Guide-to-Sound-Creed-A-Book-on-Muslim-Creed-and-Faith
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l'rlllClD>le 4: Beliefin Allah's<br />
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should like what Allah <strong>and</strong> His Messenger like <strong>and</strong> dislike what Allah<br />
<strong>and</strong> His Messenger dislike. Whoever am<strong>on</strong>g the jinn or mankind<br />
receives the message of Muh.ammad <strong>and</strong> does not believe in him<br />
will incur Allah's chastisement as it will be incurred by the earliest<br />
Arab pagans am<strong>on</strong>g whom the Messenger was sent. This principle is<br />
unanimously agreed up<strong>on</strong> by the Compani<strong>on</strong>s, the righteous Ttlbi 'un<br />
(Successors of the Compani<strong>on</strong>s), <strong>Muslim</strong> leading scholars, <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Adherents of the Sunnah <strong>and</strong> <strong>Muslim</strong> Community."<br />
4. Am<strong>on</strong>g the exclusive privileges of our Messenger Muhammad<br />
(PBUH) is that he was granted the Ever-Glorious Qur't\n, the everlasting<br />
miracle <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> which the two worlds of the jinn <strong>and</strong> mankind<br />
surrender. The Ever-Glorious Qur't\n is the most eloquent book that<br />
the jinn <strong>and</strong> mankind have not been able <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> produce a match for<br />
it. Moreover, eloquent people am<strong>on</strong>gst the followers of all religi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
have acknowledged their failure <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> produce a single sura comparable<br />
with even its shortest sura.<br />
5. The Prophet was also distinguished for his Ascensi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Heavens. He<br />
reached the highest place, the place of the Lot Tree, where the creaking<br />
ofPens writing man's records could be heard. He was at a distance oftwo<br />
bow lengths or nearer <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> Almighty Allah.<br />
As for the privileges <strong>and</strong> qualities by which the Prophet (PBUH) is distinguished<br />
from the members ofhis nati<strong>on</strong>, Imam Al-Qurtubi, in his exegesis ofthe Qur'an,<br />
has said,<br />
(~lmighty Allah gave specific legislative privileges <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Prophet<br />
(PBUH), which were not shared by any of his nati<strong>on</strong>, with regard <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
obligati<strong>on</strong>, prohibiti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> permissibility. For example, he was obligated<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>. observe some matters not obliga<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ry <strong>on</strong> others; he was prohibited<br />
from doing some matters not prohibited for others; <strong>and</strong> he was permitted<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> do some matters not permissible for others. While some of such<br />
privileges were unanimously accepted by all <strong>Muslim</strong>s, others were held<br />
c<strong>on</strong>troversial."<br />
Then Al-Qurtubt menti<strong>on</strong>s these specific privileges granted <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Prophet.<br />
Am<strong>on</strong>g these privileges menti<strong>on</strong>ed by Al-Qurtubt is that the Prophet was<br />
comm<strong>and</strong>ed <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> observe Tahajjud (the Night Vigil Prayer). It was reported that the<br />
night prayer was held obliga<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ry up<strong>on</strong> the Prophet until he died. Allah, Exalted<br />
be He, says:
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