“O Prophet SAW, We have sent you as a witness and as a bearer of good news and a warner, and as the one who calls (people) towards Allah SWT with His permission, and as a luminous lamp.” (Glorious Quran, 33: 45-46). He is witness to the Divine Guidance and instruction sent down by Almighty Allah; he brings the good news of an eternally successful life and the permanent joy of the hereafter to the righteous. To those who are still ignorant of the Truth he brings the divine warning to make them aware and alert. Those who are lost in the mad struggle of this temporary world are called back by him to Allah SWT. He is a beacon of light that shows the right way and removes the darkness of doubt and ignorance. And he does so through personal example and the nobility of his own flawless character. As a matter of fact, every messenger of Allah was sent to this world as a witness, a preacher, a bringer of good news and a warner. But all these qualities do not combine predominantly in one personality. For example, many of Allah’s Prophets stand out as witnesses, like Jacob AS, Isaac AS and Ismael AS. There were many like Abraham AS and Jesus AS who are bearers of good tidings. Some were outstanding warners like Noah AS, Moses AS, Hud AS and Shoaib AS. Yet others distinguish themselves by calling to the Truth, for example, Joseph AS and Jonah (May Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon them all). But Prophet Muhammad’s mission includes all these qualities combined in one personality. He was a witness, a bringer of good news, a warner, a preacher of the Truth, a beacon of light all at the same time. It was only natural that it should be so because he was chosen to be the last of Allah’s prophets after whom no prophet was ever to be sent by Allah SWT. He was sent with a code of life which was complete and final. No one was ever going to come to modify it or add anything to it. – Syed Sulaiman Nadvi.

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