Darwish Appendix @ The Prophet's honor mentioned in chapter "Al-Fath" - 11 There were 1400 Companions who pledged their allegiance under the tree at Hudaybiah and the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told them they had all been forgiven and would not enter Hell." @ The honoring of the Prophet in the Koran 12 Thereafter, the message spread over frontiers, in which other languages are spoken. These nations examined the veracity of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and many converted, then learned the Arabic language, and this is the realization of the Prophet's saying, "I was sent for all races, the fair and the dark. @ The Prophet's cleanliness 16 When he slept his eyes were closed but his heart and internal being were not in the status of sleep, therefore he would make ablution only when it was needed. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, "My eyes sleep but my heart does not." @ The daily life of the Prophet 20 "As it had been given to his servant in charity". He clarified the matter by saying, "It was charity to her, but a gift (from her) to us." @ Marriage and family life of the Prophet 21 1. You may be curious why it is the wish of Prophet Muhammad to have a greater number in his nation. Through him being instrumental in guiding his nation he will have more people who worship and praise Allah. On the Night of the Ascent Moses' wept because his nation will have a lesser number of people who worship and praise Allah alone. It is not as may be conceived by a person's reasoning. 2. Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, was sent during a time in which fit was common-place to have forty wives. The Islamic Law reduced the number of wives a man could have to four, and made it conditional when marrying more than one that justice must prevail and each should be evenly treated, if this cannot be established, then a man should only marry one wife, and today 99.99% of marriages are monogamous, whereas the west, have for many decades, engaged in dating, free love and extra marital affairs. This way of life has unfortunately has been exported through the internet to young Muslims. @ Prophetic intellect is the root of each of his honorable ethics 24 Darwish's draw your attention to the overlooked fact that the New Testament, found in the Christian Bible is not the Gospel given to Prophet Jesus by Allah, rather, it is the teachings of Paul who was not a disciple of Jesus. Paul is responsible for corrupting the purity of the teachings of Jesus who taught that Allah is One, alone, the Creator of all things, and does not have a partner. Paul substituted the Oneness of Allah for the concept of three gods in one and called it the trinity. @ The Prophet's courage and bravery 27 There were many occasions when the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, encountered perilous situations, however, he never faltered, he remained steadfast despite the circumstances, even when the most courageous and heroic of his Companions retreated. Once decided to advance, he was never seen to either retreat or waver, there has never in the history of mankind been a person so brave. @ The Prophet's mercy and compassion 30 Allah made His Prophet's gentle disposition, concern and mercy encompass every sector of His creation. Part of the Prophet's excellence is that Allah adorned him with two of His Names when He said, "and is gentle, merciful" (9:128) . @ The Prophet in the Sight of his Lord 40 1. It is well known that Burack was the heavenly mount of the prophets, however, it had been centuries since he was last ridden. Burack was also aware of the esteemed rank of the Prophet, and it was this that caused him to become frisky, then when Gabriel spoke to him about it, he broke out in a sweat. 2. The elephants were brought to Mecca by Abraha to destroy the Ka'ba. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was permitted to fight in the Holy precinct of Mecca for just one hour on the day he Opened Mecca . @ The miracle of the Night Journey and the Heavenly Ascent 41 1. Please refer to our first introductory note relating to: Judge Eyad and Hafiz ibn Hajjar in which Hafiz ibn Hajjar unifies the sequence by organizing all the threads into just one thread based upon his vast comprehension of event. There are many other authentic hadith which add more details to the event, both in the introductory phase of visions and of the actual. Judge Eyad continues to throw more light upon the Night Journey by drawing our attention to the reports of several Companions: 2. You may be curious why Moses wept. It is because he will have a lesser number of people who worship and praise Allah alone, whereas Prophet Muhammad is happy because he will have a greater number of worshipers who praise Allah alone because he was instrumental in guiding them. 3. Humans cannot penetrate their limitation because they are as if veiled. The Creator is never absent, but at the same time He is unreachable through the limitation of our human eyes, however, later in Paradise the believer will see Him. @ Rebuttal to the Night Journey being a dream - 43 There are some people, who lived many centuries after the Ascent and Night Journey took place, who claim the event was a dream. To support their opinion they quote the verse, "We did not make the vision (ru'yah) which We showed to you…. except to be a trial for people" ( 17:60). Accordingly, they named the Night Journey and Ascent as being a vision, while the Isra verse negates such, because He said, " Exalted is He who carried His worshiper (Prophet Muhammad) to travel in the night from the Sacred Mosque to the Furthest Mosque which We have blessed around it so that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer." (17:1)" And no one can say that the Night Journey was while he was sleeping. Also , the word "trial" in (17:60) proves that it is the sighting of an eye because a vision has no trial in it, and no one will deny a vision regardless of how far its distance ! @ Did the Prophet see his Lord? 44 The report of Abbas' son is in reference to the Paradise status of the Prophet, as the Prophet sees Allah in Paradise with the eyes of Paradise, and remember, he had already entered Paradise on the Night of Ascent. Lady Ayesha, on the other hand, was referring to the opposite, which is that of a physical appearance of Allah in the same way the unbelievers of Mecca see their idols or the location of their idols. Allah said, "so (Allah) revealed to His worshiper that which He revealed". Allah revealed to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, His Mighty, Unseen Kingdom where he saw and witnessed the wonders of the angelic realm that can neither be expressed in words nor yet is it possible for human intellect to endure seeing or hearing, not even in its minutest atom. One must realize that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was given powers far in excess of our own. For example, he was given the strength and power to receive the intensity of the Revelation, the witnessing of the communing of the angelic hosts, the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem when he was carried by Burack at the speed of light and thereafter his ascent through the heavens to the furthest limit. Regarding his everyday affairs he told his Companions that Allah feeds him and gives him to eat and drink, and that although his eyes slept his heart was always awake, all of which is beyond our reach. This exceptional blessing from Allah is far beyond our capacity to understand, and if one were to attempt such understanding then one's mind would become paralyzed. This fact is important to understand before progressing to the hadiths of Lady Ayesha and Abbas' son relating to the seeing of his Lord. @ The proximity of the Prophet and his nearness 46 Other lesser scholars say it refers to Allah, however, their interpretation is based on the understanding of the Divine Hadith in which Allah says, "Whosoever comes close to Me by the span of a hand, I come close to him an arm's length" which means these scholars negated physical distance and directions by giving this example. @ The friendship and love of Allah to His Prophet - 48 1. There is a difference between the exalted titles of 'close friend' and 'beloved' and these will be explained in due course. 2. The Prophethood has perspectives between people and the prophet, whereas the friendship has a perspective between Allah and Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, which makes it very special. @ Prohibition of favoring the Prophet over other noble prophets - 51 (Shaykh Darwish added:. And the Prophet's evident high etiquette and elegance when he mentions his noble fellow prophets). (Shaykh Darwish commented: This is because no ordinary person, regardless of his rank or depth of knowledge is fit to judge the prophets who are far higher than ordinary humans in all aspects especially their unseen qualities. ) @ The excellent names of the Prophet 52 (Shaykh Darwish added: Prior to receiving the Koran, the prophet's status was that of illiterate. The moment he became the recipient of the Koran his status was raised from that miraculous rank of being illiterate to being the human with the most knowledge of Allah, His Words, religion, faith, perfection and matters pertaining to the material world. ) @ The meaning of prophethood and Messengership 56 The Arabic word for revelation is "wahy", and its root means "to hasten". When Allah sends words quickly to His Prophet it is called Revelation, and consists of three types. The first contains the challenge of the Koran which is the Word of Allah without human voicing and letters, the second is the Divine quotations which is the meaning from Allah expressed in the words of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, in which he reports "As Allah said", the third is the Prophetic quotations which is inspiration to the Prophet in his own eloquent, unique words. @ The meaning of miracles 57 1. The next section is dedicated to the splitting of the moon, and addresses this great miracle in detail. In addition, the report of the amazing story of the sighting of the splitting of the moon by the sultan of Kerala, India. 2. Praise be to Allah, I (Darwish) have been blessed to compile one of the largest collections of falsely attributed hadith which lists the name of each hadith liar. The false hadith are less than 1% of the total of all the authentic hadith. This collection can be downloaded from Allah.com @ Unseen Divine affairs - 60 During the time of Judge Eyad there was a sect known as "Qarmatians". This sect was very active in their attempt to pervert Islam, but they like their predecessors were unsuccessful. Praise be to Allah, none have been successful to extinguish either the light of the Koran, nor yet alter a single word, or cause doubt in the minds of Muslims! @ Bygone generations and vanished nations mentioned in the Koran - 61 1. They had no other option but to admit that the news the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, brought came from the Unseen and thereby compelled to admit to its authenticity, and acknowledge its truthfulness but many refused to openly admit this. 2. Among the bishops of Najran were those who refused to accept the truth, as did Suriya's son and the son of Akhtab, the chief rabbi of Medina. They knew the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, spoke the truth, but refused to acknowledge it as such. They were envious and stubborn, and thereafter died in disbelief. @ The splitting of the moon - 66 We have heard that in 2006 the prestigious BBC - British Broadcasting Company - broadcasted significant scientific news from a report issued by the USA space agency, NASA whose astronauts discovered the signs of a crack going across the moon. We also heard that this news was released by David Pidcock" @ Things transformed through the touch of the Prophet - 77 Abu Hurayah reported over 5000 prophetic sayings which were, with the exception of 42 prophetic sayings, also reported by many other Companions. This fact is proof that those who attempt to throw doubt on the science of hadith, or the personality of Abu Hurayrah are wrong, and Muslims should not doubt these reports. @ The Prophet's knowledge of some of the Unseen and future 78 1. This hadith is reported in Muslim and is of the highest rank of authenticity of collective narrations. The group referred to is spread throughout the nation and not a specific group or sector. It is representative of the nation of Prophet Muhammad and consists of reciters of the Koran, scholars of prophetic sayings, jurisprudence, prophetic life, worshipers, preachers and laymen and will continue as such up until the advent of Al Mahdi and the descent of Jesus. 2. The barking occurred as Lady Ayesha rode in seclusion in her howdah and upon hearing the barking of the dogs she asked if she was in How'ab but those whose intention was to deceive her lied saying it was some other place. 3. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, instructed Omar and Ali to ask Owais to pray for them. It was only after the death of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, that this great worshiper from the second generation became known to the Companions" 4. The Qadiani are a deviant sect encouraged by the British. 5. The doctrine of the Kharijites was re-hatched by ibn Taymia and thereafter adopted by his adherents the Wahabis who claim that the Creator has a physique similar to that of His created human beings, and this falsehood forms an essential part of their belief. It has been observed that among their maneuvering ploys is they approach the governing parties with the policy of live-and- let-live but as time progresses infiltrate and change policies to their favor. Their fanatical tactics against the moderate scholars has become apparent in Afghanistan, Iraq and East Africa. @ The obligation to follow the guidance of the Prophet - 87 1. Scholars say innovations are either negative or positive. Those in keeping with Islamic principals are positive, whereas those which are negative are those against Islamic principals. Both types are categorized under the five jurisprudence classifications which are: obligatory, forbidden, likeable, dislikable, permission either to practice something or not to practice it. 2. Unfortunately in Syria and also in several western countries a false innovated doctrine has arisen. Adherents wear "T" shirts proclaiming statements such as, "The people of Koran". These people cannot be considered to be representative of their claim in fact they are the opposite. 3. When we learn that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, practiced something, we should follow as much as we can. But, if he ordered us not to do something we should stop immediately, however, if he did not do something there is no obligation to refrain from its doing unless it is subject to a prohibition. @ The signs of loving the Prophet - 93 Scholars say innovations are either negative or positive. Those in keeping with Islamic principals are positive, whereas those which are negative are those which are against Islamic principals. Both types are categorized under the five jurisprudence classifications which are: obligatory, forbidden, likeable, dislikable, permission to either practice something or not to practice it. @ The Prophet's devotion to his family, wives and descendants - 100 This hadith is reported in Musnad Ahmad and ibn Hiban and Nisai with multiple authentic chain of narrators. Hafiz ibn Hajjar said, "Hafiz ibn Oqda gathered it in a book of which most quotations are authentic or designated as being fine. Suyuti said, it is Mutawatta (collectively reported). Hafiz Zahabi said, it has fine chains. The meaning of the Arabic word "mowalah" in this hadith means Islamic love and support. It does not mean becoming an appointed imam, though Ali was elected to be the fourth guided caliph, because the Prophet says the truth and the claim of the Shia would render the first three caliphs in error together with the Emigrants and Supporters who collectively elected one caliph after the other by giving them their allegiance. With such understanding, the Shi'ite twelve imams have earned the anger of Allah and His Prophet by accusing such a fine generation who spread the Koran and sunnah and with whom Allah is pleased. @ The respect, kindness due to the Companions and their rights - 101 This authentic hadith is an indication that Abu Bakr should be the first caliph and Omar the second.