On the authority of Jubayr ibn Mut’im who said, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Verily, I have names: I am Muḥammad, I am Aḥmad, I am al-Māḥī through whom disbelief will be effaced. I am al-Ḥāshir in whose footsteps humanity will be gathered, and I am al-`Āqib, after whom there is no prophet.”
[Bukhari and Muslim]
On the authority of Abu Tufayl, who said that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Verily, I have ten names with my Lord." Abu Tufayl said, "I only memorised eight of them: Muḥammad, Aḥmad, Abu'l-Qāsim, al-Fātiḥ, al-Khātim, al-`Āqib, al-Hāshir, and al-Māhī." Abu Yahya said, that Sayf claimed, that Abu Ja`far said to him, "The other two names are Ṭā-Hā and Yā-Sīn.”
[Bukhari and Muslim]
On the authority of Abu Tufayl, who said that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Verily, I have ten names with my Lord." Abu Tufayl said, "I only memorised eight of them: Muḥammad, Aḥmad, Abu'l-Qāsim, al-Fātiḥ, al-Khātim, al-`Āqib, al-Hāshir, and al-Māhī." Abu Yahya said, that Sayf claimed, that Abu Ja`far said to him, "The other two names are Ṭā-Hā and Yā-Sīn.”
[Ibn Abi Shaybah, and Ibn `Adi]
Muḥammad: the best of his names, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. It is the one who is oft-praised, due to an abundance of praiseworthy qualities. The reality of Muhammad cannot be touched by fire. This is his żahir (apparent) name; of this world.
Aḥmad: this is his peculiar, baṭin name, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. No one had previously been named Aḥmad, nor did anybody in his time take this name (although some companions did take the name Muḥammad). When Jesus (peace be upon him) prophesized the coming of the last messenger, he said: "his name will be Aḥmad" - as though he will be the only Aḥmad ever. This is his heavenly name.
Abu'l-Qāsim: this is his kunyah (byname), may Allah bless him and grant him peace. It is narrated that he himself said, "nobody should assume my kunyah." Qasim was his eldest male child.
al-Fātih: the conqueror, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He will conquer every land through his ummah, and his followers will bring entire cities crashing down with the dhikr (remembrance) of Allah. When the companions visited the Caesar, pillars in his palace shook every time they said “La ilaha il Allah” – and at the end of time, the Muslims will likewise conquer entire cities (such as Constantinople) with dhikr.
al-Khātim: the seal, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He seals prophecy, messengership, and revelation from God.
al-`Āqib: the culminator, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, after whom there is no prophet.
al-Ḥāshir: the gatherer, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. It is in his footsteps that humanity will be gathered. He is the centre of the plains of judgement; all will gather around him.
al-Māḥi: the effacer, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, through whom disbelief will be effaced.
Ṭā-Hā and Yā-Sīn: may Allah bless him and grant him peace. These chapters of the Qur`an were recited 10,000 years before creation was created.
Muḥammad: the best of his names, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. It is the one who is oft-praised, due to an abundance of praiseworthy qualities. The reality of Muhammad cannot be touched by fire. This is his żahir (apparent) name; of this world. Aḥmad: this is his peculiar, baṭin name, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. No one had previously been named Aḥmad, nor did anybody in his time take this name (although some companions did take the name Muḥammad). When Jesus (peace be upon him) prophesized the coming of the last messenger, he said: "his name will be Aḥmad" - as though he will be the only Aḥmad ever. This is his heavenly name.
Abu'l-Qāsim: this is his kunyah (byname), may Allah bless him and grant him peace. It is narrated that he himself said, "nobody should assume my kunyah." Qasim was his eldest male child.
al-Fātih: the conqueror, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He will conquer every land through his ummah, and his followers will bring entire cities crashing down with the dhikr (remembrance) of Allah. When the companions visited the Caesar, pillars in his palace shook every time they said “La ilaha il Allah” – and at the end of time, the Muslims will likewise conquer entire cities (such as Constantinople) with dhikr.
al-Khātim: the seal, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He seals prophecy, messengership, and revelation from God.
al-`Āqib: the culminator, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, after whom there is no prophet.
al-Ḥāshir: the gatherer, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. It is in his footsteps that humanity will be gathered. He is the centre of the plains of judgement; all will gather around him.
al-Māḥi: the effacer, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, through whom disbelief will be effaced.
Ṭā-Hā and Yā-Sīn: may Allah bless him and grant him peace. These chapters of the Qur`an were recited 10,000 years before creation was created.
May Allah (blessed is He) bless and grant peace to His most beloved creation, equal to the number of names of everything that ever has or ever will be in existence.
And may Allah bless our teachers and theirs, who are without doubt,
the inheritors of prophecy.
And may Allah bless our teachers and theirs, who are without doubt,
the inheritors of prophecy.
can you change the blog name, and keep the blog? please don't close the blog again though, it is really informative. thank you
ReplyDeleteI really like your blogs, it is quite interesting - I am abit confused about your last comment " Ṭā-Hā and Yā-Sīn: may Allah bless him and grant him peace. These chapters of the Qur`an were recited 10,000 years before creation was created" :s if time is a creation, what does the 10 000 years mean?
ReplyDeleteDear anonymous:
DeleteIt's not an exact answer to your question, but related - from the Shifa of Qadi Iyad:
There is a difference of opinion among scholars upon the meaning of "YaSeen". Abu Mohammed Makki reported that the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said, "I have been given ten names with my Lord" and mentioned two, "Taha" and "YaSeen". Jaafar Sadiq said that its meaning refers to the Prophet "O master" whereas Abbas' son said that it means "O man". He also said that it is an oath, and one of the Names of Allah. On the other hand al-Hanafiyah's son said the meaning of it is "O Mohammed" and Ka'b said it refers to an oath Allah made a thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, and means "O Mohammed, you are one of the Messengers." The verse that follows reads, "you are truly among the Messengers sent upon a Straight Path." 36:3-4. Allah assured that he is among the Messengers bearing His Revelation to His worshipers and that he is indeed upon the Straight Path by his belief. Then again if one inclines to the interpretation of the meaning of YaSeen as being "O master", the title is a distinct demonstration of the high esteem Allah has for him, and this is fortified by the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) "I am the master of the children of Adam, and this is not boastful."
salam alaykum. thank you for your comments.
ReplyDelete@ changing the blogname: to be honest, the name has been bugging me for a while too; I tried changing it in the summer but a lot of people had trouble locating the blog again, and it sounded awful anyway - so I changed it back. any suggestions? regarding not closing it - I can't promise anything, but I'll think twice before I do!
@ your question - I don't know. I took it to mean "before creation" in the sense of before the creation of mankind. I suppose it could alternately mean "10,000 years" by our understanding of years/time. But, again - I'm not really sure... if I ever get around to asking this question, then in sha Allah I'll come back and reply here.