Throne subsided, and it found comfort.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

(2): The Pure Name Ar-Rasūl

Dear Islamic brothers! One beloved name of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, is al-Rasūl. In Islamic terminology, a Rasūl is a Prophet who is sent with a new religious law. For instance, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم  was both a Prophet and a Messenger because the Torah was revealed to him, and a new divine law was sent down to him. Similarly, Sayyidunā ꜤĪsā    عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم  was also a Prophet and a Messenger, and a new divine law was revealed to him. In the same way, our Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, is both a Prophet and a Messenger because with his arrival, all previous divine laws were abrogated, and he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was granted a new divine law.

The Prophetic Status of the Beloved Prophet

Dear Islamic brothers! We cannot determine the exact number of Prophets and Messengers who were sent to this world. However, scholars say that approximately 124,000 Prophets were sent, and among them, 313 were Messengers. Now, the question arises: If there are 313 Messengers in total, how can the Prophet’s name be al-Rasūl? Can all 313 Messengers be called al-Rasūl? To understand this, read the Holy Quran from Surah Al-Fātiḥah to Surah An-Nās! Wherever only the word al-Rasūl is mentioned in the Holy Quran, it refers exclusively to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. If another Messenger is referred to, his name is also mentioned along with the title. So, when the term al-Rasūl is used alone, it refers to none other than the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.^[2] What is the reason for this? It is because when Allah Almighty granted