The Blessed Model of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Caricatures — Page 71
sa ± _________________________________________________________________ In the Holy Qur’an, numerous commandments are given to follow. Following them makes one dear to Allah, the recipient of His blessings, closer to Him, the recipient of protection from Hell and of entry into Paradise. The commandment here refers to a task, which is so tremendous and great that Allah the Exalted has engaged his angels to do the job, and He Himself also invokes blessings and salutations on His beloved Prophet. This is an act by following which sa one would be following the task that is an act of Allah. When Allah the Exalted grants us immense rewards for abiding by His commandments, imagine the reward for following something that He Himself engages in. Most certainly, the Durud invoked with sincerity of the heart would be a source − of the reformation of the , a source of protecting the ummah ummah from disgrace, a source of our own reformation, a means of acceptance of our prayers, and also a basis of our protection from the evil of the. Dajjal − In the Ahad th, the benefits of are mentioned ™ Durud ± − ¿ − under various narrations. In one Tradition, the Holy Prophet said: sa On the Day of Judgment the person who sends the most blessings on me will be the closest to me. (Sunan Tirmadh , Kitab-us-Salati, Babu ma Ja'a f Fadlis-Salati ™ ™ ¿ − ± ± − − − − ¿ ± ± ± − ‘alan-Nabiyyi) 71