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Reflections on Surah Al-Ahzab Ayah 40
ما كان محمد ابا احد من رجالكم ولاكن رسول الله وخاتم النبيين وكان الله بكل شيء عليما ٤٠
مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَآ أَحَدٍۢ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن رَّسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًۭا ٤٠
مَّاﲶ
كَانَﲷ
مُحَمَّدٌﲸ
أَبَآﲹ
أَحَدٖﲺ
مِّنﲻ
رِّجَالِكُمۡﲼ
وَلَٰكِنﲽ
رَّسُولَﲾ
ٱللَّهِﲿ
وَخَاتَمَﳀ
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَۗﳁﳂ
وَكَانَﳃ
ٱللَّهُﳄ
بِكُلِّﳅ
شَيۡءٍﳆ
عَلِيمٗاﳇ
٤٠ﳈ
Muḥammad is not the father of any of your men,1 but is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
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2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 33:40
He ﷺ was the only person to be granted the journey to the 7 heavens and meet Allah SWT.
He ﷺ was the chosen man by Allah ﷻ to be the mercy for all the worlds.
He ﷺ was the last prophet sent by Allah ﷻ to the entire mankind till the day of judgement.
He ﷺ was the master of psychology and behaviour, and interpreting faces.
He ﷺ was the most eloquent speaker and well-respected member of the society.
He ﷺ was the most commendable leader in matte...
He ﷺ was the chosen man by Allah ﷻ to be the mercy for all the worlds.
He ﷺ was the last prophet sent by Allah ﷻ to the entire mankind till the day of judgement.
He ﷺ was the master of psychology and behaviour, and interpreting faces.
He ﷺ was the most eloquent speaker and well-respected member of the society.
He ﷺ was the most commendable leader in matte...
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:158, 2:216, 24:41, 3:92, 33:40, 4:35
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He is the All-Knowing: He knows what is and what could be, what was and what could have been. Imam Al-Ghazali, may God have mercy on him, said, 'Its perfection lies in comprehending everything by knowledge—manifest and hidden, small and large, first and last, inception and outcome.' The all-Knower even knows every leaf that falls. He knows what our souls whisper to us and He is closer to us 'than the jugular vein'. So He knows what you are going ...
11 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 33:38-48
From Recitation to Reflection
A Lamp Giving Light
Maghrib Prayer · Surah Al-Ahzab (33:38–48)
Tonight, listening to these verses in the voice of Al-Azhar, something felt different.
I may have read these words before, but tonight they sounded almost like an introduction.
Not an introduction written by history.
Not one shaped by generations of people who came after the Prophet ﷺ.
An introduction given by Allah (SWT) Himself.
﴿مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ...
A Lamp Giving Light
Maghrib Prayer · Surah Al-Ahzab (33:38–48)
Tonight, listening to these verses in the voice of Al-Azhar, something felt different.
I may have read these words before, but tonight they sounded almost like an introduction.
Not an introduction written by history.
Not one shaped by generations of people who came after the Prophet ﷺ.
An introduction given by Allah (SWT) Himself.
﴿مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ...