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Full-version-Shefa-bio-of-Prophet, page : 314
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
@ 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