Belief and Islam

zindiqs, who are enemies of Islam, is their dissuading people from
reading books publicizing the teachings of savants of Ahl assunnat
by stigmatizing them with heresy. Our (Turkish) book
Fâideli Bilgiler (Useful Information) enlarges on the harms these
people have been causing to Islam and quotes the answers given to
them by the scholars of Ahl as-sunnat. [1] ]
Muhammad ‘’alaihis-salâm’ is the highest of Prophets and is
Allâhu ta’âlâ’s compassion for all creatures. Eighteen thousand
’âlams (worlds of beings) receive benefit from his ocean of
blessings. By the consensus (of Islamic scholars), he is the Prophet
for all human beings and genies. Many (scholars) have said that he
is the Prophet for angels, plants, animals and for every substance.
While other Prophets had been sent to certain tribes in certain
countries, Rasûlullah ‘’alaihis-salâm’ was and is the Prophet of all
worlds and all the living and lifeless creatures. Allâhu ta’âlâ had
addressed other Prophets by their names. As for Muhammad
‘’alaihis-salâm’, He favoured him by addressing him, “Oh My
Prophet (Rasûl)!” The like of every miracle that had been granted
to every Prophet was presented to him. Allâhu ta’âlâ bestowed
upon His Beloved Prophet more gifts and granted him more
miracles than He had done to any other Prophet of His. He was
made superior to all Prophets with countless honours and
excellences: the moon split into two when he made a sign with his
blessed finger; the stones in his palm uttered the Name of Allah;
trees greeted him by saying, “O Rasûlallah”; the dry log named
Hannâna cried because Rasûlullah ‘’alaihis-salâm’ walked away
and left it alone; pure water flowed down from between his blessed
fingers; the high grades of al-Maqâm al-Mahmûd, ash-Shafâ’at alkubrâ,
al-Hawd al-Kawthar, al-Wasîla and al-Fadîla were
promised to be given to him in the Hereafter; he had the honour
of seeing Allâhu ta’âlâ’s Jemâl before entering Paradise; he had
the most beautiful moral quality in the world, the most perfect
faith, knowledge, gentleness, patience, gratitude, zuhd [2] , chastity,
justness, heroism, bashfulness, bravery, modesty, wisdom,
beautiful manners, helpfulness, mercy and inexhaustible honors
and honourable traits. No one but Allâhu ta’âlâ knows the number
[1] Please see our other publications in English, particularly The Sunnî
Path, Endless Bliss, in six fascicles, Belief and Islam, and Documents
of the Right Word.
[2] Turning away from worldly tastes and enjoyments.
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