the blessings of the Prophet’s names, even sinners attain forgiveness and become worthy of Paradise.

A Special Quality of the Beloved Names

Dear Islamic brothers! اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Our Master and beloved Muṣṭafāʾ       صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, possesses a very high status. It is a fact that the greatness and glory of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, along with his attributes and perfections, are beyond enumeration. This is not merely poetic exaggeration but the absolute truth. Let alone his other noble attributes and perfections, Allah Almighty has granted His Beloved Prophet so many names and qualities that they cannot even be counted.   What are the beloved names of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? What do they mean? What aspects of his glorious personality do they reveal? That is a separate matter. Scholars have conducted research into the number of his names, and through their great efforts, they were able to compile 800 names! But astonishingly, there was still room for further research. Eventually, Imam Ahmad Raza Khanرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه  conducted further investigation. He writes: 'I found 1400 names of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in light of various books and narrations.' He further states: '(These are what came to my knowledge; otherwise,) it is impossible to count the blessed names of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.'^[1]

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه ! This is just about counting the names! How many names has Allah bestowed upon His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? Ordinary people like us are unable to count them. Then, what are the meanings of these names? What kind of glories of the Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  are reflected in them? And beyond that, what are the attributes and perfections of the Prophetصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ? Who can enumerate them?

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد