Documents of the Right Word

‘alaihi wa sallam) utterances and studies the reports describing his
efforts to guide men to the right course, his strictness in protecting
everybody’s rights, and his magnanimous and compassionate
efforts for the establishment of beautiful morals, he will clearly
see that his love for his umma is much more than that of a father
for his son. A person who realizes his astounding
accomplishments, the astonishing reports in Qur’ân al-kerîm,
which were revealed through his tongue, and his utterances
foretelling the bewildering events that will happen at the end of
the world, will certainly see that he attained high grades above the
intellect’s capacity and comprehended facts beyond the intellect’s
limit of comprehension and realization. Thus, it will be apparent
to him that his words are all true. A reasonable person who learns
and meditates over the knowledge revealed in Qur’ân al-kerîm
and who studies his life will see this fact clearly. Imâm
Muhammad al-Ghazâlî (rahmatullâhi ’alaih) said, “A person who
doubts whether or not someone is a Prophet should either see his
life or study objectively the reports about his life. A person who
knows the science of medicine or fiqh acquires information about
a scholar of medicine or fiqh by studying the reports about his life.
For example, knowing whether or not al-Imâm ash-Shâfi’î
(rahmatullâhi ’alaih) was a scholar of fiqh, or whether or not
Calinos was a physician, requires learning the concerned branches
of knowledge well and then studying their books in these
branches. Likewise, a person who acquires knowledge of
prophethood and then studies Qur’ân al-kerîm and the Hadîth
ash-sherîf will perfectly understand that Muhammad (’alaihi ’ssalâm)
is the Prophet and occupies the highest degree of
prophethood. And if he learns of the effectiveness of his words in
purifying the heart and then obeys his revelations, by which his
own heart begins to see the truth, his belief in his prophethood
will become absolutely certain (yaqîn). He will gain continuous
realization of the truth in the hadîths, ‘If a person lives up to his
knowledge, Allâhu ta’âlâ teaches him what he does not know”;
“He who helps a cruel person will suffer harm from him,’ and,
“The person who only thinks of attaining Allâhu ta’âlâ’s love
every morning will be given his wishes for this world and the
Hereafter by Allâhu ta’âlâ.” Thus his knowledge and îmân will be
strengthened. For the îmân to become dhawqî, that is, to improve
it into a state wherein one feels as if one sees the reality, requires
endeavouring in a path of Tasawwuf.
The scholars of Islam have proven by various methods that
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