A DESCRIPTION OF MUHAMMED (SALLALLAHU ALAYHI WASALLAM)
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An orphan born in the dessert who’s father predeceases him, every aspect of his birth is recorded.
-Born, according to the Christian calendar 22nd April 571, according to popular opinion Islamic calendar, 12th Rabi-ul-awwal. Aamul Feel the year of the elephant, the year when Abraha attempted to attack Baitullah.
-Fathers name Abdullah, Mothers name Aaminah. This also not coincidence. Fathers Name Abdullah, his inception occurred in the oven of Abdiyat. Mothers name Aaminah, he was nurtured in the womb on aman and peace.
-The midwife, Shifaa the mother of Abdurahmaan bin Auf who gave assistance in his birth. Her name was Shifaa, that personality who was going to give Shifaa and cure for the maladies of humanity was being born.
-Foster mother Haleemah, he drank milk from the breasts of Hilm and Akhlaaq. Haleemah belonged to Banu Saad, the perfection of Saadit and dignity was going to come into this world.
-Born in the month of Rabi-ul-awwal. Why not Ramadhaan? Why not Muharram? Why not the Ashere hurum? Why Rabi-ul-Awwal? Ulama explain, our Nabi (Sallalahu alayhi wasallam) did not need a sacred month to be born, his Zaat and personality was sacred enough. He didn’t need a month of Barkat, he gave Barkat.
-Born in the dessert he did need vegetation, he was the vegetation. Born in the dessert he did not need water, he was the water.
-Rabi-ul-awwal, ‘rabi’ the word ‘rabi’ means spring. After the dark winter of zulm and kufr and baatil. After the dark winter of ignorance, the spring of Noor, of hidaayat, of life, Muhamadur Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) has come.
Every aspect of his existence recorded. To minute details of his appearance.
Hassan bin Thaabit (radhiallahu ta’ala anhu) how beautifully he describes Janaabe Rasullulah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam). He says, “more magnificent than you my eyes have never seen, more beautiful than you no women has ever given birth to a child. You have been created free from every blemish. It appear to me oh my beloved Nabi, As if you told Allah how to create you and on your desires Allah created you.”
Such a Nabi! Minute detail of his appearance.
Sahaabah describ,
-His face was moderately large. He did not have a completely round face nor and elongated face, but it was between the two.
-His forehead was broad.
-His appearance was luminous, shining. There was tinge of redness in it.
-His eyebrows -the hair was thin, it was dense, it would not meet in the middle. In the middle there was a gap in which a vein would run. When he would become angry it would become apparent.
-His eye lashes were long. The pupils of his eyes were very black. In the whiteness there were thin red veins that would run.
-His nose was slightly elongated and pointed, behind it there was a Noor, a luster, a light. Someone who was not looking carefully, because of the light would think that the nose was large but the nose was not large.
-His mouth was generous. His teeth were thin and long. Between the teeth there was a gap from which a light would shine.
Abu Hurairah (Radialahu ta’ala anhu) says.He says, “I have never seen anything more magnificent than Janaabe Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam), it was as if the sun would shine from his face. And when he would smile a light would shine onto the wall.”
Ayesha (Radialaahu anha) says, “one day I was sewing, it was dusk, twilight. There wasn’t much light. My needle fell down. I couldn’t find it. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) entered the hujrah. He smiled at me, when he smiled a light shone out from between his teeth as a result of which I saw my needle. I related to him what ha d happened. He said, ‘Yaa Humairah (it was an affectionate term he would use to address Ayesha) what greater loss can there be than the loss of that person who is deprived of being able to look at my noble countenance on the day of Judgement.”
Ali (Radiallahu anhu ) says, “ any one who saw Rasulullah (Salallahu alayhi was allam) all of a sudden would be over awed, when he would inter mingle with him automatically he would love him. And the one who described him would say, before this and after this I have never seen anything more magnificent than Janaabe Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam).”
[extract from a transcription of a Bayaan given by Moulana Sulaim Katani at a KZN Ijtima]