A Portrait of Perfection

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A Portrait of Perfection

[And remember, when `Isa, the son of Maryam said: Oh children of Israa-eel, verily, I am the Messenger of Allah to you, confirming what is in front of me of the Torah, and a bearer of glad-tidings that a Messenger will come after me, whose name will be Ahmad.]5 Sayyidunaa Jubayr Ibn Mut`im RA narrates, “The Messenger of Allah SAW said, “I have many names; I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, I am Al-Maahee through whom Allah will eradicate disbelief, I am AlHaashir after whose coming mankind will be resurrected, and I am Al-`Aaqib after whom there is no prophet.”6 Rasoolullah SAW has many names. Imaam An-Nawawi says, Imaam Abu Bakr Ibn Al-`Arabi Al-Maliki RA says in his commentary on Tirmithi, `Aaridatul Ahwathee Fee Sharhit Tirmithi," Some of the Sufi scholars say, "Allah SWT has one-thousand names, and Rasoolullah SAW has one-thousand names. Regarding the names of Allah SWT, I have mentioned a small number of them, and with regards to the names of Rasoolullah SAW , I a...
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