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Blessed Names of the Prophet ﷺ
their respected statuses. Their Prophethood and Messengership was real and authentic, but it was bestowed upon them through the grace of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. That is why he is referred to uniquely as al-Rasūl.
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
(3): Blessed Names: Rāʾūf and Raḥīm
Dear Islamic brothers! In Part 11, Surah Tawbah, verse 128, Allah Almighty mentions two names of His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, stating:
بِالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ رَءُوْفٌ رَّحِیْمٌ(۱۲۸)
exceptionally gracious, merciful to the believers.[1]
سُبْحٰنَ اللہ! How magnificent is the rank of our Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم . Rāʾūf is a name of Allah Almighty, and Raḥīm is also a name of Allah Almighty. Yet, to honour His beloved Prophet, Allah Almighty bestowed both of these names upon him.
Meaning of Rāʾūf and Raḥīm
The renowned commentator of the Quran, Mufti Ahmad Yār Khan NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, states: Rāʾūf means: “One who removes hardship and distress, and Raḥīm means one who bestows favours and beneficial things.”[2]
So, when Allah Almighty said that the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is Rāʾūf and Raḥīm to the believers, it becomes clear that the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم removes difficulties from his servants. He helps them in times of
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- Excellence of sending Ṣalāt upon the Prophet
- Blessed Names of the Prophet صَلَّی اللہ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلہٖ وَسَلَّم
- Speech intentions
- A Book Accepted in the Prophetic Court
- From Hell to Paradise?
- A Special Quality of the Beloved Names
- Prophetic Names given by Allah
- Manifestation of The Beautiful Names of Allah
- Manifestation of the Pure Name Raḥmān
- Manifestation of the Pure Name al-Salām
- Beloved Names of the Beloved Prophet
- Blessed Name: Muhammad
- Meaning of the Name Muhammad
- The name Muhammad is a Support for All
- The Prophetic Status of the Beloved Prophet
- (2): The Pure Name Ar-Rasūl
- We will Certainly Grant You Contentment
- (1): Pure Name: Ummī
- An Unparalleled Prophet
- My Master is Unparalleled in Every Aspect
- The Pure Name Ummī and the Knowledge of the Unseen of the Immaculate Prophet
- Everything Became Clear
- The Unique Blessed Knowledge of the Beloved Prophet
- Three Beloved Names
- Pure Name: داعِی اِلَی اللہ (Caller to Allah)!
- Madani Pearls Regarding Mawlid Celebrations and Milad Processions
- Participate in the Milad Processions!
- Observe a Fast in Commemoration of the Prophet’s Brith
- Benefits of Performing Prayer and Harms of Not Praying
- Recite the Holy Quran
