So, Allah-azwj Replied: ‘If I-azwj were to Send a...

So, Allah-azwj Replied: ‘If I-azwj were to Send a Prophet-saww in the image of an angel, you would not be able to see him-saww (Quran – 25:7, 21:8).’ And Allah-azwj also Said: ‘There has come to you from Allah, Noor (a Light – The Prophet) and a Clarifying Book [5:15].’ In the Book, Allah-azwj has used the word Noor (Light) as a metaphor for guidance, which Allah-azwj Propagated through -saww.

To allow Muslims to emulate him-saww, Allah-azwj Sent him-saww in the outfit of a human body بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ (in the appearance of human beings). Allah-azwj has Sent two angels in the appearance of human beings, e.g., Harut and Marut (2:102), and a group of angels were sent in the outfit of human beings to Prophet Lut-as (11:70, 11:77, 11:81 and 29:32). Hence, it is pointless to debate on the essence of an angel or a Prophet-as.

By doing so, one would be questioning the Power of Allah-azwj, Who is able to Make them (angels/Prophets) to appear in the outfit of a human body. The responsibility of a believer is to respect the Guides from Allah-azwj and follow the Revealed Commands as being transmitted through them-as. Believers have been told (Holy Quran) not to ask for that which does not concern them.

As an inferior form of living being (as humans are tainted with sins), we cannot comprehend the status of a Prophet-as nor his-as successor – and -saww is the chief of Prophets-as.

Allah-azwj Commands believers to obey His-azwj Prophet-saww without any exceptions: وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ {7} And whatever the Rasool gives you, so take it, and whatever he forbids you from, then refrain; and fear Allah, surely Allah is severe of the Punishment [59:7] حدثنا عبد الله بن عامر عن ابى عبد الله البرقى عن الحسن بن عثمان عن محمد بن الفضيل عن ابى حمزة الثمالى قال قرات هذه الاية إلى ابى جعفر عليه السلام ليس لك من الامر شئ قول الله تعالى لنبيه وانا اريد ان اسئله عنها فقال أبو جعفر عليه السلام بل وشئ يشئ مرتين وكيف لا يكون له من الامر شئ فقد فوض الله إليه دينه فقال ما اتيكم الرسول فخذوه وما نهيكم عنه فانتهوا فما احل رسول الله صلى الله عليه واله فهو حلال وما حرم فهو حرام.

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