بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Rahman, the Merciful
الصلاة والسلام عليك يا سيدي يا رسول الله
وعلى آلك واصحابك يا سيدي يا نور الله
Allah سبحانه وتعالى says:
یٰۤاَیُّہَا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا لَا تَقُوۡلُوۡا رَاعِنَا وَقُوۡلُوا انۡظُرۡنَا وَاسۡمَعُوۡا ؕ وَلِلۡکٰفِرِیۡنَ عَذَابٌ اَلِیۡمٌ
O you believing ones! Say not ‘Ra’ina’ but say ‘Unzurna’ and listen. And for the Unbelievers is a painful punishment
(Surah 2, Ayah 104)
Initially, the blessed Sahabah رضى الله عنهم would address the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saying ‘Ra’ina’ meaning “see us” with the intention of utmost reverence. However, the Jews were amused by this and would say the same words to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم when addressing him since it sounds similar to the Hebrew word רַע (ra) which means evil. Having unlimited jealousy for His Prophet, Allah سبحانه وتعالى forbade the Believers from continuing to say ‘Ra’ina’ and instead commanded them to say ‘Unzurna’ meaning “look upon us”. Volumes of precious teachings and lessons for the Believers may be derived from this single blessed Ayah relating to how to properly revere the Holy Prophet Muhammad صلوات الله والسلام عليه
Tragically, today some Muslims do not display proper etiquette and respect when speaking about the Holy Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
This is especially true of the Wahhabis and Salafis whose literature contains some belittlement of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and who shamelessly object to the mainstream Sunni style of revering the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
It is sadly not uncommon for those affected by the ideologies of Wahhabism and Salafism to simply say “Muhammad” when referring to the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم without adding the salutation of blessing and peace upon him, or any other words of veneration. It pains the hearts of the Sunni Muslims to hear statements from them like “Muhammad is dead”. The Prophet’s first successor Abu Bakr as-Siddiq رضى الله عنه spoke those words in a specific time and place, when there was a fear of the people deviating from the theology of monotheism, and to make plain a fact lest the people go astray concerning the correct creed. Otherwise, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq رضى الله عنه was the most respectful and humble when speaking and interacting with the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم such that he was known to repeatedly say:
فَدَيْنَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِآبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا
May our fathers and mothers be ransomed for you, O Apostle of Allah!
Yet today if any Sunni Muslim, out of love and reverence, addresses the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم with these beautiful words, the Wahhabis and Salafis are quick to judge him an innovator and even a polytheist!
The Hadith-rejecters, who call themselves Quranists or Ahl al-Quran, are perhaps the worst offenders when it comes to disrespecting the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم and belittling his lofty status. They equate expressions of reverence toward the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم with idolatry.
The evil Engineer Mirza of Jhelum, who used to be a traditional Sunni Muslim but later deviated by embracing the narrative of the Wahhabis and the Shi’ites, has issued numerous statements that plainly disrespect the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم and are outright blasphemous, such as his following statement I am quoting with a heavy heart:
کوئی پیغمبر کوئی فرشتہ کوئی بزرگ کوئی بابا شے کوئی نہی
توحید کا تو مطلب یہی ہے کہ کوئی انسان اپنا پیشاب بھی نہیں روک سکتا خواہ وہ پیغمبر ہو یا ہم انسان ہو
Any Prophet, Angel, Saint or Patriarch is nothing!
Tawhid (monotheism) means that any human can’t help but to urinate, whether he is a Prophet or us (ordinary) humans
معاذ الله
نقل كفر كفر نیست
God forbid! Is this how a Muslim speaks about the Prophets of Allah? If saying such words are necessary to stress Tawhid upon the minds of the people, why hasn’t Allah سبحانه وتعالى said anything like it in the Holy Quran–the Scripture of Tawhid?!
In my encounters with some of the so-called “students” of Eng. Mirza Jhelumi, they shamelessly defend his aforementioned statement by saying that it is merely a fact. Whether it is a fact or not isn’t the issue. The issue is one of having proper Adab or etiquette with the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم when speaking about him. When the Sahabah رضى الله عنهم would initially address the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم with the word ‘Ra’ina’ it was with a pure intention of reverence, and the word itself is not disrespectful. Nevertheless, Allah سبحانه وتعالى forbade them from continuing to say it merely because it resembled a word in another language that has a bad meaning. Therefore, one can’t even begin to imagine how grave is the blasphemy committed by the evil Eng. Mirza of Jhelum. There is no question that by saying such evil words a person annihilates his faith and all his good deeds, as Allah سبحانه وتعالى says:
یٰۤاَیُّہَا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا لَا تَرۡفَعُوۡۤا اَصۡوَاتَکُمۡ فَوۡقَ صَوۡتِ النَّبِیِّ وَلَا تَجۡہَرُوۡا لَہٗ بِالۡقَوۡلِ کَجَہۡرِ بَعۡضِکُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ اَنۡ تَحۡبَطَ اَعۡمَالُکُمۡ وَاَنۡتُمۡ لَا تَشۡعُرُوۡنَ
O you believing ones! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet, and do not be loud with him in speech as you are loud with one another, lest your deeds be nullified while you are unaware
(Surah 49, Ayah 2)
It is mentioned that after this blessed Ayah was revealed, some of the Sahabah, especially Umar al-Faruq رضى الله عنه would speak so softly in the presence of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم that he could barely hear and understand him!
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