Prophet Shahid Witness

“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

The Holy Prophet ﷺ as being a Witness (Shaahid)

“And thus We made you exalted among all nations that you may be witnesses to the people and this Messenger your guard and witness.” (2/143)

“Undoubtedly, We sent towards you a Messenger who is a witness over you, … “ (73/15)

“ And the day when We shall raise a witness in every community from amongst themselves that they may give evidence against them and (O beloved !) We shall bring you as a witness against all those.” (16/89)

“Then how shall it be, when We bring up a witness from every nation, and (O beloved Muhammad !) We will bring you as a witness and a guardian against all those. ” (4/41)

The qualifications of a witness in Shari’ah demands that the witness be present (Haazir), sees (Naazir) and hears before he is able to testify. Every attribute ascribed to a Nabi of Allah in the Holy Qur’aan is an active attribute, i.e. that the Nabi has (presently) that power bestowed upon him by Allah Ta’aala. on the Day of Judgement the Holy Prophet ﷺ shall be a witness not only over his own Ummah, but shall testify before Almighty on behalf of the peoples of other Prophets. Now  this testimony or evidence can only be given by the person who is an eye-witness to all events and incidents under scrutiny on the Day of Judgement.

Rasulullah ﷺ is the Shaahid of the Ambiya (‘alaihmus salaam). This entails the period from Hadhrat Adam (‘alaihis salaam) to Hadhrat Isa (‘alaihis salaam) and this attribute is unceasingly active till the Day of Qiyaamah and beyond. This is the ‘Ijma (Concensus) of the Ahl us-Sunnah pertaining to the term Shaahid.

Sayyidina ‘Umar (ra), states, “In one Friday sermon, the Holy Prophet ﷺ informed us about everything which has happened or will happen from the very beginning of time until the Hereafter when some will inhabit Paradise while the others Hell.” (Bukhaari Shareef)

Mu’adh (ra) reports that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, “I saw Allah the Almighty. Allah put His Hand (of power) at my back and I felt it’s coolness in my chest. The very moment, everything became known to me and I recognized everything.” (Tirmidhi Shareef, Mishkaat)

“I know everything which is in the Heavens and the Earth, from the East to the West.” (tirmidhi)

“Allah has shrunk the earth for me so I could see its Easts and Wests.” (Mishkaat)

“Allah has spread the entire universe in front of me and I have seen its Easts and Wests and my Ummah is expected to measure the length and breadth of the universe in the near future. I have been granted two measures, black and white.”(muslim)

“My entire Ummah was presented before me with each individual’s scroll of deeds, good as well as bad.”(Muslim Shareef, Volume 1, Page 207, Musnad-i-Ahmad, Ibn Majah)

“One night my Ummah was presented before me at my hujrah and I know each of them as clearly as any one knows his colleague.”(Ref : Anba al-Mustafa, Page 19, ref : Tibrani)

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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