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The Prophet’s (s.a.w.) Complete Beauty

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qurthubi ( q.s. ) said, “The Prophet’s ( s.a.w. ) complete beauty has not been fully manifested, for if it was disclosed to us in full, our eyes would be unable to behold him.  The similes, therefore, that are used to describe him are only for the sake of approximating, and drawing similitudes, for the Prophet's ( s.a.w. ) essence is far too exquisite, and his honour is far loftier.”

Explaining Allah’s (s.w.t.) Transcendence

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   Allah (s.w.t.) Says, in the Qur’an Says:   سُوۡرَةُ الاٴعرَاف إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ۬ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِ يُغۡشِى ٱلَّيۡلَ ٱلنَّہَارَ يَطۡلُبُهُ ۥ حَثِيثً۬ا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ وَٱلنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَٲتِۭ بِأَمۡرِهِۦۤ‌ۗ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلۡخَلۡقُ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُ‌ۗ تَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ (٥٤)   Your Guardian Lord is Allah, Who Created the Heavens and the Earth in six days, then He Established Himself on the Throne (of authority): He Draws the night as a veil over the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: He Created the Sun, the Moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His Command.   Is it not His to Create and to Govern?   Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds! (Surah al-A’araf:54)   Imam Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qurthubi ( r.a. ) wrote, in Tafsir al-Qurthubi , on this...