Islam >> REMAINING REGULATIONS OF "GHUSL" (BATH)

Q 1: What is "Junbi" and "Janaabat"?
A. He, upon whom "Ghusl" (bath) has become obligatory is called "Junbi" (polluted) and causes due to which Ghusl becomes essential are called "Janaabat" (pollution).

Q 2: Is it sinful for "Junbi" to delay bath?
A. Junbi (polluted person) should take bath without delay. A tradition in this context says: the angels of mercy do not enter the house in which there is a "Junbi". It is sinful to delay Ghusl so much so that the prayer time runs out.

Q 3: What injunction is there for one who owes different sorts of bath?
A. If one owes different sorts of bath, he should take bath making intention of all. He will be relieved of all baths and will also earn reward.

Q4: How many kinds of Ghusl are there?
A. Ghusl are of three kinds i.e. Fard (obligatory), Sunnat and Mustahab (commendable).

Q 5: Which things make Ghusl compulsory?
A. There are several things which make Ghusl compulsory. Other books may be consulted in this respect.

Q 6: Is it Fard or Sunnat to bathe a corpse of Muslim?
A. Bathing a dead Muslim is "Fard-e-Kifaayah" i.e. if a few Muslims do the job all will be relieved of the obligation otherwise all will be sinful.

Q 7: Which Ghusls are Sunnat?
A. Sunnat Ghusls are five i.e. for Jumu'ah prayer, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha, Hajj and Umrah.

Q 8: How many Mustahab Ghusls are there?
A. There are several Mustahab Ghusls (commendable baths). Some of them are:
1. On the 15th night of Sha'baan i.e. Shab-e-Bara-at (night of salvation and fulfillment of fair wishes).
2. 'Arafah night which follows the 8th day of Hajj.
3. For the prayer of solar and lunar eclipses.
4. For Mehfil-e-Milaad (the celebrations of the Holy Prophet's birth day) and similar blessed gatherings.
5. To seek forgiveness of Allah.
6. To wear a new dress.
7. To enter the Holy Ka'bah and Holy Madinah.
8. To beg forgiveness of Allah against any calamity or storm or pitch darkness.
9. On reaching the destination after journey.
10. To purify the body from any impurity when it is not sure to which part it is stuck.

Q 9: Which things are forbidden for a Junbi (polluted person)?
A. To enter a mosque, touch the Holy Qur-aan or read it (seeing the text), write an amulet or touch an amulet which carries the Qur-aanic verses is Haraam (unlawful) for a polluted person who owes Ghusl.

However, he can touch an encased Qur-aan or touch it with some clean cloth like handkerchief if extremely needed.

Q10: Can one touch the Holy Qur-aan without Wudu?
A. To touch the Holy Qur-aan without ablution is Haraam (unlawful). However, he can read without touching it. Coins, pots, glasses or other objects on which the Qur-aanic verses are engraved or printed should not be touched without ablution and also by a Junbi (polluted person).

Q 11: Can a Junbi or a person without ablution recite Durood Shareef (invocation of Allah's blessings on the Holy Prophet) or Du'aa (supplication)?
A. A Junbi (polluted person) and a person who has no ablution can recite Durood Shareef and make Du'aa. However, it is better to do Wudu or at least to rinse the mouth.

Islam >> REMAINING REGULATIONS OF WUDU

Q 1: What about offering prayer without Wudu (ablution)?
2 A. Offering prayer without Wudu (ablution) is "Haraam" (unlawful) and an extremely sinful act. Some Muslim scholars term the offering of prayer without - "Tahaarah" (purification) as "Kufr" (infidelity,disbelief) and it is so, because to offer prayer without ablution or bath is disrespect and ' insult to the most important worship. This is, ofcourse, disbelief. The Holy Prophet has said that "prayer is key to Paradise and Tahaarah (purification) is the key to prayer.

Q 2: How many times are the requisite parts of the body washed during Wudu?
A. A tradition of the Holy Prophet says: To wash all the requisite parts of the body once during Wudu is Fard (obligatory), to wash twice earns double reward and to wash thrice is the way of mine (his Sunnah) and of the past Prophets.

Q 3: What is the excellence of "Miswaak"(tooth-stick) and how to use it?
A. Use of Miswaak (soft-stick) during Wudu is "Sunnat-e-Muakkadah" (emphasised,regular Sunnah). The Holy Prophet Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) has said that the ablution done with Miswaak carries seventy-fold reward compared to Miswak-less ablution. Islaamic savants maintain that regular use of Miswak causes remembrance of "Kalima-e-Taie-yib" (the Holy Code) at the time of death. Miswak should be of "Peeloo" or "Neem" (medicinal trees mostly found in Indian subcontinent) or any other bitter tree. It should be rubbed on the teeth holding in the right hand (from right to left and back) thrice and washed every time. It should not be thicker than the little finger and longer than a span. After use it should be washed and placed vertical with brush-side up.
The use of Miswaak not only washes the mouth but also earns believer the pleasure of Allah.

Q 4: Will ablution remain valid if blood is frequently wiped from a wound?
A. If the blood was frequently wiped from a wound then it should be judged would the blood have flowed if was not wiped. If so the ablution nullifies otherwise not. The same formula applies to the case in which dust or ash is put on the wound to stop bleeding.

Q 5: What injunction is there about piece-meal vomit?
A. If one vomits piece-meal and total quantity of the vomit comes to the mouthful, the Wudu will be nullified and in case one vomits a little and get relief and after a while feels nausea and vomits a little again in the same sitting, the Wudu will not go void. However, it is desirable to perform ablution afresh.

Q 6: Will ablution remain valid if gums(mouth) bleed?
A. If the spit is overwhelmed (turns crimson) by the blood oozing from the gums(mouth), the ablution will be nullified otherwise not.

Q 7: What about the blood which oozes from any part of the body but does not flow?
A. Ablution will not be nullified by the blood or pus which oozes so little that it can not flow. So is the case with the blood which tinges tooth-stick or finger during teeth-rubbing or anything is tinged with the blood when it was bitten with the teeth or finger gets tinged when inserted into nostrils for wash or blood clot comes out on blowing the nose.

Q 8: Which sleep does not nullify Wudu?
A. Sleep in the following states does not nullify ablution: (1).Sitting position provided the buttocks are not well placed on the ground. (2). Standing position. (3). Bowing and (4). Prostration(of male style)during prayer, but in all these conditions sleep should not be sound but drowsy.

Q 9: Does sleep of the Prophets nullify their Wudu or not?
A. Sleep of the Prophets does not nullify their ablution, since their eyes sleep but their hearts are awake. However, their Wudu is nullified by those things excepting sleep which render ablution ineffective and this is on account of their high position not because of impurity of the thing in question.

Q10: What injunction is there for laugh in prayer?
A. If one laughs involuntarily so aloud like laughter (in regular prayer and that too not in drowsy state) that others hear the sound, both his ablution and prayer will be vitiated and in case, he does so in prayer (while drowsy) or in funeral prayer or "Sajdah-e-Tilaawat" (to prostrate on reading the verse of prostration) his prayer or prostration as the case may be, will be vitiated but ablution will not be affected. A laugh, whose sound was not audible to others but to the laugher only, will also not affect ablution. However, prayer will be vitiated. A soundless smile in which the teeth were exposed, would neither affect the prayer nor ablution.

Q 11: Does the stain of pimple (pustule) on cloth render it impure?
A. If there is no blood and puss but only sticking matter comes out from pimples or scabies, it will not render cloth impure. However, it is desirable to wash it.

Q12: Will doubt nullify ablution or not?
A. If one is in the state of ablution but he doubts whether his Wudu is still in order or not, in such situation he needs no fresh ablution. However, it is better to perform Wudu afresh. In case, he faces "Waswasa" (evil whispering, tempting) to this effect, it is only devilish subterfuge which should be cast off.

Islam >> MIRACLES & MINI-MIRACLES

Q 1: What is "Mu'jezah"?
A. A wonder done by the claimant of Prophethood, which stupefies all, to substantiate his Prophethood is called "Mu'jezah" (miracle). For example, the staff of Prophet Moses turned into snake, Prophet Jesus resurrected the dead ones and our kind master Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) was endowed with umpteen miracles. His most prominent miracle is "Me'raaj" (ascension to heavens).

Q 2: Can any imposter prophet show a miracle?
A. A Prophet shows miracle to prove his Prophethood which disgraces the enemies and deniers and motivates and convinces the men of faith to believer in the claimant of Prophethood. An imposter who claims to be a prophet can not demonstrate any miracle as per his claim otherwise there will be no difference between the truth and falsehood.

Q 3: What is "Karaamat" (mini-miracle)?
A. A wonderful thing demonstrated by Allah's Saints (Auli-yaa Allah) which no other man can do, is Karaamat pi: Karaamaat (mini-miracle). Emanation of mini-miracle from Auli-yaa Allah is the truth and its denial is misguidance.

Q 4: Which type of mini-miracles emanate from Auli-yaa Allah?
A. Every kind of Karaamat (mini-miracle) can emanate from Allah's Saints, excepting those miracles of the Prophets which are forbidden for the saints of their respective peoples, like to reach the west(from the east) within no time, to walk on the surface of the water, to levitate, to have knowledge of the too distant place, to resurrect the dead, to cure the congenital blind and leprosy-afflicted ones etc: However, no Wali can bring about a like of Qur-aanic verse. Karaamaat of Auli-yaa Allah are, in fact, the replica of the miracles of those Prophets whose Ummah (community) they belong to.

Q 5: Is he Saint or not from whom Karaamat does not emanate?
A. Karaamat is no standard for a believer to be Wali. Auli-yaa Allah usually hide their reality and avoid to show Karaamat except with the command of Allah. So it is not necessary that he who does not demonstrate any mini-miracle is not saint. Karaamaat also emanate from Auli-yaa Allah after their death.

Islam >> MIRACLES & MINI-MIRACLES

Q 1: What is "Mu'jezah"?
A. A wonder done by the claimant of Prophethood, which stupefies all, to substantiate his Prophethood is called "Mu'jezah" (miracle). For example, the staff of Prophet Moses turned into snake, Prophet Jesus resurrected the dead ones and our kind master Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) was endowed with umpteen miracles. His most prominent miracle is "Me'raaj" (ascension to heavens).

Q 2: Can any imposter prophet show a miracle?
A. A Prophet shows miracle to prove his Prophethood which disgraces the enemies and deniers and motivates and convinces the men of faith to believer in the claimant of Prophethood. An imposter who claims to be a prophet can not demonstrate any miracle as per his claim otherwise there will be no difference between the truth and falsehood.

Q 3: What is "Karaamat" (mini-miracle)?
A. A wonderful thing demonstrated by Allah's Saints (Auli-yaa Allah) which no other man can do, is Karaamat pi: Karaamaat (mini-miracle). Emanation of mini-miracle from Auli-yaa Allah is the truth and its denial is misguidance.

Q 4: Which type of mini-miracles emanate from Auli-yaa Allah?
A. Every kind of Karaamat (mini-miracle) can emanate from Allah's Saints, excepting those miracles of the Prophets which are forbidden for the saints of their respective peoples, like to reach the west(from the east) within no time, to walk on the surface of the water, to levitate, to have knowledge of the too distant place, to resurrect the dead, to cure the congenital blind and leprosy-afflicted ones etc: However, no Wali can bring about a like of Qur-aanic verse. Karaamaat of Auli-yaa Allah are, in fact, the replica of the miracles of those Prophets whose Ummah (community) they belong to.

Q 5: Is he Saint or not from whom Karaamat does not emanate?
A. Karaamat is no standard for a believer to be Wali. Auli-yaa Allah usually hide their reality and avoid to show Karaamat except with the command of Allah. So it is not necessary that he who does not demonstrate any mini-miracle is not saint. Karaamaat also emanate from Auli-yaa Allah after their death.

Islam >> AHL-E-BAIT

Q 1: Which personages are included in "Ahl-e-Bait"?
A. Posterity of the Holy Prophet and his near relatives for whom "Sadaqa"(propitiatory gift, alms) is unlawful, his pious wives (revered mothers of believers), Hadrat Faatemah, Hadrat 'Alee, Hadrat Imaam Hasan and Hadrat Imaam Husain (may Allah be pleased with them all) are included in Ahle Bait.

Q 2: What is the status of the Holy Prophet's wives?
A. It is proved by the Holy Qur-aan that the pious wives of the Holy Prophet are superior to all women. No woman is like them in any way. Their virtues and good deeds earned them more reward than other women (i.e. twenty fold for them and ten fold for others) owing to their submission to and worship of Allah and their services and obedience to the Holy Prophet.

Q 3: Which personages are called "Panj-tan-Pak"?
A. "Panj-tan-Pak (five revered personages) means the Holy Prophet Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa(may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him), Hadrat Faatemah, Hadrat 'Alee, Hadrat Imaam Hasan and Hadrat Imaam Husain (may Allah be pleased with them all).

Q 4: What are the excellences of Ahle Bait?
A. The Qur-aanic verses and sayings of the Holy Prophet concerning Ahl-e-Bait indicate that their excellences are numerous. Some of them are:
1. Allah Almighty has cleansed them of impurity and purified them well. They have been protected from such things which are
unbecoming of their status.
2. Hell-fire is Haraam (forbidden) for them.
3. Sadaqa (propitiatory gift, alms) is unlawful for them because it is dross of the property/ wealth.
4. The first group of believers for whom the Holy Prophet will intercede on the Day of Judgement is of Ahle Bait.
5. To love them is one of the obligatory duties of Islaam and to harbour ill-will or malice against them is hypocrisy.
6. The case of "Ahle Bait" is like Noah's Ark that the one who boarded it was safe and annihilated was he who avoided it.
7. Believers have been emphasised upon to hold fast to the rope of Ahle Bait.

A tradition to this effect says: I am leaving among you two things i.e. the Holy Qur-aan and my "Aal" (progeny), you will never go astray unless you abandon them. Another saying stresses the believers to equip their off-spring with three qualities i.e. love of the Holy Prophet, love of Ahle Bait and regular recitation of the Holy Qur-aan.

Q 5: What are the excellences of Hadrat Faatemah (may Allah be pleased with her)?
A. The Holy Prophet is reported to have said: (1). I have named my daughter "Faatemah" because Allah Almighty has protected her and those believers who love her, against hell-fire. (2). Hadrat Faatemah is chaste and hell is "Haraam" (forbidden) for her and for her posterity. (3).She is from me. I like what she likes and dislike what she dislikes. (4).Addressing Hadrat Faatemah, the Holy Prophet once said: O' Faatemah! Allah's anger lies in your anger and His pleasure lies in your pleasure. (5). On another occasion, he said: O' Faatemah! Are you not pleased with the grace that Allah has made you the leader of all female believers in paradise. (6). The Holy Prophet said (Hadrat) Faatemah is dearest to me of all my family members.

Q 6: What are the excellences of Hadrat Imaam Hasan and Imaam Husain (may Allah be pleased with them)?
A. The Holy Prophet said: (1) [Hadrat]Hasan and Husain are my two flowers in the world. (2). He who loves them actually loves me and he who harbours malice against them actually harbours malice against me. (3). [Hadrat]Hasan and Husain are the leader of all youths in paradise. (4) He who loves me and loves Hasan and Husain and their parents [Hadrat 'AH and Hadrat Faatemah] will be in paradise with me. In short, the Ahle Bait are Muqtadaa (leader) of Ahle-Sunnat-wa-Jama'at (true followers of Sunnah). He who does not love them is, indeed, accursed one. Hadrat Imaam Hasan and Imaam Husain are the "martyrs of high rank". Denial of their martyrdom is misguidance and disbelief.

Q 7: Will the love of Ahle Bait be of any avail to believers without the love of Prophet's companions?
A. It is obligatory upon every believer to love and respect "Aal-o-Ashaab" (progeny and companions) of the Holy Prophet. One is not true believer unless he loves Aal-e-Rasool. Similarly one's belief is also defective until he loves the Prophet's companions. If Aal-e-Rasool is a boat for the Muslim Ummah, the companions are stars. So the help of boat and stars is must to achieve the goal of Islaamic faith. A tradition runs in this respect which says: "the love of Hadrat 'Alee and malice against Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique and Hadrat 'Umar-e-Farooq can not stay together in the heart of a believer". It means that it is against Islaamic faith to love one companion and to hate the other.

Q 8: Who was Yazeed?
A. Yazeed belonged to Bani Umaie-yah family whose hands are stained with the blood of Hadrat Imaam Husain and his family members. His crime will keep him earning hatred and scorn of the Muslim Ummah till the end of time.

Yazeed was born to Hadrat Amir Mu'aawi-yah (may Allah be pleased with him). He was awkwardly fatty, ill-tempered, drunkard, dissolute and tyrant. He re-enforced usury and desecrated the Holy Ka'bah and Holy Madinah.

Despite all these ill and blasphemous activities at his part, believers should not call him "Kaafir" (infidel,disbeliever), as Imaam-e-Azam Abu Hanifa's (may Allah be pleased with him) creed is "Sukoot" (silence) to this effect which means that we can call him "Faasiq-o-Faajir" (transgressor and sinful) but should neither call him "Kaafir" nor Muslim.

Now-a-days some misguided people say that Hadrat Imaam Husain and Yazeed were both princes and we got no right to speak about their dispute, such people are Kharijites (those who dissented from Hadrat Ali) and render themselves liable to be cast into hell-fire.

Q 9: Who are twelve Imaams of Ahle Bait?
A. Twelve Imaams (religious leaders) of Ahle Bait are: (1)Hadrat 'Alee (2) Hadrat Imaam Hasan (3) Hadrat Imaam Husain (4) Hadrat Imaam Zain-ul-Abideen (5) Hd:Imaam Baqar (6) Hd:Imaam Jaffar Sadiq (7) Hd:Imaam Musa Kazim (8) Hd:Imaam 'Alee Musa Raza (9) Hd:Imaam Muhammad Taqi (10) Hd:Imaam Naqi (11) Hd:Imaam Hasan Askari and (12) Hd: Imaam Mehdi who will come towards the end of the world.

Islam >> THE PROPHET'S COMPANIONS

Q 1: Who is called "Sahaabee"?
A. The one who saw the Holy Prophet in the state of Islaamic faith and also died as believer, is called "Sahaabee" (companion of the Holy Prophet). Muhaajirs and Ansaars are also among the Prophet's companions.

Q 2: Which companions are Muhaajirs?
A. Muhaajir companions (Sahaabee pl:Sahaabah) are those who left their homes and hearth for the sake of Allah and His Messenger Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) and migrated to holy Madinah.

Q 3: Which companions are "Ansaar"?
A. The companion (permanent residents of Madinah) who welcomed and helped the Holy Prophet and his Mohaajir companions in Madinah are called Ansaar.

Q 4: What beliefs should we have about Sahaabah (companions)?
A. All companions of the Holy Prophet are devoted servants and staunch lovers of Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) and we must speak good of them with due respect. What the Holy Qur-aan and Holy Prophet say about them is that they all would be admitted into paradise and would have all their desires fulfilled. The angels would welcome them in heavens. The dread of the Doomsday and hell would not touch them. A saint even of the highest rank is no match for any Sahaabi.

He who scoffs at or harbours malice for any Sahaabi is a disbeliever and deserves to be consigned to hell.

Q 5: Which Sahaabah are superior?
A. Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique (may Allah be pleased with him) is superior to all mankind excepting Apostles, Messengers and Prophets. Next to him are Hadrat 'Umar-e-Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him), Hadrat 'Usman-e-Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hadrat 'Alee (may Allah be pleased with him) respectively, superior to all mankind. Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique (may Allah be pleased with him) was elected the first "Khalifah" (Caliph) after (apparent) passing away of the Holy Prophet.

Q 6: What does "Khalifah" mean?
A. The one who runs and conducts all religious and temporal affairs of Muslims in consonance with the teachings of Qur-aan and Sunnah and whose rightful orders are to be followed by Muslims, is called "Khalifa-e-Rasool" (vicegerent of the Holy Prophet).

Q 7: Who was the first Caliph after the Holy Prophet?
A. Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique (may Allah be pleased with him) was elected the first "Caliph of the faithfuls" with the harmonious concensus of all Muslims. Therefore, he is called "Khalifa-e-Rasool". After him, Hadrat 'Umar-e-Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) was elected the second Caliph of the faithfuls.

Hadrat 'Usman-e-Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) was elected the third Caliph of the faithfuls after Hadrat 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred.

Hadrat 'Alee (may Allah be pleased with him) succeeded Hadrat 'Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) and became the fourth Caliph of the faithfuls. After him, his eldest son Hadrat Imaam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) was Caliph for only six months.

These devout personages are called "Khulfaa-e-Raashideen" (the true Caliphs of the faithfuls) and their aggregate period of Caliphate is called "Khilaafat-e-Raashidah" (the true Caliphate), as they acquitted well with the heavy responsibility of being the vicegerent of the Holy Prophet.

Q 8: Who are superior after Khulfaa-e-Raashideen?
A. After the four true Caliphs, Hadrat Talaha, Hadrat Zubair, Hadrat Abdul Rehmaan bin Auf, Hadrat Sa'ad bin Waqas, Hadrat Saeed bin Zaid and Hadrat Abu Obeidah bin Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with them all) respectively are superior to other faithfuls.

Q 9: Which companions are "Ashrah Mubash-Sharah"?
A. The above-mentioned six companions of the Holy Prophet and four true Caliphs are "Ashrah Mubash-Sharah i.e. those ten companions who were graced with the salvation and given glad tidings of paradise even in their lifetime. All these ten pious personages are undoubtedly the inhabitants of paradise.

Q10: Which other companions besides the afore-mentioned ones, are certain to be entered into paradise?
A. Besides the afore-mentioned ten companions, the following ones were also given the glad tidings of being admitted into paradise? Ummul Mu'mineen Hadrat Khadija-tul-Kubra and Ummul Mu'mineen Hadrat Aisha Siddiqa (pious wives of the Holy Prophet and revered mothers of the faithfuls), Hadrat Faatemah (beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet) and her two sons Hadrat Imaam Hasan and Imaam Husain, two paternal uncles of the Holy Prophet - Hadrat Hamzah and Hadrat Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with them all) and As-haab-e-Badr (those companions who participated in the battle of Badr) and As-haab-e-Baie'at Ridwaan" (those companions who reaffirmed their allegiance to [the blessed hands of] the Holy Prophet at the place of Ridwaan to fight against infidels and disbelievers). All these companions are also the certain inhabitants of paradise.

Q11: Who is Ameer Mu'aawi-yah?
A. Hadrat Ameer Mu'aawi-yah (may Allah be pleased with him) is also a companion of the Holy Prophet. He was the first king in the history of Islamic kingdom. However, he was king as a companion of Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him). Hadrat Imaam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) had surrendered his caliphate to him and had also taken oath of allegiance to him. To speak ill of him or his father Hadrat Abu Suf-yaan or his mother Hadrat Hindah is an extreme insolence and amounts to hurting the Holy Prophet because they are all "Sahaabi".

Q12: How long did the "Khilaafat-e-Raashidah" last?
A. According to a saying of the Holy Prophet the Khilaafat-e-Raashidah lasted for 30 years that ended on the completion of six months' Caliphate of Hadrat Imaam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him). Later, Hadrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah be pleased with him) was Caliph. In the last time (towards the end of the world) Hadrat Saiey-yidinaa Imaam Mehdi (may Allah be pleased with him) will be Caliph whose Caliphate will also be "Khilaafat-e-Raashidah".

Q13: Who are called "Taaba'een"?
A. Taaba'een are those believers who enjoyed the company of the companions of the Holy Prophet and those believers who had the company of Taaba'een are called Taba Taaba'een. Taaba'een (Successors to the Holy Prophet's Companions) are superior to all other Muslims save "Sahaabah", and "Taba Taaba'een" (Successors to the Companions' Successors) rank next to them.

Islam >> THE LAST PROPHET

Q 1: What does "Khaataman Nabi-yeen" mean?
A. "Khaataman Nabi-yeen" or "Khatamal Mursaleen" means the "Last Prophet" i.e. Allah Almighty has finished the succession of Prophets on Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessing & peace be upon him). No new Prophet will succeed him. The institution of Prophethood/Messengership attained its pinnacle in him.

Q 2: Is the Prophethood of our Holy Prophet meant for a particular nation or for all (is general)?
A. The Prophethood of our Holy Prophet Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) is general for all creatures from the first humankind (Prophet Adam) to the end of time (Doomsday). The Islaamic scholars and savants say that the Prophethood/Messengership of the Holy Prophet encircles all mankind, genies and angels and even all animate and inanimate creatures. The obedience to the Holy Prophet is not only obligatory upon humanbeings but also upon all creatures. All these living and lifeless creatures are included in his Ummah (community).

Q 3: Are all Apostles, Messengers and Prophets included in the Holy Prophet's Ummah?
A. Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) is the Prophet of all creatures of Allah with no exception. That's why all Apostles, Messengers and Prophets are, ipso facto, included in his Ummah.

Q 4: How many excellences and traits has Allah Almighty gifted to the Holy Prophet?
A. Some excellences and traits of the Holy Prophet are:
1. He was the first to receive the Prophethood.
2. He will be the first to rise from his (blessed)grave on the Doomsday.
3. He will cause the commencement of the proceedings of the Day of Judgement.
4. First of all he will be granted permission to intercede with Allah Almighty for his
Ummah.
5. He will be provided with "Liva-ul-Hamd"(the banner of praise) under which all believers right from the time of Prophet Adam to the Doomsday will gather.
6. Whole the earth was declared "pure" and mosque for him. It means his Ummah can worship Allah anywhere.
7. Spoils (Maal-e-Ghanimat) was made Halaal (permitted) for him.
8. He is the leader and chief of all the Apostles, Messengers and Prophets.
9. He will lead mankind on the Day of Reckoning.
10. First of all he will lead his Ummah and cross "Siraat" (narrow pathway over hell).
11. All Apostles, Messengers and Prophets were sent for their respective groups, nations and time but the Holy Prophet came for all creatures and time.
12. Allah Almighty will make him stand on "Maqaam-e-Mahmood" (the station of praiseworthy primacy) on the Day of Judgement. Seeing this all humanbeings (creatures) will praise and glorify him.
13. He attained "Me'raaj" (ascension to heavens) with the body (not mere spiritual).
14. Allah Almighty took covenant from all Apostles, Messengers and Prophets that they would believe in him and help him, if he (Holy Prophet) came in their time.
15. The title of "Habeeb Allah" (Beloved of Allah) was conferred on him. All the worlds
seek Allah's pleasure but He seeks the pleasure of His Beloved.

The Holy Prophet possesses myriad of excellences and traits which can be read in other books on his impeccable life.

Q 5: Which family did the Holy Prophet hail from?
A. The Holy Prophet Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) hailed from a noble and prominent family of Arabia i.e. Quresh. The Quresh family was an acknowledged leader of all the Arab families. This family had many branches and the most esteemed of those branches was "Bani Haashim" to which our Holy Prophet belonged. The Holy Prophet has himself said that Allah Almighty chose "Kanaanah" from amongst the posterity of Prophet Ishmael, Quresh from amongst the Kanaanah, Bani Haashim from amongst the Quresh and I (Prophet) was chosen from amongst Bani Haashim.

Once the Chief Angel Gibreil told the Holy Prophet that he had visited the east and the west but did not find (see) any family more prominent than the Bani Haashim.
The Holy Prophet is called Haashmee due to being a descendent of Bani Haashim.

Q 6: Who was Haashim whose posterity is called Bani Haashim?
A. Haashim was the (paternal) great grand father of the Holy Prophet. He was the son of Abd-e-Manaaf. Haashim's real name was Umro. He was all hospitable. Once during drought, he bought dry breads from Syria and soaking them in the soup of camels' flesh, fed all people in Makkah to their fill. Since that day he was called "Haashim" (the one who
crumbles dry breads).

He was highly respected because "Noor-e- Muhammadi" (the light of the Holy Prophet) reflected in his forehead.

Q 7: Who was Abdul Muttalib?
A. (Hadrat) Abdul Muttalib was (paternal) grand father of Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him). Noor-e-Muhammadi reflected in his forehead and musk-like fragrance emanated from his body.

The Quresh people used to make "Du'aa" (supplication) through him, if afflicted by any calamity, which was answered. Once Hadrat Abdul Muttalib prayed to Allah Almighty that he would sacrifice his one son if he was graced with ten sons whom he also saw grown up in his lifetime. The supplication was answered. He took all his ten sons to the precincts of holy Ka'bah to fulfill his vow. Lots were cast to choose one son for sacrifice which fell to the name of Abdullah, the youngest and the dearest son of Abdul Muttalib. The Quresh people did not want to sacrifice Abdullah and advised Hadrat Abdul Muttalib to spare him paying the price of life which was then ten camels.

At last, Hadrat Abdul Muttalib agreed to the proposal with the condition that lots should be drawn for the sacrifice of ten camels in lieu of Abdullah. Hence, the lots were cast. The answer again came in the name of Abdullah. Ten more camels were added to the former ten. In brief, the lots were kept casting until it fell to the animals' name and by then the number of camels swelled to one hundred by adding ten more camels on every draw. Thus one hundred camels were sacrificed to save Abdullah, the father of the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet, therefore, once said: "Anabnuz Zabeehaien" (I am the son of two "Zabeehein" [Prophet Ismail & Hadrat Abdullah] who were [to be] sacrificed for Allah).

Q 8: How did Arabs regard the Holy Prophet?
A. Though the Holy Prophet Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) had not yet disclosed his Messengership yet the Arabs held him in high esteem because of his honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, unblemished character and impeccable life. He was famed as "trustworthy". During the construction of Holy Ka'bah a difference developed amongst the prominent clans and every clan wanted their leader to put "Hajr-e-Asvad" (black heavenly stone) on its place. After much debate it was decided that the person who would enter into the precincts of the Holy Ka'bah next morning first, would resolve the issue.

The first man who entered the Ka'bah next morning was Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him). Seeing him all shouted "he is the truthful" and desired him to settle the matter. The Holy Prophet spread a sheet and placed the heavenly stone on it and then asked the chieftains to lift the sheet grasping its four corners up to the level of the wall of Holy Ka'bah. They did so and the Holy Prophet put the stone in the wall himself. Thus a bloody conflict brewing up among the clans was averted and all were satisfied with the decision.