Prophets – Muhammad : Prophet Muhammad:Lost In Divine Love.

Author: MIAW
Subject: Prophet Muhammad:Lost In Divine Love.
Posted: 15 September 2020 at 3:03am

Wa Alaikumus Salam,

Nothing 'personal'... and no-one is attacking you... we're all trying to be as 'fair' as possible to anyone reading our posts... by stating exact sources... which (in many cases) you have not been doing.

Abu Fauzi wrote: ...So, how can MIAW pin us to his own understanding of the verses of the Qur'an or to those translations he chooses?  And Yes, we too cannot pin him to our own understanding...

At least I give the names of the authors of those translations (in case anyone wants to go and check)... You keep giving translations without the author's name... and in other posts people have asked you to provide Hadith sources (and let's face it: why should they have to ask you in the first place??) but you just keep ignoring requests and queries... so here I am asking you again: Whose translation is this? (especially in bold): 

     "You did not slay them, and in no way did you throw

       when you threw, but Allah threw." (8:17)

  "The Prophet doesn't speak out of his own volition,

    his speech is the speech of Allah". (53:3)

Abu Fauzi wrote: ...Therefore, his seeing, hearing, doing and speaking are that of the Divine's. That is why Allah says about the Prophet:--

No one is trying to pin you down to any translation... just give the exact sources and authors of anything that you quote... like we all have to do.

Abu Fauzi wrote: ...And about the Holy Prophet Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, I re-state here that Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, is a man, but not like you, I or like other men! ...I put it to you that you should never think or assume that the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, is a human being like you and I or like others....

 

He, ﷺ, is the best of all creation... As Muslims, we love him more than anything or anybody else that has ever existed... however you have to be very careful using words such as 'Divine', 'Heavenly', 'Equivalent'.

Abu Fauzi wrote: ...If he was really a human being and without being dressed with Heavenly dress,...

  

You contradict yourself... too much 'philosophy'... on the one hand (above) you say he is a man... and on the other hand (above) you say If he was really a human being... Not only you are confusing yourself, but others as well!... some things are best kept simple.

Abu Fauzi wrote: ...how could he, alaihi salaat was-salaam, move through this atmosphere to reach Qaba Qawsayni aw Adna?  If you go higher than 40,000 feet, a plane can't take it, but during the 'Isra wal Me'iraj the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, did not use a space shuttle, and he went beyond the Universe....

 

Here again, I have explained this very point to you in another post... but your brain still cannot 'process' this puzzle!... You cannot 'understand' how a man (which is how you described him above) can rise above and beyond 40,000 feet without exploding/imploding!!... so your only explanation to this phenomenon is that he, ﷺ must have Divine and God-like powers and abilities in order to withstand the immense pressure...etc better than a 'plane'! (how naive!)... However, you are forgetting/cancelling the role of the One and Only Being Who has caused this whole trip/Ascension feel extremely easy... namely Allah SWT... the whole trip/Ascension was made possible by the Will of Allah alone... none of it was by any power or ability possessed by the prophet ﷺ.

Anyone who believes in the Qur'an, automatically believes that:

 ...Allah is Able to do all things... Qur'an [65:12] (Pickthall)

and therefore should never be puzzled by the above scenario/phenomenon.

Unfortunately, many sects in the history of Islam (as well as other religions), have fallen into the same mistake (of trying to use the weak 'human' logical reasoning to explain phenomenons that only Allah SWT is Capable of)... and therein lies the problem.

Other Prophets and Messengers 'AlaihimusSallam, also performed great miracles... but none claimed any divine attributes... Divine attributes are for Allah alone... He does not share them with anyone or anything... this is the essence of Laa Ilaaha Illal-Laah.

DO MUSLIMS ATTRIBUTE DIVINITY TO MUHAMMAD?

The spectacular event that took place at his death is enough to put all questions related to this issue to rest. When the Prophet passed away, his companions, especially those close to him were reluctant to believe the news. One of the strongest among them who was later to become the second Caliph, Umar Bin Al-Khattab, not only rejected to accept the fact that the Prophet passed away, but even threatened to kill anyone who would spread this “rumour.” But the Prophet’s and Umar’s friend, Abu Bakr , after verifying the earthly demise of the Prophet stood up and declared in the firmest of words, “O people!  If anyone of you worships Muhammad, Muhammad is dead.  [But] if anyone of you worships God, God is Alive and Immortal.”

Abu Bakr then recited the verse that had been revealed to the Prophet after the battle of Uhud, when many Muslims had been shocked by the false rumor of his death: “Muhammad is naught but a Messenger, Messengers had passed away before him.  Why, if he should die or is slain, will you turn upon your heels?” Qur'an [3:144] The verses made such an impact on the people that it was as though they were hearing them for the first time.

Before his death the Prophet cautioned his followers unequivocally that they should not worship or make idols of him like the followers of other Prophets did. He tirelessly educated them of his mortality and his being a man, except that he is the Messenger of God.

The Qur’an unequivocally states: “Say [O Prophet]: “I am but a mortal man like all of you” (18:110).  The Qur’an repeats this point several times.

He prohibited building a place of worship on top of his grave.  The Prophet in fact was buried in his apartment, which was attached to the main mosque of Medina. It still remains attached to that same mosque, and while Muslims visit the mosque and pray in it, they only visit his grave and send benedictions upon him.  They do not pray to him for any benefit because doing so is strictly forbidden in Islam.

Source: http://mercyprophet.org/mul/node/3317 ;

After reading the above 2 verses of the Qur'an, who in their right mind would still dare to assign divinity (or even just use the word 'divine') to the Messenger of Allah,ﷺ.?? 

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