MUHAMMAD

Jubayr ibn Mut‘im‚ related that the prophet said, sallallahu alayhi wa sallim, “I have five names. I am Muhammad. I am Ahmad. I am al-Mahi‚ (the Obliterator, or Effacer), by whom Allah effaces kufr. I am al-Hashir (the Gatherer) before whom people are gathered. I am al-‘Aqib” (the Last).

He, sallallahu alayhi wa sallim, is called Muhammad, because he is endowed the most with those qualities that are praiseworthy among mankind. It is also a description of his station among men that more than any other he has been, is and will be, praised by others repeatedly, and along with love of him this is the most appropriate attitude towards him. Continue reading “Sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallim”