Acknowledgment of the servanthood of the prophets ( ‘a )...
Acknowledgment of the servanthood of the prophets ( ‘a ) prevents any form of extremism, fanaticism and radicalism concerning the stations of the saints of God. It reminds us that the Prophet (S), though the best of creation, is also a servant of God.
It is needless to say that this testimony must be based on sincerity and truthfulness for, the hypocrites { munafiqin } used to testify also to the apostleship of the Prophet (S) yet the Qur’an thus reveals about them: ﴿ إِذَا جَاءكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ قَالُوا نَشْهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُهُ وَاللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَكَاذِبُونَ ﴾ “When the hypocrites come to you they say, ‘We bear witness that you are indeed the apostle of Allah.’ Allah knows that you are indeed His Apostle, and Allah bears witness that the hypocrites are indeed liars.” [^15] Salawat “ Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad wa ali Muhammad.
” “O Allah! Send blessings on Muhammad and his progeny.” After bearing witness to tawhid and the risalah , we invoke blessings for Muhammad and his progeny ( ‘a ). Salawat is the symbol of love { muhabbah }, friendship { muwaddah } and…
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