The precedence of the Light of Sayidina Mohamed (PPBUH) By: Abdelhameed Babiker

The precedence of the Light of The Prophet Muhammad

 (PPBUH):

أسبقية نور النبي صلي الله عليه و سلم

By: Abdelhameed Babiker

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Surat 89 of the Quran Al-Fajr, verses Meaning: (the dawn): (By the dawn) *( And [by] ten nights)*( And [by] the even [number] and the odd) * (And [by] the night when it passes,) … etc. Some of the Explainers of Quran they conceive the meaning of these verses to mean the First Ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah – (Twelfth Month of Islamic Lunar Calendar) and that the Dawn is the known rise of the morning. Nowhere, there is no mentioning of the day –time but all is nights after nights. And; in Quran we always find “the nights” conjugated by “the days” in verse e.g Surat (68) Al-Ĥāqqah ((The Reality) verse (7) (Which Allah imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.) and in Hadith & Shariat rules: (He imposed on Me Fifty Prayers in the Night and day), said Sayidina Mohamed (PPBUH).

For that being said, the greatest Explainers from in-sightseer Scholars found that “the Dawn” is the moment of the “grip of light”  (Ghabdhatun-noor) from which were created the light of Sayidina Mohamed (PPBUH); and that the “Ten Nights” were the “Ten Lordliness Veils” (Hujub Aljalal Alaashr) those through which had transported the light of the prophet (PBUH), were the “Light of the Prophet” (PPBUH) been transporting from a level to the other level; and these were the ones known by our masters in Sufism as the “Levels of - Dhikr – Remembrance” starting from Tongue Dhikr to – ultimately - the “Allah Spectatorship” (Almushahada Alilahiya); and “the even” were: the co-existence of Al-Ahmdeya Fact and Al-Mohamediya fact (Ahmdeya = reference prophet name Ahmed and Mohamediya reference to prophet name Mohamed); and “the odd” were the combining of the two facts in oneness of Sayidina Mohamed (PPBUH) i.e. Himself, that is for the odd is “ count one of three events”. 

And for these facts points out Sayidina Mohamed (PPBUH) in Hadith: (That Allah is Odd and loves the odd, and Allah is Unique and loves the unique and Allah is beautiful and loves the beautiful). That the Oddness refers to “Al-Ahmdeya Fact” and Uniqueness refers to “Al-Mohamediya fact” and “the Beautifulness” refers to “Al-Mohamediya Self – El- That El-Mohamediya”. That is: He (PBUH) is the spirit (Lahut) of Beauty and the Matter (Nasut) of Connection (Alwisal). And, (the night when it passes) means the concealing of the knowledge of Sayidina Mohamed (PBUH). That his knowledge is not possible unless He teaches us about Himself. They express this in poetry:-

Dignifies the face by which He exerted manifestation upon us;

And due of which we lost what we possess;

If we see Him in the beauty, we suffice;

Or we conceive Him  in the Dignity, we observe;

A lethal Lion, more ascendant than other lions;

And to confirm the impossibility of his knowledge, they say:-

Oh, that who is seeking His knowledge for one other than him;Far away is that, that His heroes returned without;

And; when the Jews and the Christians argued Sayidina Mohamed (PPBUH) that Sayidina Eisa (Jesus) (PBUH) were the son of Allah, a verse of Quran came down to Him saying: Surat 43 Az-Zukhruf verse 81“Say, [O Muhammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers.". This verse proved the precedence of the Light of Sayidina Mohamed (PPBUH) and that He were the First to worship Allah within these “Ten Lordliness Veils” and they were the Dhikr Levels in all the Acts of Worship that could not be achieved for other than him. So, He were the utmost knowledgeable about Allah and the utmost scared of Him (SWT) and has satisfied all the worship stages so Allah named him Mohamed (means all his morals are gracious) and nobody deserves this name in reality but Him (PPBUH). The Hadith narrated by Sayidina Jabir Al-Ansari (r.a.a.) is also a proof of the precedence of the Light of Sayidina Mohamed (PPBUH), that when Sayidina Jabir asked the Prophet (PPBUH) about what is that was first created by Allah. The prophet (PPBUH) answered: “The light of your prophet oh Jabir”. In consolidation to that also the Prophet (PPBUH) said: “I am from the Light of Allah and the believers are from transpiration of my light”. The Prophet (PPBUH) was asked: “when have you been first delivered prophecy? He answered: “ I was prophet while Adam was recumbent in his mud-piece” and in another occasion He answered: “I was prophet while Adam was – in the stage of formation – being between water and mud.”. and is a third occasion he answered: “I was prophet while there were no water and no mud”. In that meaning, some of Shiekhs said, in poetry:-

Adam, ye for Him you were a sole son ;who was created before his father

The Quranic proof of the precedence of His Light (PPBUH) is Surat (76) Al-'Insān (The Man): Allah (SWT) said: “Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?” * “Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.”. Some of the explainers for this Surat said that “Man” meant here is “our father” Adam (PPBH) and our Prophet. The in-sight explainers said reject that meaning for Sayidina Adam was not created from  “sperm-drop mixture” . Therefore, the one who was meant by these verses was the complete Perfect Man Sayidina Mohamed (PPBUH). That the Prophet (PPBUH) is the origin and his religion is the origin of all religions and the prophets and messengers took Islam on his Sharia (law), as clearly explained in verses:  Surat Al-Mā'idah (The Table Spread) verse 44 (Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah ] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allah , and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.). That, those prophets and messengers were believers and more in belief than any others.  So, the Prophet (PPBUH) was sponsor of them more they to themselves; (The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves … ) verse 6 Surat Al-'Aĥzāb (The Combined Forces); and they (PB) upon them all, were charged to teach their nations about Him (PPBUH): Surat 'Āli `Imrān (Family of Imran), verse 81  “And [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him." [ Allah ] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?" They said, "We have acknowledged it." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses.". It is thus evident from all those (proofs) that the origin of and the origin the Guidance of Light and all the religions authentic references were with him (PPBUH), and that he is the medium and provider to all the prophets and messengers. Allah said in Surat Al-'Anbyā' (The Prophets)  verse 105 “And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants.”. Also He (SWT) said in Surat Al-'Aĥzāb (The Combined Forces) verse 45-46 “O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness –-- i.e of the prophets and messengers nations --- and a bringer of good tidings --- i.e for believers ---and a warner – i.e for liars --.” * “And one who invites to Allah , by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.”. And; He (PPBUH) is the mediator for all the prophets. Our father Adam (PBUH) had had His mediation. And that was expressed in poetry:-

And; the creatures under his Sky of Highness are “like” a mustard

And the object was affirmed there through His tongue

And; the Angels obey Him from above the sky medium

And; the tablet “Loh” applies what His finger had judged

And; He (PPBUH) was good news announced by Sayidina Eisa (Jesus), which is clear in His saying (SWT): Surat Aş-Şaf (The Ranks) verse 6 “And [mention] when Jesus, the son of Mary, said, "O children of Israel, indeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad”

And; it is quite adequate for us, to learn what has been said by Saydi Fakheru-Eddin (r.a.a.):-

Both the two livings do not know about him as much 

As they were ignorant and misled within his clear mid-day

The seekers would not reach any beginning of Him

Nor, the Angels will understand what His whisper was

May Allah pray upon You and Your Family and Your Companions and bring peace upon, O my Lord O the Beloved of Allah

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