Why Did They Become Muslims

41– The highest of his superiorities is that he is the Habîbullah
(the Beloved One of Allâhu ta’âlâ). Allâhu ta’âlâ made him a
darling, a friend to Himself. He loves him more than He does any
other person or any angel. Allâhu ta’âlâ says in a hadîth-i-qudsî,
“As I have made Ibrâhîm (Abraham) Halîl (to Myself), so I have
made thee Habîb to Myself.”
42– The fifth âyat-i-kerîma of Dhuhâ Sûra, which purports, “I
shall give thee all thou wantest, till thou art contented, [i.e. till you
say, ‘Enough’],” promises that Allâhu ta’âlâ shall bestow on His
Prophet ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ all sorts of
knowledge and superiority, the tenets of Islam, help against his
enemies and victory over them, conquests and victories that will
be realized by his Ummat, and all sorts of intercession and
manifestation on the Rising Day. When this âyat-i-kerîma came
down, the blessed Messenger looked at Jebrâîl ‘alaihis-salâm’ and
said, “I shall not be contented if one (single member) of my
Ummat is left in Hell.”
43– His blessed heart was always with Allâhu ta’âlâ, at night,
when asleep as well as when awake, when in company as well as
when alone, at home as well as on a voyage, in warlike situations,
when weeping and when happy alike. In fact, there were times
when his heart was only with Allâhu ta’âlâ. In order to carry on his
worldly duties and to turn his blessed heart back to the human
world, he would go near his blessed wife Âisha and say, “O Âisha!
Talk with me a little [so that I may come back to myself].” and
then he would go out to see his Sahâba, to preach and guide them.
After performing the (part which is not obligatory but which
Muslims perform in order to follow the Prophet, and which is
called) sunnat of the morning prayer at home and then talking
with Âisha ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’ for a short while, he would leave for
the mosque, in order to conduct the farz (obligatory two rak’ats of
morning prayer) and perform it with his Sahâba. That state is
(called) hasâis-i-peyghamberî, (and it was peculiar only to the
Prophet). If he had gone out without having talked to Âisha ‘radiy-
Allâhu ’anhâ’, no one would have had the power to look at him on
the face, on account of the divine manifestations and nûrs (lights,
haloes) on his face.
44– Allâhu ta’âlâ mentions all His Prophets with their names in
the Qur’ân al-kerîm. As for Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’; He
addresses him with laudatory expressions such as, “O My
Messenger, O My Prophet.”
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