THE ACCOUNTANT
Every day, when spent, darkness collects us in our beds. But soon, a day will dawn that gathers us from a deathly sleep into a graver reality.
Life Here struggles because of imbalance. But the Hereafter is a world in perfect balance and harmony.
Our current form is excellently suited for earthly life and its mortal purpose. No update is ever required. Far superior is Al-Khāliq—The Creator from that which we set up as rivals to Him.
In the Hereafter, Al-Musawwir—The Shaper will reshape our creation. Our new design will suit everlasting life and its polarised environments.
God has computed in minutiae the things which we had forgotten. Upon the resurrection, God will bring forth the dead with perfect memory, which is necessary to accurately account for and balance the scales of our former lives: ‘Read thine (own) record: Sufficient is thy soul this day to make out an account against thee’ [17:14].
Life 1.0 may require us to jog our memory, but it’s the only version that can balance our accounts before the debts fall due: ‘On that Day man will remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?’ [89:23].
LOVING THE BELOVED
Epithets.
There have been phenomenal ones in all of prophetic history. Khalīl Allāh—Friend of God, Kalīm Allāh—Word of God, and Rūḥ Allāh—Spirit of God, are unique Quranic descriptives for three (Abraham, Moses and Jesus) of the five Ulul Azm—Arch Prophets (Noah and Muhammad (s) complete the five), which is a superlative all by itself.
People often attribute Ḥabīb Allāh—Beloved of God to the Prophet Muhammad (s). It’s not from the Qurān but from a ḥadīth graded as ḍa`īf—weak. [Tirmidhiy 3616].
Embellishing narratives to enhance people, places, or things is a spiritual disease. Our Beloved Prophet (s) did not suffer this malaise. He was just in his speech and presented truth as it were—unadulterated. Allah affirms this quality of the Prophet (s): ‘Your companion has not strayed; he is not deluded. He does not speak from his desire.’ [53:2-3], ‘[His] heart did not distort what he saw’ [53:10], and ‘His sight never wavered, nor was it too bold. And he saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord’ [53:17-18].
The quoted verses are from Surah al-Najm (The Star), which deals with some of the Prophet’s most incredible metaphysical experiences.
Muslims must take care and caution not to do to the Prophet (s) as the Christians did with Jesus (peace be upon him): ‘Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a slave. So, call me the slave of Allah and His Apostle’ [Bukhari 3445].
The month of Safar is waning, and soon Rabī ‘al Awwal, the month of the Prophet, will wax, and on the 12th, Muslims will celebrate the birth of the Prophet (s). Unfortunately, many innovations antithetical to the faith have crept in when observing the commemoration of his (s) birth.
The Prophet (s) is Beloved to Allah, and his station with Him is high indeed. We do not need weak aḥādīth or tall tales to affirm his (s) blessedness when the Quran already does.
There exists an equation that allows one to love Allah through the Prophet (s). And I don’t know any better way for anyone to prove their love to Allah and His Beloved: “If ye do love Allah, follow me (Muhammad): Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful” [3:31].
Once, Qatadah asked the Mother of the Believers, Sayyida Aishah (ra), about the Prophet’s character. She replied: ‘His character was the Quran’ [Muslim 746a].
Admit the light.
You must admit the light.
Admit the light, you must.
Open the aperture!
Wider.
Wider.
Wider still.
Open a book.
Open God’s Book.
Let the light flood the page.
Light upon Light.
Light upon your heart.
Open your heart.
Pry.
A bit more.
Let it enter.
Let it be your door.
Until next week, InshaAllah
Zaahied Sallie
Author of The Beloved Prophet – An Illustrated Biography in Rhyme
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