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Rasoolullah sallalaho alaihi wasallam Is NoorPART 2Those who reject the Prophet r as being Noor, say that the Holy Prophet r had wives, He had children, He used to eat and drink and it is for this reason that Heis not Noor (In other words he possessed all human qualities). They do not accept our Prophet r as Noor since he had wives and children, he ate and drank etc;but the Sahaba of the Holy Prophet r also saw that He had wives, children etc; but still they accepted him to be Noor.The Imam-ul-Mufasireen of the Ummat-e-Muhammadi r Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas t has stated concerning the Tafseer of the Ayat:Undoubtedly came to you from Al'laah a Light (Noor)and a Bright Book. [Surah Maadah Verse.15]He states:Verily came to you from Al'laah, a light refers to the Holy Prophet Muhammad r. [Tafeer ibn Abbas Pg.72 - Published Egypt]Bibi Halima Sa

adiya (radi Al'laahu anha) was the one who was blessed with being the milk mother of the Holy Prophet r. She was the person before whom the Holy Prophet r used toeat and drink. Even she believed that the Holy Prophet r was Noor and this has been explained by Allama Muhadith Ibn Jauzi and Qaazi Thanaul'lah Paani Pati (radiAl'laahu anhum) as follows:'

I never felt the need for a lamp in my house, when I fed the Holy Prophet (sall Al'laahu alaihi wasallam).She further says, One day Umme Khula Sa adiya said, `O Halima! Do you leave the fire burning for the entire night in your home' and I replied by saying:' No! I swear by Almighty Al'laah that I do not keep the fire burning at all, but this is actually the Noor (light) of Hazrat Muhammad r.' [Bayaanul Milaadun Nabwi Pg.54 Tafseer Mazhari]The second nurse (milk mother) of the Holy Prophet r also believed that Huzoor ris Noor. This is obvious from one of the stanzas of the poem which she said atthe time of the passing of the Holy Prophet Muhammad r:

And you were definitely a Noor, A (radiant) sun, and you used to provide brightness in darkness and emptiness. [Tabaqaat ibn Sa ad Pg.333 Vol.2]After examining the beliefs of a few distinguished Sahaba-e-Kiraam (radi Al'laahuanhum), let us examine the beliefs of the Aunts (Paternal) of the Prophet r:Hazrat Allama Abdur Rahman Jaami t narrates that Sayyida Safiya the aunt of theHoly Prophet Muhammad r says On the eve of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammadr I was present at his home. I saw that his Noor (radiance) became more powerful than the brightness of the lamp. [Shawaahidun Nubuiwat Persian Pg 22]After the Holy Prophet r journeyed into the hereafter, Hazrat Safia (radi Al'laahuanha) said the following stanza due to the sorrow and thought of the passing ofThe Holy Prophet r. From this, one may conclude that she also accepted him as Noor (Light).

I am weeping on the passing of the Holy Prophet Muhammad r who was really Noor (Light). [Tabaqaat ibn Sa ad Pg.329 Vol.2]It is obvious from the above mentioned narrations that Hazrat Safia (radi Al'laahuanha) always accepted the Holy Prophet r to be Noor.The second aunt of the Holy Prophet r, Hazrat Aatika (radi Al'laahu anha) also said that the Holy Prophet r was Noor. On the passing of the Holy Prophet r she said the following:O eyes! Tear in sadness on the loss of the Noor of the cities, Hazrat Muhammad r

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, (it is for him) for whom am I am weepingThat Mustafa r, who is Noor and who was sent withRighteousness and Guidance[Tabaqaat ibn Sa ad Pg.326/327 Vol.2, Published Beirut]On the passing of the Prophet r the third aunt of the Holy Prophet r Sayyida Urwa t pointed out what she believed.This was recorded by ibn Sa ad in his book Tabaqaat as follows:Ah! Muhammad r is the Noor (Light) unto all cities,(so) let me continue praising you. [Tabaqaat ibn Sa ad Pg.325 Vol.2]It is clear that even after knowing and living amongst the blessed wives and beloved children of the Holy Prophet r and even after observing him eat and drink,the blessed aunts of the Holy Prophet r still believed that he is Noor (Light) and this was their clear and open belief (aqida).Let us now examine the belief of the Blessed and Respected Wives of the Holy Prophet r, who are known as the Mothers of the UmmahUm'mul Mo

mineen Hazrat Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (radi Al'laahu anha) was the one whomthe companions of the Prophet (sall Al'laahu alaihi wasallam) went to when they needed guidance regarding any issue after the passing of the Prophet r. She states:It was the time of sahri and I was sewing something when the needle fell down. Ju

st then the Holy Prophet r entered the room and due to the stream of light flowing from His blessed face, I found the needle.[Khasaais-ul-Kubra Pg.156 Vol.1 Hujatul'laahi Alal Aalameen Pg.688 - Al Qaulul Bad i Pg.147]Mulla Ali Qaari and Allama Jalalud'deen Suyuti (radi Al'laahu anhum) narrated that Ummul Mo mineen Aisha Siddiqa (radi Al'laahu anha) says,In total dark nights, I used to put the thread into the eye of a needle with thehelp of the Noor (light) of the Holy Prophet r. [Shara Shifa Hashia Naseemur Riyaz Pg.328 Vol.1]The cousin of the Holy Prophet r Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas t says that the HolyProphet r is Noor. He was always in and out of the house of the Holy Prophet Muh

ammad r.The uncle of the Holy Prophet r, Hazrat Abbas t also says that the Holy Prophetr is Noor. Those nurses who fed the Beloved Prophet r and saw him eating and drinking, those nurses in whose home the Beloved Prophet r lived, walked, ate and drank etc; also believed that the Holy Prophet r is Noor. Those blessed aunts ofthe Holy Prophet r who saw his wives, his children, and who saw him eat and drink and who observed the way he lived his life, all believed that he is Noor and not an ordinary human being.Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (radi Al'laahu anha) was the one that the Sahaba respected so dearly that after the Holy Prophet (sall Al'laahu alaihi wasallam) passed from this world, they queried from her the solutions to their problems.Even though she was the respected and blessed wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammadr she still accepted him to be Noor.

Hazrat Imam Azam Abu Hanifa t states the following in the most praised court ofthe Holy Prophet r:You are such a Noor that the full Moon is brightened by your Noor and you are with your beauty and elegance a shining sun. [Qasidatun Nu maan Pg.23]Clear evidence from the sayings of the Sahaba-e-Kiraam, the Ahle Bait-e-Athaar (radi Al'laahu Anhuma), and from the books of the distinguished Muhaditheen have been presented. After examining them, tt is as clear and obvious as the brightnessof day that although they possessed knowledge of the eating, drinking, wives an

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d children of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad r they all still believed withoutany doubt that he is Noor.__