The Greatest Naath Shareef

[Attari.Rafique]

Reality is that if one looks at the Holy Qur’an with the eyes of Imaan, then one will notice that

from beginning to end it is the Naath (praise) of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).

Whether it is the Praise of Allah, the teaching of Aqaa’id (beliefs), the stories of the previous

Prophets and their Communities or the laws of Shariah, in every topic within the Holy Qur’an

the laudable qualities and attributes of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) will be found

therein.

For example in Surah Ikhlaas (Qul Hu Allah Hu Ahad ) the Attributes of Allah Ta’ala are being

mentioned and in Surah Lahab (Tabbat Yada) the Kaafir Abu Lahab and his wife are being

mentioned. Yet if one looks at it carefully, from beginning to end these two Surahs are filled with

the praise of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).

In Surah Ikhlaas Allah Ta’ala mentions, “Say you, He is Allah, the One. Allah the Independent,

Care-free. He begot none nor was He begotten. And nor anyone is equal to Him.” But just by the

use of the word ‘Qul’ i.e. O my Beloved you say that Allah is One, this whole Surah has become

the praise of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). This is because Allah Ta’ala meant that, “O

my Beloved the words are regarding Me but it must be from your tongue. You tell the world

about my Attributes (Allahu Ahad) and I will make mention of your attributes (Muhammadur

Rasoolullah… [surah 48, Verse 29]) i.e. You say ‘Laa Ilaaha Illallah’ and I will say ‘Muhammadur

Rasoolullah’ .” Allah Ta’ala wishes to hear His Attributes from the blessed tongue of His Beloved

Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).

With the use of the word ‘Qul’ it is meant that, “O My Beloved, tell the people that Allah is One

so that if any person believes in My Attributes but does not submit to your servitude then he can

never be a Muwahhid (person believing in the Oneness of Allah), until he clings to your garment

and believes in the Oneness that you have taught.” That is why the name of the first Kalima is

Kalima-e-Tauheed, but in it is the name of Muhammadur Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)

together with the name of Allah; because the first part of the Kalima is the Oneness of Allah and

the second part is the name of the teacher of that Oneness. Today we are Muslims because

Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said that Allah is One, none of us have seen Him nor can

we verify that He is One. We believe Allah Ta’ala is One because Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi

Wasallam) said so. Therefore there is no Tauheed without Risaalat.

It is now understandable that by the use of ‘Qul’ Surah Ikhlaas has become the praise of

Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) but how is Surah Lahab a praise of Rasoolullah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)? Once, Abu Lahab mentioned to Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi

Wasallam), “Tabban Laka” i.e. “May you be perished.” Allah Ta’ala avenged this insult to His

Beloved Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) by saying, “Tabbat Yada Abi Lahabew Watab” i.e.

“Perished be the two hands of Abu Lahab and he is already perished.” [surah 111, Verse 1] By this

is meant that, “O Beloved Messenger you do not respond to this, your Rabb Himself will

respond.” After this wherever the destruction of Abu Lahab was mentioned, at the same time the

respect and dignity of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) in the Court of Allah Ta’ala also

became understood, that a person who shows the slightest disrespect to Rasoolullah (Sallallahu

Alaihi Wasallam) becomes the enemy of Allah Ta’ala. As it is mentioned in the Hadith-e-Qudsi,

“Whoever makes enmity with my Beloved, I declare war upon that person.” [Mishkaat Shareef ]

In the Glorious Qur’an, wherever the praises of the Sahaabah-e-Kiraam and Ahle Bait, virtues of

Makkatul Mukarramah and Madinatul Munawwarah etc. have been mentioned, these are in

reality the praises of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). If a king’s servants are praised, or

his throne or crown is praised, in essence it is the king that is being praised. Similarly, praises of

the Sahaabah-e-Kiraam, Ahle Bait, Madinah Shareef etc. are all praises of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu

Alaihi Wasallam) because the status that they have been given is because of Rasoolullah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).

In the same manner verses regarding the evil and wickedness of the disbelievers, and contempt of

the idol-worshippers, are also the praises of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) because

these verses show that those who oppose Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and his

teachings, they become cursed and rejected.

Similarly, if one looks at the verses regarding the laws of Shariah one will find the praises of

Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) therein as well. For example, in the Holy Qur’an one

will find at many places the commands regarding Salaah and Zakaat, the mentioning of Hajj being

Fardh (compulsory), but nowhere in the Holy Qur’an are we told how to read Salaah, when to

read Salaah, how many Rakaats to read etc. Similarly there is no explanation of who should give

Zakaat, on how much wealth it should be given, what value should be given etc. In the same

manner, we are commanded to perform Hajj but the details of how to perform Hajj are not

explained.

The intent of this was that Allah Ta’ala showed us the commandments regarding what is

compulsory on us but if one wishes to know about the details and methods of these then one must

look at the blessed actions and sayings of His Beloved Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). The

entire life of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is the complete explanation of all the laws

and rulings regarding Salaah, Zakaat, Hajj etc. In fact the reality is that Salaah, Hajj, Fasting etc. is

the name given to the blessed actions of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). Whoever

performs any of those actions with sincerity it will be accepted.

If any person recites the Holy Qur’an in Ruku or Sajdah, and recites ‘Attahiyaat’ in Qiyaam i.e.

one changes the order of the Zikr of Allah that occurs in Salaah, then one’s Salaah will not be

acceptable. Why? Even though one does not leave out any elements of Salaah or any Zikr of Allah,

but because it is not according to how the Beloved Master (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) performed

it, it would not be acceptable. One can fulfill all the elements of Salaah in a different sequence,

but Salaah is only beloved to Allah Ta’ala if it is done according to how His Beloved Rasool

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) performed it.

To perform Salaah in Arabic is essential because this is the language of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu

Alaihi Wasallam). We find parrots dear to us because they can talk like us even though they do

not understand what they are saying. O Muslims, you also recite the language of Rasoolullah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) even though you don’t understand it, you will still attain the reward

for it. If Salaah was a mere request (Dua) then it would be acceptable in any language because

Allah Ta’ala is All-Knowing. But Allah Ta’ala wanted that the worship which He made

compulsory upon us should be performed exactly in the manner in which His Beloved Rasool

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) performed it.

What is Hajj? Sometimes one must stay somewhere, sometimes run somewhere, sometimes throw

stones, sometimes circumbulate somewhere. After all, why is it that these actions have become

worship on those specific days? The reason is that it was performed by the Beloved servants of

Allah Ta’ala. It is stated in the Hadith that whoever imitates a nation then he is from that nation.

This is the same condition of our Salaah, Hajj and all our Ibaadat, that in imitating Rasoolullah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) maybe Allah Ta’ala through the blessings of this will forgive us. Our

Sajdah (prostration) is not Sajdah, it is an imitation of the accepted Sajdah of Rasoolullah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).

From this we can see that all the verses regarding the laws of Shariah are in fact the Naath of

Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).

Furthermore, only that action is a sin, which causes the anger of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi

Wasallam). Allah Ta’ala states in the Holy Qur’an, “And those who hurt the Messenger, for them

is the painful torment.” [surah 9, Verse 61] From the use of the word ‘Lahum’ in this verse it

becomes apparent that only those people will be punished who cause pain to Rasoolullah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). It is known that every Kaafir’s (disbeliever) Kufr (disbelief) and

every Believer’s sin causes pain to Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). If Rasoolullah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) becomes angry at someone’s Ibaadat (worship), then that worship

becomes a sin, and if Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is happy with the fault or mistake

of someone then that mistake becomes a faithful Ibaadat. When Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq

(Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) purposefully got bitten by preventing the snake to enter into the Cave of

Thoor, this was not suicide but a faithful Ibaadat; in Khaibar when Hazrat Ali (Radiallahu Ta’ala

Anh) made his Asr Salaah Qaza, this was not a sin but Ibaadat; this is because Rasoolullah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) was pleased with these actions. But in the presence of Hazrat Bibi

Fatima (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anha) it was a sin for Hazrat Ali (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) to make

another Nikah (although Shariah allows a person to have four wives) because this would have

hurt Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). In Arafaat to make one’s Maghrib Salaah Qaza is

Ibaadat because Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is pleased with it.

We can therefore see that the Glorious Qur’an from beginning to end is in fact the praise of

Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). That is why A’la Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat Imam

Ahmad Raza Khan (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) wrote in one of his Naaths:

Ay Raza Khud Sahib-e-Qur'an hain Maddaahe Huzoor

Tujh se Kab Mumkin hain phir Midhat Rasoolullah صلى الله عليه وسلم Ki

In this verse A’la Hazrat (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) says, “O Ahmad Raza, no matter how much you

praise Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) you will never be able to duly and properly praise

him because when his Rabb, the Master of the Qur’an Himself has praised him, who then can do

justice in praising Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)?”

May Allah Ta’ala grant us the Taufeeq and Hidaayat to read the Holy Qur’an with the eyes of

Imaan and to ponder over the praises of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) that are

manifested by its verses, Ameen.

[Compiled from Shaan-e-Habeeb-ur-Rahman Min Aayaatil Qur’an by Hakeem-ul-Ummat

Mufassir-e-Qur’an Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Naeemi Rahmatullah Alaih]