I would like to start with the confession that I am incapable of writing about the life of the Rasul of Allah (saw)… 

I personally don’t think anyone can be close enough to that Noble Being to duly narrate his life… 

I can only pen as much as I am able to catch and evaluate from what reflects from that sublime pinnacle down to the shore…

Clearly none has the capacity to deservedly narrate the life of a Being who has been disclosed as the Glory and Mercy of Allah to the worlds…

Especially if one has not heard with his own ear and seen with his own eyes the narrations and teachings of that being…! 

I can’t think of anything more challenging than to write about this magnificent being who possesses such an immense world of thought, comprehension and vision… Nevertheless, my unceasing passion to serve Him has forced me to embark on this journey, much like the ant who set out on the journey to pilgrimage…

Originally what I had published as an article in 1971 in “Bizim Anadolu” newspaper I am now, 23 years later, putting together and publishing as a book with the hope and wish of perhaps gaining the intercession of the Rasul of Allah (saw)…

The first volume is going to comprise the period of Mecca and the second volume the period of Medina…

I hope my dear readers will benefit from this and maybe spare this faqir a little prayer…

With this opportunity I would like to explain my thoughts on two important points:

Muhammad Mustafa (saw) is the SERVANT and the RASUL of ALLAH!

His greatest rank is hidden in the meaning of these two words!

The SERVANT and RASUL of HU!

Our master, has reached the consciousness of his servitude to the Absolute Essence and fulfilled his duty as a RASUL!

With the consciousness of eternally being a servant to this Absolute Essence he executed his duty as a RASUL to spread this consciousness to others!

Indeed, we can only say the SERVANT and RASUL of HU and not transgress our place…

I seek refuge in Allah from perceiving his Rasul with shallow humanistic values like:

He was a great politician… He was an honorable statesman… He was a distinguished leader… A remarkable commander… An impressible sociologist… etc…

He is the SERVANT and the RASUL of the Essence of ALLAH! 

This I say to those who can see and understand…

Those who can’t, can continue to amuse themselves with political, economic, and martial gossip!

Those who are incapable of seeing Muhammad as the Vicegerent of Allah liken him to themselves in their nonsense attempt to overshadow him by talking about how many times he got married!

Do they not know that clouds can’t reach the sun, they can only cast a shadow to those down below, depriving others from the light!

The organ which one uses and busies himself with most is the organ which they see most in others!

In short, it takes one to know one! Your speech reflects your thoughts!

Before the Quran was revealed there was no limit as to how many women a man may take. To top it off, his sons were able to inherit these women after he died! The Quran restricted this limitless nonsense to maximum four, while strongly recommending monogamy. Which sincere and honest person can deny this?

Muhammad (saw) was only 25 when he married his first wife, a widow at 40. He spent 25 years with her, and only her. After she died, when he was fifty, he spent the rest of his life with a 65 year old… Who in their right mind can argue this man was “into women”? 

If we’re deprived of the insight to see the inner-hidden truths, let us at least see the obvious ones!

If we are unable to evaluate the RASUL as the essence and origin of Allah, let us at least recognize him as the RASUL who come with the duty to help us reach eternal bliss in the afterlife…

Let us be aware…

That exalted being, was not sent to establish world sovereignty, a religious government, to bring social or economic order… he did not come to help develop and flourish the worldly life of people!

Difference in race, color, language, did not mean anything to him!

Each and every person had a value for him…

Like him, every person has been formed with the essence of Allah, but sadly, they are suffering the result of being veiled from their essential reality!

Every person, after a short period of time, is going to depart from this world, and embark on an eternal journey of billions and billions of years… 

Whether good or bad, once someone wakes up from their worldly dream, they are never going to be able to return to this dream… 

So then, the most important things is the infinite life awaiting after this dream!

The ability to attain a blissful eternal life depends solely on the life one lives here in this world and certain practices they engage in.

One can either fulfill these recommended practices and save his soul from eternal suffering or choose not to and suffer its consequences. 

Yes… This venerable being opened the door to Allah in our essence, with his most sublime quality, his Risalah, to help us prepare for our eternal life after death… 

The Rasul devoted his life to prevent and protect people from eternal suffering, which is the inevitable consequence of the belief of “a god out there”! Whereas the indisputable truth is “Man accrues nothing other than what he does with his own hands!” 

When this “dream” of the worldly life ends with all its current segregations and discriminations, when race, color, madhap lose their meaning and validity with death, we’re going to realize the immense time and energy that was wasted in this cause… Yet there is going to be no way to compensate…

May Allah ease the path to duly discern this sublime being with his real values and mission, may we unite with our faith in Allah, His Rasul and the Quran and aid each other to save our lives after death…

My dear readers…

There is no greater honor than to have faith in the Oneness of Allah and accept that Muhammad Mustafa was the Servant and Rasul of Allah…

I am Muhammadan…!

And I am forever incapable of expressing my gratitude for being blessed with this honor…

 

AHMED HULUSI
13.9.1994
ANTALYA