Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets — Page 480
MUHAMMAD : SEAL OF THE PROPHETS 480 mankind. He indeed proved himself an excellent exemplar, as God has described him in the Holy Quran (33:22). That is why God ordained: ‘Allah sends down His blessings on the Prophet, and His angels constantly invoke blessings on him. Do you, O believers, a lso invoke Allah’s blessings on him and offer him the salutation of peace’ (33:57). In obedience to this divine command, all through the centuries, Muslims have constantly prayed for, and invoked Allah’s blessings upon the Holy Prophet. There are, today, m ore than 750 million Muslims spread in different parts of the world, and their number is daily increasing. An average Muslim invokes God’s blessings on the Holy Prophet at least forty times during the course of each day, and many of them do it much oftener. Every time the Holy Prophet is referred to in conversation by name or by his Prophetic office, Allah’s blessings are invoked upon him and Allah’s peace is called down upon him. Thus every moment of the night and day, millions of devoted hearts supplicate the Almighty for His blessings on His Prophet. Has there been in the history of man any other who has been so richly blessed; and it is right that it should be so. One who devoted his life so utterly to the service of God and His creatures, as did the Hol y Prophet, is deserving of the deepest gratitude on the part of the whole of mankind. By constantly invoking the blessings of God upon him, those who do so seek to repay a fraction of the great debt that humanity owes him. Our last word is: All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.