💖 *Four Basic Reasons for Love of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)*
✍️ ... *Mutakallim-e-Islam Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Ghumman (may Allah protect him)*
Allah Almighty has commanded obedience to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in the Holy Quran. The real purpose of the arrival of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is to act on his teachings with heart and soul.
The blessed being of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is worthy of obedience. In this obedience to the Messenger (peace be upon him) lies worldly and eternal salvation. In it lies the pleasure of God Almighty, and in it is the promise of divine reward. Because the Messenger of Allah is the messenger of divine revelation, his obedience is in fact considered obedience to Allah, meaning: "Whoever obeys the Messenger (peace be upon him) has indeed obeyed Allah."
Allah Almighty commands, meaning: "Whatever my Messenger (peace be upon him) commands you, do it, and refrain from what he forbids."
This is because the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has immense love for his Ummah, immense compassion, rather the words of love and compassion are unable to express the inner feelings of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), so the Holy Quran has expressed it as "Harisun Alaikum", so the being who has immense and boundless compassion and love, who is well aware of our end, especially when his knowledge is in the form of divine revelation and observation, then that being is necessarily worthy of being fully obeyed.
And this obedience is born from the extremity of love, the more perfect love becomes, the more perfect and eternal the spirit of obedience becomes. And there is a great need to create this love that brings us closer to the truth, encourages us to obey the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), and incites us to obey Allah. Keep in mind that all the reasons for loving someone can be found in the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to the fullest extent:
*First Reason: Perfection*👇
If the reason for love is the perfection of a being, then the most complete, perfect and complete being in all perfections is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), honor and glory, virtue and merit, nobility and status, and rank and perfection, all this is the charity of that perfect being because of whom the world has become aware of the realities of these qualities. Perfect intellect, perfect thought, perfect contemplation, perfect reflection, perfect gratitude, perfect servitude, perfect humanity, perfect modesty, perfect generosity, perfect courage, perfect dignity, all perfect qualities.
*Second Reason: Kindness*👇
If the reason for love is the kindness of a being, then the benefactor of the universe (peace be upon him) has a great favor not only on Muslims but on all human beings, but on all creatures. This series of favors extends from the world of souls to the world of the hereafter. In the world of souls, when Allah Almighty gathered all the souls in one place and asked, "Am I not your Lord?" then the soul of Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the first to answer: "Why not! You are our Lord." Hearing his answer, the souls of all the prophets answered, then gradually all the souls confessed.
In the world of this life, there is a long series of endless favors of the Prophet (peace be upon him), everything from the creation of man to the zenith of humanity is due to the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), the reason for the creation of the universe is the noble being of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Because the world of the hereafter is the greatest world, therefore his favor in it will also be the greatest, because of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Allah Almighty will begin the reckoning, it will be such a terrible time that even the prophets (peace be upon them) will be calling out "myself, myself", only the blessed lips of the Prophet (peace be upon him) will be saying "O Lord, my Ummah! O Lord, my Ummah!"
To change the glory of God Almighty into beauty, the Prophet (peace be upon him) will prostrate for a very long time, finally a voice will come from Allah Almighty: "O Muhammad (peace be upon him) raise your blessed head, ask and you will be given, intercede for the sinners and your intercession will be accepted." Therefore, wherever the Prophet (peace be upon him) sees his Ummah in trouble in the field of resurrection, he will come there and request intercession from Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty will accept his intercession and free the sinners of this Ummah from hell and grant them paradise. Such a great benefactor has the right to be fully obeyed so that we may become entitled to his intercession.
*Third Reason: Beauty*👇
If the reason for love is someone's beauty, being beautiful and handsome, then the most beautiful and handsome being in the universe is the blessed being of the Prophet (peace be upon him), he is the embodiment of beauty, the embodiment of beauty, the source of beauty and the center of beauty. It is from the lights of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that the beauty of the universe is spreading its light, the radiance and beauty of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is spreading everywhere, the earth and time, the earth and the sky, the sun and the moon, and the evening and the morning, in short, the entire creation of God Almighty has been encompassed by the beauty of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Read the Holy Quran and see how the blessed being of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is strung in a garland of beauty.
*"After God, you are the greatest, in short"*
From this it is known that even if the reason for love is beauty, then the most love should be for the Prophet (peace be upon him).
*Fourth Reason: Morality* 👇
If the reason for love is morality and character, then only the true embodiment of *Indeed, you are of a great moral character* deserves to be loved, whose great character is testified to by the Creator of the universe himself in the Holy Quran, where will the world bring such a moral person whose good morals are acknowledged even by his enemies, the truthful, the trustworthy, the peace-loving, the sympathetic, the comforter and the generous being is in fact the being of the beloved of God, Muhammad (peace be upon him).
In short, whether the reasons for love are perfections or kindnesses, beauty or morality and character, in every respect the Prophet (peace be upon him) is a good example for the entire humanity. When the love of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is stirred in the heart, then obedience is not difficult. Today we need to create love in our hearts. It is from love that the spirit of obedience is born, and if love is not molded into the mold of obedience, then there can be no truth in the claim.
📌 Alas! Today we have moved away from this spirit of obedience, our decline can still end today if we abandon rebellion and adopt obedience, mold every aspect of our lives into the mold of obedience to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), adopt the teachings of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in happiness and sorrow, ponder over the purpose of the mission of the Prophet, understand it, and act on it with heart and soul.
Without obedience, there will be failure in this world, if we do not change our ways, then this failure will take the form of regret on the Day of Judgment, then people will say: meaning: "Oh, if only we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger (peace be upon him)."
🤲 May Allah Almighty grant us all the spirit of obedience to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), and grant us the ability to act on the demands of this spirit. Amen, by the grace of the trustworthy Prophet (peace be upon him).