Islam Supremacism: Holy Prophet Mohammad Said, 'Don't Exalt Me above Other Prophets'
By S.
Arshad, New Age Islam
23 June
2021
Holy
Prophet Pbuh Disapproved This Practice Of Exalting A Particular Prophet Above
Other Prophets
Main
Points:
1. The holy
Quran gives an account of the lives and times of many prophets of God.
2. Quran says
that all the prophets were chosen people of God and exalted in virtue.
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The holy
Quran gives an account of the lives and times of many prophets of God. It deals
with the life and affairs of some prophets in detail. The Quran says that all
the prophets were chosen people of God and exalted in virtue. God gave every
prophet a unique virtue. God says in the Quran,
"Of those messengers We have exalted some
above others in virtue; to some of them Allah spoke and some of them He exalted
in degrees and We gave clear evidences to Jesus son of Mary and strengthened
him with the Holy Spirit."(Al Baqarah: 285)
The Quran
also says that those who believe in God do not make any distinction between His
prophets.
"All of them (believers) have believed in
Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, (saying) "We make
no distinction between any of His messengers"(Al Baqarah: 285)
There are a
couple of hadiths which echo the message of this verse of the Quran. The holy
prophet pbuh asked Muslims not to exalt him above other prophets.
Abu Sayeed
Khudri r.a. narrated,
'The holy
prophet pbuh said, “Listen! Do not exalt me above other prophets"(Sahih
Bukhari; Kitab ud Diyat; 1810)
There is
another hadith with the same message.
Abu Sayeed
Khudri r.a. narrated,
'One of the
Jews came to the prophet pbuh. Someone had slapped him, He said to the prophet
pbuh, 'One of your Ansari companions has slapped me.' The holy prophet pbuh
asked people to call the Ansari. When he came, the holy prophet pbuh asked him,
'Why did you slap him?' The man replied, 'O messenger of God, 'I was passing by
them when I heard him saying, 'I swear by God who chose Hadhrat Musa from among
all the men. ‘I asked him, ‘Is Hadhrat Musa superior to even Prophet Mohammad
pbuh?' I got angry and slapped him. The holy prophet pbuh said, 'Do not exalt
me above other prophets. On the Day of Judgment, all the people will fall
unconscious because of the awe and fear of God. Then I shall be the first to
come to my senses but I shall see that Hadhrat Musa a.s. will already be
standing holding a corner of Arsh (Throne). I can't say if he will
regain his senses before me or he will not fall unconscious in the first place
perhaps because he had fallen unconscious at the Mountain of Tur in the world
and so he will not fall unconscious in the Hereafter.'(Sahih Bukhari;
Kitab-ud-Diyat; 1011)
From this
hadiths it is clear that the Jews exalted Hadhrat Musa a.s. above all other
prophets. But the holy prophet pbuh disapproved this practice of exalting a
particular prophet above other prophets.
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Sohail
Arshad is a columnist with NewAgeIslam.com.
URL: https://www.newageislam.com/islamic-personalities/holy-prophet-hazrat-musa/d/125005
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