STATUS AND POSITION OF NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم
STATUS AND POSITION OF NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم
The Ulama have mentioned that every saint and friend of Allah سبحانه و تعالى whom Allah سبحانه و تعالى had granted the ability to compose poetry had undoubtedly composed poems in the love of NABIصلى الله عليه و سلم and in the love of Madinatul Munawwarah, but the simplest and the greatest poem is the following one:
“In brief, after the exalted position of Allah سبحانه و تعالى , you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) are the greatest.”
Amongst all the creation put together, be it human or Jinn or any other creation of Allah سبحانه و تعالى, NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم holds the greatest position after Allah سبحانه و تعالى. We do not believe NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم to be Allah, as the Christians do with regard to Sayyidina Isa عليه السلام, but yes, after Allah سبحانه و تعالى, NABI MUHAMMAD صلى الله عليه و سلم holds the greatest position. Everyone acknowledges the lofty position of the Ka’bah Shareef. The greatness of it is unimaginable. But leave alone the body and personality of NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم, the sand touching the body of RASULULLAH صلى الله عليه و سلم is more superior to the Ka’bah Shareef in the eyes of Allah سبحانه و تعالى. So what must be the position of NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم ? How great is not the Arsh of Allah سبحانه و تعالى , but the sand that is touching the body of NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم is far greater than the Arsh of Allah سبحانه و تعالى. As it is said that if one puts some saffron in front of a donkey, where will that donkey appreciate it? So where will we appreciate our NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم when we do not even have an iota of the idea of whom our NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم it is?
For the vast majority of the Ummah, MUHAMMAD صلى الله عليه و سلم is just a name, but who is this personality? What is his honourable position? If we come to know who RASUL صلى الله عليه و سلم is, we will not have to learn and be told the virtues of Durood Shareef. Our moments will not pass without Durood Shareef on our tongues. We will be so immersed in the love of NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم that we will not be reciting the Durood Shareef as a duty but it will be a pleasure to recite it. It will be dearer to us than our food and sweeter than our sleep, but that will be when we learn who our NABI صلى الله عليه و سلم is.
