The Glorious Attributes, Miracles and Exalted Status of Mustafa ﷺ

Five Attributes of Mustafa

The Final Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: “Five such things have been bestowed upon me which were not given to anyone else before me.

(1) I was helped through the awe of the distance of one month.

(2) Spoils of war have been made Halal for me, though they were not Halal for anyone before me.

(3) The entire earth has been made the place of Sajdah for me, and soil has been made pure for me. So, if Salah time begins for any of my followers, he should offer Salah wherever he is.

(4) The station of intercession has been bestowed upon me.

(5) Every prophet was sent to a specific nation, whereas, I have been sent to all people.”

First Amongst Prophets

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُ has said that once, the blessed companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم humbly said to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: “O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Please tell us, when were you blessed with Prophethood?” He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: “I was even a Prophet at the time when the creation of Adam was in the stage between body and soul.”

Glory of Mustafa in the Words of Umar

Once, Sayyiduna Umar رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُ mentioned the glory of the Final Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, with tears flowing from his eyes. Please read a few extracts of his beautiful speech:

O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! In the beginning, you would deliver the sermon on the trunk of a date tree, then due to a large number of people, you started delivering the sermon from the pulpit. That trunk of a date tree kept weeping because of the separation from you until you placed your affectionate hand on it, and then it gained peace. Due to the separation from you, your Ummah deserve to weep more.

O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! Your status is so high before your Lord that He has declared that obedience to you is obedience to Him.

مَّن يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ ۖ

Whosoever has obeyed the Messenger, he has indeed obeyed Allah,

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 5, Surah Al-Nisa, Verse 80)

O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! Your status is so high before your Lord that He sent you after all prophets, but mentioned you before all prophets. It has been stated:

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ مِيثَٰقَهُمْ وَمِنكَ وَمِن نُّوحٍ وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۖ وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظًا ﴿٧﴾

And, O Beloved, remember when We took a covenant from the Prophets, and from you, and from Nooh, and Ibrahim, and Moosa, and ‘Eisa; the son of Maryam; and We took a solemn covenant from them.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 21, Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse 7)

O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! Allah Almighty gave the miracle to Sayyiduna Musa عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام that springs gushed out from stones (when he struck them with his staff), but even more amazing are the springs that gushed out from your blessed fingers.

O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! Allah Almighty gave Sayyiduna Sulayman عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام such control over the wind that its blowing in the morning and its blowing in the evening were equal to the travel of one month, but your riding animal Buraaq is more astonishing than that on which you visited all seven skies and on the same night, you also offered Fajr Salah after coming back to Makkah.

O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! Allah Almighty bestowed Sayyiduna Isa عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام with the miracle of raising the dead, but even more amazing is that poisonous meat of roasted mutton talking to you and saying: “Do not eat me because poison has been mixed in me.”

O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! Sayyiduna Nuh عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام made Du’a for the destruction of his nation, and said:

رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا ﴿٢٦﴾

And requested Nooh, ‘O my Lord, do not leave any of the disbelievers residing on the earth.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 29, Surah Nooh, Verse 26)

If you had made Du’a in the same way, we would have been destroyed, but it is your affection towards us that you were tormented, hurt, and wounded, but even then, you said nothing except for goodness. Whenever your nation caused you trouble, you said the same words:

 "اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ"

“O Allah! Forgive my nation because they do not know about me.”

O Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! After the declaration of the Prophethood in a short period of time, people believed in you and started following you, whereas it did not happen to Sayyiduna Nuh عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام, although he lived a long life and preached for a long time. A large number of people have believed in you in your lifetime, whereas the number of people who believed in Sayyiduna Nuh عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام is very less.