Kitaabul Shifaa Excerpt: The Holy Last Messenger’s Perfect Qualities of Character Millions of Salam Be Upon Him

If someone has been blessed with even one or two of these qualities of perfection and nobility – whether of lineage, beauty, power, knowledge, forbearance, courage or generosity – he is considered noteworthy, and people use him as an example. People’s heartfelt esteem of these qualities makes people who have them honoured long after their bones have turned to dust. 

So what then can be said of the inestimable worth of someone who possesses all of these qualities in such abundance that they cannot be counted or expressed in words? It would be impossible for him to have gained them either by graft or guile. Such a thing is only possible by the gift of Allah the Almighty. 

These gifts include Prophethood, Bearing the message, Close friendship with Allah, His love, Being chosen, the Night Journey, Vision of Him, Nearness, Proximity , Revelation, Intercession, Mediation, All the virtues, High degree, the Praiseworthy Station, Buraq, the Ascension, Being sent to all mankind, Leading the prophets in prayer, Witnessing for him of the prophets and communities, Mastery over the descendants of Adam, His being the bearer of the Banner of Praise, Bringing good news and warning, His place with the One with the Throne, Obedience, Bearing the trust, guidance, Being a mercy for the worlds, Allah’s being pleased with him so that he is allowed to ask of Him, Kawthar, Being listened to, The perfection of blessing on him, Pardon for past and future wrong actions, The expanding of his breast, The removing of his burden, The elevation of his renown, His being helped by a mighty victory, The sending down of the Sakina, Support by the angels, His bringing the Book and Wisdom and the Seven Mathani and the Immense Quran, His community being purified, His calling to Allah, The prayer of Allah and the angels on him, His judging between people by what Allah showed him, His removing the chains and burden from them, Allah’s swearing by his name, His supplication being answered, Inanimate objects and animals speaking to him, The dead being brought to life for his sake, The deaf hearing, Water gushing from between his fingers, His turning a little into a lot, The splitting of the moon, The sun going back, His changing of the essence of things, His being helped by terror, His knowing the Unseen, The clouds shading him, The glorification of the pebbles, His removing pain, His protection from people and so on, the Chosen One, the Holy Last Messenger, millions of blessings and peace be upon him eternally. 

There is so much more. Knowledge of his qualities can only be contained by someone who is given it and only Almighty Allah can bestow it.

Add to all this, the stations of honour, degrees of purity, ranks of happiness, excellence and increase which Allah, Most Glorious, has prepared for him in the domain of the Next World — which cannot be numbered — those things which intellects are unable to grasp and which confound the imagination, then you may contemplate the worthiest of all mankind, Muhammad Mustapha, peace be upon him. 

Contemplate and celebrate with a most humble heart, thanking the Glorious Rabb of all the Worlds for giving us a glimpse of the manifestation of His profound love for His beloved, peace be upon him. 

Kitab Ash-Shifa