Question 422.
What beliefs must we have about the Holy Prophet? ?

Answer 422.
We must have the belief that: (i) he was a human being, a servant of ALLAH and His Messenger; (ii) he is the most exalted of all after ALLAH; (iii) he is innocent and free from all sin; (iv) ALLAH revealed the Holy Qur-an to him; (v) ALLAH invited him to Heavens on the night of Ascendance and showed him round the Heaven and the Hell; (iv) he performed a number of miracles by the will of ALLAH; (vii) he offered abundant prayers and devotions to ALLAH; (vii) his conduct and behaviour were of the highest degree of virtuosity; (ix) ALLAH endowed him with knowledge of many things, past and present, of which he apprised his community; (x) ALLAH gave him more knowledge than to any one else, but he was not omniscient; for omniscience is the special Attribute of ALLAH; (xi) he is the last of prophets in the sense that there will come no new Prophet after him. only Hadrat ‘ Isa (Jesus) who is prophet of a preceding period will come down from heavens. He too shall follow the Islamic Shariah; (xii) he is sent as prophet for all humans and jennies; (xiii) he will intercede before ALLAH on behalf of sinners on the Day of Judgment, by the will of ALLAH which fact gives him the title of Shafi’ul-muznibin (intercessor for sinners). ALLAH will also accept his intercession; (xiv) it is incumbent upon us his community to do as he has commanded and abstain from what he has forbidden and believe in the things and events he has told us about, (xv) it is incumbent upon every member of his community to give him love as well as regard and respect. But the regard and respect thus poured on him should be within the framework prescribed by the Shariah. It is folly to consider things contrary to Shariah as forms of love and respect towards him.