Volume 2005, Number 23 (2005) Year 19, Issue No. 23 May 2005

In The Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful The Given Mercy and Rendered Favour Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; and peace and respectful salutations be upon our prophet Mohammad, the Imam of all prophets and messengers, his family, his honorable mujaahid companions and their good followers until the day of judgment. In this month the entire Muslim Nation celebrated the birth of our prophet, the imam of all prophets and messengers, Mohammad (peace be upon him), who took the mankind from the depth of darkness and evil into light and guidance. This occasion of our Leader (PBUH), the great source of nobleness and kindness is the highest similitude in overall humanitarianism in all aspects of kind, clean and noble life. Allah granted Him the exalted ranks and highest positions and gathered for Him the perfection in shape and characters, raised under His eyes with best education and recitation, wanted Him to be a great human universe whose unreached sky decorated with grace and grants of Allah. This is all for the sake of carrying Allah’s eternal, comprehensive and perfect message with which all messages were sealed to entire world, being a witness, a bringer of Glad Tidings, and a Warner, and the one who invites to Allah's (Grace) by His leave, and a spreading Light. Why not celebrate this occasion since the prophet (PBUH) made this nation the masters, leaders, teachers and scholars of the world, spreading knowledge, civilization, guidance, faith, manners, characters, kindness and so on. The nation became the best of Peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. It became one united nation with unified goals, intentions, hopes, grieves, kiblah and language. Thus have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves. With this great leader, the nation entered History from its widest gates, and governed the world from east to west, and recorded in the eternity books inerasable pages of power, fame and glory, and made a clean history full of bravery, glories, victories and guidance. He (PBUH) rose to proclaim his God’s Message O Apostle! proclaim the (Message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord, calling for the worship of Allah with clear evidence suffering from different grievances and tortures, struggling for the sake of God most honestly. He (PBUH) also raised a unique generation of Quran with no similitude in faith, more deeply rooted than mountains, worship, faith, jihad and characters. The companions of Mohammad (PBUH) whose hearts were full of his love and respect guarded him to unreachable level sacrificing themselves for the sake of his safety, peace and protection, carried the Islamic flag while moving all over the world fighting in the path of Allah, thus reviving the hearts after death in the bounty of Allah, unifying them after being divided among themselves, pouring on them floods of nobleness, kindness, politeness and generosity. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) is the beautiful pattern (of conduct) and the perfect example for the entire humanity until the Day of Judgment Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the praise of Allah. His character was the content of the Holy Quran, becomes angry for what makes Allah angry, and pleased with what Allah is pleased with. The Holy Quran is the constitution and spirit of Islam. The Prophet who was chosen by Allah was a true representation of the Holy Quran stipulations, with true faith, humble self, knowledge, manners, characters, virtues, righteousness, power, jihad, loyalty, devotion, truth, asceticism, obedience, worship, trust and certainty. He (PBUH) was all the time feeling the presence of Allah, of great worship, eyes full of tears for fear of Allah to the extent that humming is heard from his chest. My Master, Messenger of Allah, how great You are the Imam of Messengers, truth is your character, certainty is Your power, patience is your slogan, deep knowledge of Allah is your capital and end of hopes, fighting in the path of Allah is your path, habit and practice, eagerness for Allah is your carrying vessel, total confidence and committing affairs to Allah is your treasure and companion, celebrating Allah’s praise all the time your food and intimate, prayere comfort of your eyes and the fruit of your heart is to offer aid for the cause of Allah. He (PBUH) was ascetic, not eager for the life of this world, turning away from it, having little things, not boasting in a dress or food, eating the available food but if not available he passes the night hungry, and sometimes ties up a stone on his stomach from hunger, while if he wanted, Tehama mountains could have been converted into gold for him by Allah. My Master, Messenger of Allah, booties came running towards You, heavy gifts from emperors and kings were carried to You, the world was open to You with the keys of all its treasures which You rejected and turned away from it not owning a single Dirham or Dinar, but spent all in the cause of Allah for the needy and poor people and for the best benefit of Muslims because You were eager for what is reserved for You with Allah And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present. And soon will thy guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased. He (PBUH) was the most generous of the mankind, faster in spending than the fast wind, grants to others whatever they desire, helping in difficult times, assisting those tired, making charities to those wanting, feeding guests and gives generously not fearing poorness. How generous You are. a prophet of great grants and gifts, noble with none alike, of great ancestry, great politeness, of endless charming qualities. My Master, the prophet (PBUH) of Allah, You were chosen to be the noblest and last prophet with eternity for the Message You carried for the entire universe Say: "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, to Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth”. Allah gave You a noble rank in the ever after and took You a friend, expanding Your breast and raising high Your esteem by means of the Shahadah Have We not expanded thee thy breast? And removed from thee thy burden The which did gall thy back? And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)?. In battles, He (PBUH) was the bravest while opponents run away, keeping His solemn smile. He (PBUH) was most merciful with all mankind, We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures., while in public prayers (Imam), desiring to make them long, He hears crying babies, He then makes it short in order not to make mothers restless while their babies cry. He walked with the widow, the poor, the maid for fulfilling their requirements, prepares the pot for a thirsty cat to drink, forbidding making animals starve or fight. My Master, Allah’s beloved, you were the most gentle, the kindest socially, the most patient, bringing hearts together and so on with such noble manners. He used to visit his companions and ask about them, joking with them, but says the truth at all times, visit those sick, follow their funerals, greets the youngsters, asks people about others, returns generosity with greater generosity, and when received the Habashah’s mission he served them personally while his companions wanted to do that on His behalf but said “They respected our people and I wish to respect them accordingly”. He used to forgive his enemies while able to punish them. When entering Mecca victorious he entered most humbly bowing with his head so that his holy beard touching his camel, lowly spirited towards Allah thanking Him, forgiving those who were his worst enemies, saying “Go, you are free”. You, My Master, Messenger of Allah, are the most affectionate and warm hearted of the mankind, the most honorable and faithful, with highest degree of peace of mind and gravity. You used to mend your dress and shoes, milk to goat, shackle the camel, sit in the first available seat, lean on the rod and lie down (for rest) on sand and gravel. What a great prophet you are, addressing every people with their tongue, having incredible eloquence, given from Allah wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision. Your fragrance is much better and stronger than musk. Without using perfume, any one shaking hands with you finds the incredible fragrance on his palm all the day. Loving perfumes was deep in your heart for meeting the angels, receiving Quran and meeting with Your companions. He (PBUH) was very kind and gentle with his pure women, mothers of all faithful saying and fulfilling “Your kindest is those kindest to his family and I am your kindest to my family”. This short introduction cannot cover all Your noble merits and great manners upon Whom Allah bestowed the seven oft-repeated verses and the Grand Quran, and commended by Allah in the verse  And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character. Your manners may not be contained within the volumes of records. Yes, My Master, Prophet of Allah (PBUY), You are the master of nobility, sent by Allah to accomplish nobility of manners for which we are in bad need nowadays to enlighten our path in life. We are now in a real need to study and absorb the biography of our prophet (PBUH). Abu Hanifa used to say: “studying the history of our prophet's life (PBUH) is much beloved to us than a lot of jurisprudence”. My Master, Prophet of Allah (PBUY), celebrating the holy occasion of your birthday emanates from belief in Your message, abiding by and obeying your Sunnah. Celebrating this occasion must be interpreted in filling up our hearts with the life and love of our Prophet (PBUH), making You our lead in war and peace, d’awah and jihad, worship and renunciation, manners and transactions and all the aspects of our life. Our prevailing miserable state emanates from leaving behind us the guidance of Islam and the noble Sunnah. I wonder if we are ready to reform ourselves by going back to the wonderful rules of our religion upon which we shall revive and retrieve our lost pride and power. This can be achieved by raising a Quranic generation to follow the tracks of our great grandfathers and make the pride and power of Muslims, spread the knowledge, true path and mercy of Islam all over the world, far away from encroachment and corruption. This is the way in which we celebrate this holy occasion and make the Prophet (PBUH) pleased and consequently win the wellbeing of both this life and the ever after. Final Words This is the 23rd volume of Sharia & Law Journal, which is full of academic research works, hoping to meet with the content of all readers, specialists and researchers of jurisprudential and legal fields. In addition to research papers, this volume also contains decisions and recommendations concluded in the 16th session of the Islamic Fiqh Academy of the Organization of Islamic Conference held in Dubai during the period from 30 Safar to 5 Rabi Awwal 1426 – 9 to 14 April 2005. I am also pleased to announce to those interested in this Journal and researchers that all its previous and current issues are available on the internet, requesting all to refer to it when using quotations there from. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Rahim Sultan Alolama Editor in Chief