BLESSED NAME AND GENEALOGY

MOST BLESSED NAME: The Beloved Rasool (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has various names that have been bestowed upon him. In the skies he is known as Ahmad and Mahmood, and on the earth, he is known as Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). In the Taurah, The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is called Ahmad, Sahook and Qataal (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)  and in the Injeel he is known as Haamid (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Some great Sufis have said that there are one thousand names of Allah and one thousand names of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) [Zirkani  vol.3 pg. 113]

HIS UNIQUE TITLES: The Beloved Rasool (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has been blessed with various unique titles such as Abul Qaasim and Abu Ibraheem. Hazrat Jibraeel (alaihis salaam) often addressed him with the words, "As Salaamu Alaika Ya Aba Ibraheem" Salaams upon you O Father of Ibraheem. [Zirkani vol.3. pg 151]

HIS BLESSED GENEALOGY: The family tree of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) from his father is as follows: Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)  the blessed son of Hazrat Abdullah  son of Hazrat Abdul Mutallib son of Haashim, son of Abd Munaaf son of Qas son of Kilaab son of Mur'rah son of Ka'ab son of Lawi son of Ghaalib son of Fahr son of Maalik son of Nuzr son of Kinaana son of Khuzaima son of Murikka son of Ilyaas son of Muzar son of Nazaar son of Ma'ad son of Adnaan. [Bukhari Shareef]. The Genealogy of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) from his blessed mother is as follows : Hazrat Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) the blessed son of Bibi Aamina (radi Allahu anha) daughter of Wahb, son of Abd Munaaf, son of Zahra son of Kilaab son of Mur'rah. Both these family trees come together at Kilaab bin Mur'rah and they further come together at Adnaan. It has been accepted that Adnaan was from the descendants of Nabi Ismail (alaihis salaam) and Hazrat Ismail (alaihis salaam) is the son of Hazrat Ibraheem (alaihis salaam). [Madarijun Nabuiwat vol.2 pg14].

This shows that the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is a descendant of Hazrat Ibraheem  (alaihis salaam) from both parents. The Historians have shown that the maternal and paternal forefathers of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) were pious and pure people. [Ibn Sa’ad]

NOOR-E-MUSTAFA (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) : Before the creation of the Noor of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), the Divine Kingdom of Almighty Allah was a hidden treasure. When Almighty Allah willed to reveal this, He created the Noor of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). From the  Noor of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), Allah created the Lauh (protected tablet), Qalam, Arsh, Kursi, the moon, the stars and paradise.

It has been stated in Hadith-e-Qudsi that Almighty Allah said, “If I had not created Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), then I would not have created Adam (alaihis salaam), nor would I have created Heaven and Hell. If I have not to create him, then I would had not created the universe. If I had not created you, then I would not have created the world.”

The Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) says, “Almighty Allah created my Noor first and He created the entire universe from my Noor and I am from the Noor of Allah.” From the above mentioned Hadith-e-Mubaraka it is evident that Almighty Allah first created the Noor of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and from this Noor, he created the entire universe. [Rauzatun Naeem fi Zikrin Nabiyil Kareem].

The Noor of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) was placed in the forehead of Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam) an then travelled through generations of pure bodies until reaching Hazrat Ibraheem (alaihis salaam) and Hazrat Ismail (alaihis salaam). This Noor then travelled till it reached Hazrat Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) and then it entered the blessed womb of Bibi Amina (radi Allahu anha).