Our Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam)

Our Nabi Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) is the last Nabi. There is no one who will get Nubuwwah (prophecy) after him. Anyone who claims to be a Nabi after our Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) is a liar. Anyone who accepts someone as Nabi after our Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) leaves the fold of Islam. He is not a Muslim, however much he may seem to be good and kind.

Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) is the Nabi of the entire humanity. His message is the last divine message that concerns the whole humanity till Qiyamah.

Our Nabi Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) is the greatest Nabi and the best Insaan. Allah Ta'ala sent him as a perfect model; a model that should be followed. It is an indispensable model for real and eternal success. By neglecting his Sunnah, nothing is attained besides deviation and misguidance. Well-being is unthinkable and impossible without following his Sunnah. Life on this Dunya is like a drawing that gets its true colour when it is spent in the obedience of Allah Ta'ala. Obedience to Allah Ta'ala is unachievable without following the Mubaarak Tareeqah of Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam).

Despite all this, if the world in general has failed to understand this great personality, it is because of the Muslims themselves. We are guilty and somehow, we are complicit in the negative attitude that people are adopting towards our Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam). If the Muslims had followed Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) in all fields and in all aspects of life, the world would have had the opportunity to discover the wonders of this divine message and the charismatic personality of our Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam). We allowed these precious pearls to remain hidden in the pages of history. Our deeds and behaviour in the name of Islam is totally wrong. This has given a false image of the Deen to those who do not know.

People should have already got an idea of ​​how our Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) is by just looking at us. But unfortunately, we have failed in our responsibility as good ambassadors of Islam. We have done nothing more than spoiling the image of Islam. As a result, we have committed a great injustice to humanity by allowing the Tareeqah and the Sunnah of Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) to remain concealed. For example, we do not find anything Islamic in today’s marriages besides the Nikah which the Imam conducts. In there also, we find discrepancies of futile additions and subtractions. Finally, it becomes difficult to distinguish the truth from falsehood. Due to our negligence in the practice of the Sunnah of Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) in our life, we have given the Muslims in particular and the public in general a false image of the Deen. And this disguised Deen has replaced the original one just like today canned milk has replaced fresh milk to such an extent that the new generation are disgusted with natural milk.

A very important matter that we all need to bear in mind is that first of all, it is necessary to establish the prophecy of this most distinguished person. And this will be established by the miracles he demonstrated and which are proven in a very authentic way. Once this is established, we will have no choice but to accept everything that he has said, practiced and approved if this is established from a reliable source.

Here, we should emphasise that in general we evaluate the personality of a person by his behaviour and statements because it is the action of a person that defines his personality and his identity. With regard to a Nabi, the procedure is reversed. That is, we do not judge the Nabi by his action because all that which a Nabi does, should be good. An action is justified by the fact that the Nabi did it. Thus, we cannot say for example that if he was a Nabi, he would not have done this. On the contrary, we should say that if the Nabi did that, then it should be good. If we understand this principle, then all objections that may come to mind will be elucidated automatically. That is, there cannot be any objection in regards to what a person has done if it is established that the person in question is a Nabi. We should reject our perception, conception and experience on the basis of what a Nabi says. If he says its night, then we should accept it as such even if we find ourselves in broad day light. All this is because a Nabi is guided by Allah Ta'ala in everything that he says. So all that which our Nabi (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam) has said, done and approved, is good and is justified by the fact that he is a Nabi. We cannot question what he said or did.

[English version of "Nou Nabi ‎(Sallallaahou ‘Alaihi Wasallam)" – Al Jamiat – Vol.7 No.13]