فصل مني خرج معه نور أضاء
له ما بين المشرق إلى المغرب
Translation: Amina
bin Wahb (RA) explained that before the birth of Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
when she was experiencing labor pains, she saw that a Nur emerged
from her body which illuminated the east and west
Reference►[Al
Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 2, Page No. 164]
Hadith
#19
عن
العرباض بن سارية صاحب رسول الله أنه قال
سمعت رسول الله يقول إني عبد الله وخاتم
النبيين وإن آدم لمنجدل في طينته وسأخبركم
عن ذلك دعوة أبي إبراهيم وبشارة عيسى بي
ورؤيا أمي التي رأت وكذلك أمهات النبيين
يرين وإن أم رسول الله رأت حين وضعته نوراً
أضاءت له قصور الشام
Translation: Hadrat
Arbas bin Sariyah (RA) the companion of Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم)
heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) saying: I am
Abdullah (Slave of Allah), and last of all prophets, (I was a
Prophet) when Adam was mingled in the mud, I inform you that I am the
dua of my father Ibrahim (A.S) the tiding of Isa (A.S), and the dream
of my mother which mothers of other prophets also used to see, My
mother saw that she gave birth to a Nur which illuminated the castles
of Syria
Reference►[Imam Baihaqi in Dalail an Nabuwwa,
Volume No. 1, Page No. 80]
Imam Hakim after
narrating it said:هذا
حديث صحيح الإسناد شاهد للحديث
الأول
Translation: This
Hadith has a Sahih chain and is also a witness over the first hadith
(which he mentioned in the chapter)
Reference►[Mustadrak
ala Sahihayn, Volume 2, Page No. 600, Hadith No. 4175]
Hadith
#20
حدثنا
أبو العباس محمد بن يعقوب حدثنا أحمد بن
عبد الجبار حدثنا يونس بن بكير عن بن إسحاق
قال حدثني ثور بن يزيد عن خالد بن معدان
عن أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
أنهم قالوا يا رسول الله أخبرنا عن نفسك
فقال دعوة أبي إبراهيم وبشرى عيسى ورأت
أمي حين حملت بي أنه خرج منها نور أضاءت
له بصرى وبصرى من أرض الشام
Translation: The
Companions of Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked him: O Messenger of
Allah, inform us about yourself, (The Prophet) said: I am the prayer
of my father Ibrahim (A.S), the tiding of Isa (A.S), My Mother during
her haml saw that a Nur emerged from her which made her see Syria
[Mustadrak al Hakim, Volume 2, Page No. 600, Hadith No. 4174]
Imam
Hakim (Rahimuhullah) said after this hadith:قال
الحاكم خالد بن معدان من خيار التابعين
صحب معاذ بن جبل فمن بعده من الصحابة فإذا
أسند حديث إلى الصحابة فإنه صحيح الإسناد
ولم يخرجاه
Khalid
bin Madan (rah) is amongst the great Tabiyeen, the companion of Muadh
bin Jabal (ra)… This hadith has Sahih Isnaad [Ibid]
Hadith
#21قد
ذكرنا في باب هواتف الجان ما تقدم من خرور
كثير من الأصنام ليلتئذ لوجوهها وسقوطها
عن أماكنها وما رآه النجاشي ملك الحبشة
وظهور النور معه حتى أضاءت له قصور الشام
حين ولد وما كان من سقوطه جاثيا رافعا
رأسه إلى السماء وانفلاق تلك البرمة عن
وجهه الكريم وما شوهد من النور في المنزل
الذي ولد فيه ودنو النجوم منهم وغير ذلكحكى
السهيلي عن تفسير بقي بن مخلد الحافظ أن
إبليس رن أربع رنات حين لعن وحين أهبط
وحين
ولد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وحين
أنزلت الفاتحة
Translation: The
Screaming of (evil) Jinns at the birth of Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وسلم),
The idols falling on their faces by whisking like cats, Najashi
experiencing strange events at Habsha. Nur illuminating from the body
of (Prophet)'s mother and then it turning towards sky and becoming
still, All castles of Syria being illuminated with this Nur, Stars
coming near to ground and this Nur illuminating on your blessed face
and other such witnessed accounts we have mentioned before
Imam
Suhaili (R.A) explained that Iblis cried loudly 4 times, first time
when Allah declared him to be La'een and sent Lanah upon him, second
time when he was thrown to earth from heaven, third time when Prophet
( صلى
الله عليهوسلم)
was born and fourth time when Surah Al-Fatiha was
revealed.
Reference: ►Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah,
Volume 2, Page No. 166
Hadith #22حدثنا
علي بن حمشاذ العدل إملاء حدثنا هارون بن
العباس الهاشمي حدثنا جندل بن والق حدثنا
عمرو بن أوس الأنصاري حدثنا سعيد بن أبي
عروبة عن قتادة عن سعيد بن المسيب عن بن
عباس رضى الله تعالى عنهما قال أوحى الله
إلى عيسى عليه السلام يا عيسى آمن بمحمد
وأمر من أدركهمن أمتك أن يؤمنوا به فلولا
محمد ما خلقت آدم ولولا محمد ما خلقت الجنة
ولا النار ولقد خلقت العرش على الماء
فاضطرب فكتبت عليه لا إله إلا الله محمد
رسول الله فسكن هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد
ولم يخرجاه
Translation:
Ibn Abbas (R.A) narrates that Allah inspired Isa (A.S) saying O Isa,
believe in Muhammad (صلى
الله عليهوسلم),
and whosoever form your Ummah finds him should believe in him, If I
had not created Muhammad (صلى
اللهعليه وسلم)
then I would not have created Adam, If not for him I would not have
created the paradise and hell, When I made the throne on Water, it
started to shake, I wrote La Ilaha Il Allah Muhammad ur Rasul Ullah,
due to which it became still
Reference:
►Imam Hakim in Mustadrak ala Sahihayn, Volume No. 2, Page No. 609, Hadith No. 4227
Imam Hakim after narrating it said:هذا حديث صحيح الإسنادThis Hadith has Sahih chain.
Aqwaal
(saying) of Imam's and Ulama
Imam Jalal ud din
Suyuti (R)
Note: Some people claim that Imam
Jalal ud din Suyuti (rah) rejected the Prophet (Peace be
upon him) to be Nur, therefore I consider it important to prove
from Imam Suyuti (rah) at first.
Imam Jalal ud din Suyuti (R) said: Ibn Sabih (R.A) said that the shadow of Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did not fall on ground , because the "PROPHET WAS NUR" [Al Khasais ul Kubra of Imam Suyuti, Volume No. 1, Page No. 169]
Imam
Fakhr ud din Razi (R)أن
الملائكة أمروا بالسجود لآدم لأجل أن نور
محمد عليه السلام في جبهة آدم.
Translation: The
Angels were ordered to prostate to Adam because there was Nur of
Muhammad(صلى
الله عليه وسلم)in
forehead of Adam [Imam Fakhr ud din Razi in Tafsir ul Kabir,
Volume No. 2, Page No. 302]
Allama
Alusi (R)وكونه
صلى الله عليه وسلم رحمة للجميع باعتبار
أنه عليه الصلاة والسلام واسطة الفيض
الإلهي على الممكنات على حسب القوابل،
ولذا كان نوره صلى الله عليه وسلم أول
المخلوقات، ففي الخبر "
أول
ما خلق الله تعالى نور نبيك يا جابر "
وجاء
"
الله
تعالى المعطي وأنا القاسم "
وللصوفية
قدستأسرارهم في هذا الفصل كلام فوق
ذلك،
Translation: "The
Prophet's being a mercy to all is linked to the fact that he is the
intermediary of the divine outpouring over all contingencies [i.e.
all created things without exception], from the very
beginnings(wasitat al-fayd al-ilahi `ala al-mumkinat `ala hasab
al-qawabil), and that is why his light was the first of all things
created, as stated in the report that "The first thing Allah
created was the light of your Prophet, O Jabir," and also cited
is: "Allah is the Giver and I am the Distributor." The
Sufis have more to say on that chapter." [Tafsir Ruh al Ma’ani
Volume 17 Page 105]
Imam Abu Hanifa (R) said:
You are the Nur from which even the moon of 14th night receives
light, and from your Nur is the sun shinning[Qasida al Nauman, Page
No. 23]
Mullah Ali Qari (R) said:The heart of Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), his body is completely Nur[Sharah ash-Shifa, Hashiya Naseem ur Riyaaz]
Mujaddad Alf Thaani (R) said: It should be known that creation of Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not similar to other mankind, rather nothing in the created world resembles the way he were created, because Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is created from (created) Nur of Allah, just as Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) mentioned himself.[Maktubat Mujaddad Alf Thani]
Sheikh Muhadith Haq Dhelvi (R) said: The source of creation, universe, creation of Adam is Nur of Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم), hence It has come in Sahih hadith that the first thing which Allah created was My Nur[Madarij al Nabuwah, Volume No.2, Page No. 2]
Sheikh ul Akbar, Muhayuddin Ibn Arabi (R) proves that: Nur of Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was the first of creation [Fatukhat al Makiyyah Volume No. 1, Page No. 119]
Sheikh Abdul Qadir al Jilani (R) said in his book
Sirr-al-Asrar:
سر
الأسرار إلى عبد القادر الجيلاني ، معي
الآن مقطع منه فيما يتعلق بهذه الفقرة،
يقول:
' اعلم
وفقك الله لما يحب ويرضى، لقد خلق الله
تعالى روح محمد صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ أولاً:
من
نوره وجماله،
Allah
created the Ruh of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) from his Nur of
beauty [Al-Sirr al Israr]
Shah Abdur Rahim Dhelvi (ra) the
father of great Shah Wali Ullah Muhadith Dhelvi (ra) said: Every
creation from Arsh to land, the angels, the Jinns are created from
the Haqiqat al Muhammadiyah and Prophet (saw) has himself said: The
first thing which Allah created was my Nur [Infaas ar Rahmiyah, Page
No. 13]
Shah Wali Ullah Muhadith Dhelvi (R) has
narrated in Fayudh al Haramayn the hadith of Allah first creating the
Nur of Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam) and he has not rejected
it.
Note: Ismail Dhelvi the founder
of Wahhabi sect in Sub continent said:
The Status
of Khatam an Anabiyeen (salallaho alaihi wasalam) is that
he is the first of creation, as the the hadith of Allah first
creating Nur of Muhammad (salallaho alaihi wasalam)
testifies [Risala Yak Roza]
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Hassan ibn Thabit (RA) recites this beautiful poetry
He is a ruby, while people are as stones.
I would not have created you."
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and they answered yes!
Hence, part of His Noor covered their anwaar so completely that they had to ask, "O our Rabb! Who has covered our Noor?"
Allah replied, "It is the Noor of Muhammad, the son of Abdullah, if you bring Imaan on him, I shall make you a prophet." They submitted, We bring Imaan on him (RasulAllah) and his prophethood (Nubuwah)." Allah said, "Should I be witness on this" and they answered yes.
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The Lady ‘A‘isha related how she saw the whole room fill with light one night, then it disappeared, while the Prophet continued to call upon his Lord. Then the room was filled with a more powerful light which disappeared after a while.
"There has come to you a Light from
Allah, and a Manifest Book"
Imam Badr al-Din al-Hasani (d.1935) on the light of the Prophet ﷺ
His light ﷺ from which the entirety of creation shines; his light ﷺ that would immediately radiate in the hearts of the men who beheld him; his light ﷺ that filled the hearts of the noble companions; his light ﷺ that the Lord of Honour placed in his heart.
It is sufficient an honour for him ﷺ that his light derives from the light of Allah [1].
Shaykh Badr al-Din would say:
“Whoever believes that the light of the Prophet ﷺ separates from him for even a fleeting moment, it is feared that his faith shall be snatched from him.”
There is no believing man or woman except that he or she is connected to the Prophet ﷺ by an extended thread.
Shaykh Badr al-Din would prove this by citing the Hadith:
“Whenever your ear rings send prayers upon me and say: DhakarAllahu man Dhakarani bikhair.” That is because souls are of an exceedingly pure origin but are spoilt by the performance of sins and repugnant actions. Thereafter, on occasion, a time allows for the soul to ascend to the Loftiest Domain. Thereupon, it experiences a ringing; thus it behoves man, in return, to give thanks and know that it is from the Prophet ﷺ.
Elsewhere the Shaykh said:
“On occasion, the Prophet ﷺ would demonstrate that to the companions. Everything in this world comes forth from the light of the Prophet ﷺ: every bounty, the first and the last, down to individual morsels of food. The people of spiritual insight witness the light extending from the morsel to the Prophet ﷺ. It is impermissible for anyone to say that he does not benefit from the light of the Prophet ﷺ after his passing – for Allah Has made His entire dominion, from the Throne to the Earth, and everything in this world from the light of the Prophet ﷺ.”
Al-Muhaddith al-Akbar Shaykh Shuyukh al-Sham al-Shaykh Muhammad Badr al-Din al-Hasani wa Atharu Majalisihi fi al-Mujtama’ al-Damishqi: Bairuti, Mahmud: pp. 286-287: Dar al-Bairuti, Damascus, Syria: 2009
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[1] Not literally. Anyone who believes that the light of the Prophet ﷺ is a literal portion of the Dhat of Allah has committed Kufr.
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The Angelic Horizon
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Singularity of Light ﷺ
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