reply to accusation O prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) “Say, I am a man like you”

Allah Ta'ala states in the Holy Qur’an, “Make not the summoning of the Messenger amongst yourselves, like one calls the other amongst you.” [Surah 24, Verse 63] If Rasoolullah (Sallallahu  

Alaihi Wasallam) was “just like us” then why did Almighty Allah prohibit us from summoning 

 him like how we summon each other?

Secondly, the whole verse has to be read to fully understand what is being said. Allah Ta’ala says,“Say, I am a man like you, I receive revelation that your God is one God, then whosoever hopes

  

meet his Lord, he should do noble deeds and associate not any one in the worship of his Lord.

[Surah 18, Verse 110]. Do we receive revelations? No! So how can Rasoolullah (

Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam

) be like us?

Once, Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) started to keep continuous fasts, where he did not eat anything for days. When the companions found out they began to do the same, but due to not 

eating or drinking at all they became extremely weak after a few days. When Rasoolullah 

 

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) heard about this he forbade the Companions from keeping such fasts and ask them, "Ayyukum Misli?" (Who amongst you is like me?) [Bukhari Shareef]

From this we firstly learn that if the Sahaabah, who are the highest in status after the Ambiya, cannot be like Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), how can anyone today claim that 

Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is just like us, and is like our big brother? Ma’azallah! 

Secondly, let alone being like him, we cannot even fathom the true reality of Rasoolullah 

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). This is why Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) himself said,

“O Abu Bakr! Oath on He Who has sent me with the Truth, no one knows my reality besides 

Allah.” [Mataali’ul Musarraat]

Lastly, our beloved Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) proved in his perpetual fasting that he did not have to eat to survive. But instead of him explaining to us all of the etiquettes of eating, he

 

simply ate himself and provided in this way a detailed, visual example for us to follow.

The Holy Qur’an says that the people of Hazrat Nuh (Alaihis Salaam) said to him, “We see you a 

man like us” [Surah 11, Verse 27]. Obviously these people were not complementing but insulting him and soon earned the wrath of Allah when the flood came.

This tells us that to call a Prophet an ordinary human being is a root to infidelity and a step towards misguidance. This was the very cause of Shaitaan going astray because he only looked at 

Hazrat Adam (Alaihis Salaam) as an ordinary human being. It should be remembered that the 

word 'Bashr' (human being) in respect of the Prophet has either been used by Almighty Allah, the 

Prophets themselves or the infidels. Thus the one who now refers to Rasoolullah (Sallallahu 

Alaihi Wasallam) as “a man like us” is definitely not Allah, nor is he a Prophet, so he must be an infidel. [Tafseer Noorul Irfaan]

The disbeliever’s in the time of Hazrat Saaleh (Alaihis Salaam) remarked “You are indeed a man like us” [Surah 26, Verse 154]. Another group of disbeliever’s remarked “He is not but a man like 

you, he eats of what you eat, and drinks what you drink” [Surah 23, Verse 33]. This tells us that to 

regard the Prophets as humans like us and to assess them on just their eating and drinking 

without understanding their hidden mystical nature, has been the work of the infidels from 

earliest times. Abu Jahl did not become a Companion, but Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (Radiallahu 

Ta'ala Anh) did. Although both looked at Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), Abu Jahl 

looked at the human side of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) while Hazrat Abu 

Bakr Siddiq (Radiallahu Ta'ala Anh) saw the light enveloped under human form. [Tafseer Noorul

Irfaan]

It is important to understand that Allah Ta’ala speaks to His Beloveds the way He wants, and they present themselves in His Court the way they want. Sinners like us have no right to speak about 

  

the Prophets in the same way Allah Ta’ala speaks to them, just as how a person would not like his children to speak to him in the same way he is spoken to by his elders. 

We share our quality of humanity with the Prophets, but within that category, they and we are worlds apart. Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is a human unlike any other human, just 

like how a diamond is a stone unlike any other stone. Even though he said he is a human, he is 

 

one of a kind, unmatched and unparalleled, just like how a diamond is a stone, yet its characteristics place it in a league of its own.

May Allah Ta’ala grant us the Taufeeq to have true love and utmost respect for our Beloved Master, Muhammad Mustafa Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, Ameen.

some more proof from quran and hadees

Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی) has rewarded Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) with so many bounties but look at his humility and servitude towards Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی).

It is in Hadith (Ahmad, Bazzar, un Anas – رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ). A c...amel comes and prostrates in front of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) . A goat comes and prostrates in front of him. (Looking at this) Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) and other companions also seek permission to prostrate (in front of him). But the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) says, ‘It is not appropriate for a human being to prostrate in front of another human being’.

People should learn servitude and humility towards Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی) from Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).

It is in Quran - قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ ۖ [Meaning - Say (O’Prophet – صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم ) "I am a human being like you (in looks, but) the revelation has come to me (I am the Messenger of Allah- سبحانہ... و تعا لی ) which makes me distinct from you). (Al-Kahaf - 110).

It is important to understand the above verse in its proper perspective. The above verses describes بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ .

If Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی) wanted to emphasize on the ordinary human aspect of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), the above verse could have been قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ (Meaning - Say O' Prophet ' I am a human being)". But in this verse, there is an addition of word مِّثْلُكُمْ, meaning like you in looks or in the pattern of ordinary human beings.

By adding the word مِّثْلُكُمْ, Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی) is emphasizing the distinction of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) from ordinary human beings. This aspect is made clear from the rest of the verse يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ (Meaning - I am the Apostle of Allah which makes me distinct from all of you). Our understanding of this verse is also supported from the following Quranic verses and Ahadith.

It is in Hadith - Narrated by Ibn Omer, Abu Huraira and Anas (رضئ اللھ تعالی عنہم اجمعین). Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) kept fast after fast, sometimes 5 days in a row. Sahabah tried to emulate (follow his practice), but real...ized it was not possible. Prophet Mohammad - صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم told his companions, ‘I am not like you. I live with my Sustainer (Rabbul Aalameen) who feeds and provides me with drink. (Bukhari, Muslim).

Three things are established from the above Hadith.

(1) He is not like any normal human being. He is placed at an exalted state ‘Maqaam-e-Mahmood’ as described in verse أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا ( Meaning - Allah - سبحانہ و تعا لی will raise you to the highest place of praise and glory ) (Al-Isra - 79).

(2) Bodily he lives in this world, but spiritually he lives with His Sustainer.

(3) Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی ) provides him with special spiritual food and drink.

Let us see some more facts from authentic Ahadith.

(1) It is in Hadith - Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم ) sees both in light as well as in dark ( Baihaqi, narrated by Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہا) and Ibn Abbas (رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) .

‎(2) It is in Hadith - Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) sees simultaneously from the front and rear. ( Hadith Bukhari and Muslim - narrated by Ummul Momineen Aisha ( رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہا ) and Anas ( رضئ اللہ تعالی ) .

(3) It is in... Hadith - Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) said ‘My eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep’. (Hadith Bukhari and Muslim).

(4) Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) walks, but there is no shadow of his sacred body on earth.

(5) He sits under a tree and when he gets up, the tree starts crying.

(6) The earth swallows his stool and a perfumed smell comes out of that place.

(7) The sweat of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) body is used by brides as perfume.

(8) It is in Hadith – ( Prophet Mohammad صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم says) : ‘A particular moment of time also comes between me and Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی ) when there is no room even for the most favorite of the angels nor is there an access to any Apostle.’

(9) It is in Quran – ‘ The Unity of Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی ) is pure, who took His servant (Mohammad Rasulullah – صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) in one night from the honored mosque (Masjid-e-Haraam) to the Al Aqsa mosque around which We have g...iven abundance of virtue, so that We show him our signs and traces of Omnipotence (which were unseen by any one in this cosmos). Without doubt He is the (only) one who sees and listens.’ (Bani Isra’el – 1).

Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی ) describes the beautiful occasion of His meeting with Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) on the Empyrean (Arsh-e-Mu’allah) during Me’raj. Look at the height of love between Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی ) and His ‘Habeeb’ Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).

(10) It is in Quran – ‘The Mighty in power (Allah – سبحانہ و تعا لی ) has offered him (Prophet Mohammad – صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) the knowledge. So (equipped), he stood well poised. (With the perfect vision attained) at the highest horiz...on. Then he (the Prophet – صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) approached closer and hung (by Allah - سبحانہ و تعا لی ). Then (both) closed up like two bows, and indeed more closely. And He revealed to His servant (Prophet Mohammad – صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) What He wanted to reveal. The heart of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) did not distrust what he saw. Will you people wrangle over what he beheld (saw). For indeed he beheld Him (Allah – سبحانہ و تعا لی ) yet again. Near the lote tree lying farthest beyond which no one can go. Lying close to the Heaven of Rest. When the lote tree was being enveloped by what it was to be enveloped with (a mystery not disclosed). His (Prophet Mohammad – صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) sight did not blink or did it miss anything. Indeed he saw clearly the greatest of the signs of his Lord’. (An-Najm – 1-18).

(11) It is in Quran - “From Allah ( سبحانہ و تعا لی ) has come to you a Light (Prophet Mohammad - صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and a Book manifest (Quran).” (Al-Ma'eda-15) Read more.

When we look at the above miraculous state of affairs of Pro...phet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), a unique spectrum will be unfolded. There are no limits for Miracles, super natural happenings and wonders of Allah’s (سبحانہ و تعا لی ) omnipotence of highest order. At the same time, humility, modesty, servitude and humbleness are the distinctive excellences of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم). Let us read the following to understand this puzzle.

* It is in Quran – " Say (O'Prophet - صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) I have no power over any good or harm to myself except as Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی ) wills. If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have multiplied all virtue and no evil should have touched me. I am but a warner and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith". ( Al-Araf- 188)

It is in Quran - ‘(the apostates of Makka used to say) ‘What is there in this Apostle ( صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), he eats food like us and goes to around the markets like us’. (Al-Furqan – 7).

But As-hab-e-Rasulullah (رضئ اللھ تعالی عنہم اج...معین ) never used to think on these lines and they never compared Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) with normal human beings. They looked at Prophet Mohammad’s (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) life as an absolute miracle of Allah (سبحانہ و تعا لی ). To them Prophet Mohammad(صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) has been an unusual phenomenon of Allah’s (سبحانہ و تعا لی ) omnipotence.

Prophet Mohammad’s (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) life is a perpetual miracle. How come an apparently unlettered human being could change the course of the world? How could he culminates the teachings of all prophets and becomes a stamp on the Divine law? Whatever he does, whatever he says is the Divine law.

It is in Quran – ‘(Prophet Mohammad - صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) does not say anything with his self desire, except that this is the revelation which is coming to him (from Allah – سبحانہ و تعا لی )’. (An-Najm – 2).

He brings the news of unseen which was unknown to anyone in this world before him. These and many more things which are known to everyone of us are ignored by these unfortunate people.

Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) represents humanity in all his actions. He shows happiness on certain things and displeasure on certain things. He shows fore knowledge of certain things and shows his unawareness of certain things. He pleads with Almighty for His forgiveness. He walks in streets like normal human beings. He fights with infidels along with his companions and sometimes the results of the battles are inconclusive and sometimes he wins. He becomes concerned when something goes wrong with his family members and his companions and shares happiness with them on happy occasions.

Why it is so? Did you ever think about that? Read this Quranic verse to understand this phenomenon.

It is in Quran - ‘Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) is an exemplary model (for all of you) (Al-Ahzab – 21)

He is an icon of humanity and of all creations. In other words, he is a perfect human being. Like him there is none. He represents various facets of humanity at various stages of his life. Sometimes, he shows utmost humility of a desperate human being and on other occasions, pointing his finger towards the moon splits it into two, which was witnessed by all Quraish.

It is in Quran - 'The Hour (the Day of Resurrection) came near and the moon was split. And if they see any sign, then turn their faces and say this is magic perpetual'. (Al-Qamar -1-2).

One of the most important aspect of our Iman is utmost respect of Prophet Mohammad(صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and deep rooted love for him in our hearts.

We should be careful while describing about Prophets, Sahabah, Imams, Sufi Shaikhs of Ihsan and Awliya Allah. They are all virtuous and stand tall in Islamic Ummah.

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