A Special episode in the occasion of the Prophet’s Birthday

We said there is a difference between diyana and deen, for diyana is the message and deen is Allah's law for all the messages, “Truly, the religion with Allâh is Islâm” (A-'Imran, 19), and this is the general law from Adam's (AS) time and until the end of time. There's no combination for this word, for religion is one as Allah says: “ He (Allâh) has ordained for you the same religion (Islâmic Monotheism) which He ordained for Nûh (Noah), and that which We have revealed to you (O Muhammad), and that which We ordained for Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Mûsâ (Moses) and ‘Îsâ (Jesus) saying you should establish religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically), and make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in religion). Intolerable for the Mushrikûn,[2] is that (Islamic Monotheism) to which you (O Muhammad) call them. Allâh chooses for Himself whom He wills, and guides unto Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience.” ( Al-Shura, 13)



The host's question: Islam is one religion so why is there a conflict between the three messages (Musa, Isa, and Muhammad, Peace be upon them all) although some books were distorted? The answer is one you know. Since some of their books were distorted, let them say what they may, what really matters is that there's one religion since Adam's (AS) time until time ends, and they've written names of people on their books such as Lucas's Injil (Gospel) and Yohanna's Injil and many others. Religion is law, as we said “ Truly, the religion with Allâh is Islâm”, and Christianity and Judaism are religions based on Islam, hence, when Allah the Almighty wanted to end all messages on earth He called the last religion and His law Islam; this is the meaning of Allah's verse: “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islâm, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers” (Al-'Imran, 85). Everyone had his own message during his days, but religion was one because Allah is one and it's dangerous to say holy religions. Instead it is holy messages. So if someone says religions, we say it's not holy for there's only one holy religion, which is Islam since there's only one god. However, there are many messages and that is Allah's wisdom.



We're back to the question of why didn’t any prophet come after Muhammad. We previously said that he has succeeded previous prophets. That is, he's not succeeded by any prophet and because this nation is the best nation and its people will carry da'wa until Judgment Day, and since this nation doesn't have all the diseases found in earlier nations. The greatness of this nation is found in Allah's verses, “You [true believers in Islâmic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad and his Sunnah] are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind;” and “Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islâm)” and “Thus We have made you [true Muslims - real believers of Islâmic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad and his Sunnah (legal ways)], a just (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger (Muhammad) be a witness over you” (Al-Baqara, 143) and your only witness is Muhammad (PBUH).



Every Muslim must call to Allah and we repeat that there's one religion but many messages and that Allah the Almighty sent 124 thousand prophets and 313 messengers, five of which were the most determined led by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This nation stands in the middle between excessiveness and neglect, for there were some nations, which said there was no god, and others, which said there were many gods. However, the Islamic nation said there was no god but Allah; thus it comes in the middle between those who denied a god's existence and those who were polytheists. The difference between prophet hood and messengers is that prophet hood may be limited and may not be revealed whereas. the message brings forth a Book and a way.



The Qur'an came to dominate all previous books; there's no other book that explains the way the Qur'an does. For example, in Surat Yusuf (“Joseph”) (chapter of the Holy Qur’an) Allah says: “and Yusuf said” meaning “and [remember Muhammad] that Yusuf said” and tells us the whole story as if we'd witnessed it. Description in the Qur'an may be through sound; “and Yusuf told his father” and may be through vision; “Haven't you seen what Allah did to the people of 'Ad”. There's no book that has ever had the same description of the Qur'an and I find it strange how people call some writers the leaders of short story or descriptive writing while none of them could ever describe the same way the Qur’an does. We will again explain the difference between the Holy Book and the Qur'an. The Qur'an is what was revealed to the Prophet (PBUH) whereas the Book is what the Qur'an collected “ Alif-Lâm-Mîm. This is the Book, whereof there is no doubt” (Al-Baqara), meaning the whole book. When the Qur'an was complete it became a book as Allah says: “It's a noble Qur'an in a hidden book” (Al-Waqi'a).





Muhammad's (PBUH) book was the Qur'an. Illiteracy for us is a disgrace but for Muhammad (PBUH) it was an honor because he said, “Allah has raised me and raised me well.” In addition, orphan hood was an honor and didn't last long because Allah sheltered him immediately. Thus illiteracy was an honor because what he first learned was through Jibril (AS) who was described in the following verse, “ He has been taught (this Quran) by one mighty in power [Jibrîl (Gabriel)] One free from any defect in body and mind then he (Jibrîl - Gabriel in his real shape as created by Allah) rose and became stable. While he [Jibrîl (Gabriel)] was in the highest part of the horizon, Then he [Jibrîl (Gabriel)] approached and came closer, and was at a distance of two bows’ length or (even) nearer.” (Al-Najm).



During the episode, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sa'di makes monajat (whisperings) and a dou'a' (supplication) in addition to the holy recitations at the beginning of the episode.



Monajat: Praise be to the Creator Who calculated all His creations, Praise be to Allah Who has no wife or son, Praise be to Allah Who has blessed all and left none behind, Praise be to the One and Only, Praise be to the One and Eternal, Praise be to our Lord the Most Exalted and High, we cannot praise Him enough as He has praised Himself, O Forgiver we have been guided by Your Light, and with Your Grace we're no longer in need, with Your Blessings we rise and sleep, our sins lie between Your Hands, we ask You forgiveness for them, You approach us with Your Blessings, and we drift away from You with our sins, O Supporter of those who have no support, Oh Guide of those who have no guidance, O Pride of those who have lost their pride, O Savior of those who have no savior, O Lord Who suffices those who are in need, O Treasure of the Poor, O Protector of the weak and frightened, aid Your servants into Piety with Your Mercy , Power and Greatness, You are Most Exalted and Honorable .



Dou'a': O Allah, Praise be to You, Light of the Skies and the Earth and what they hold. Praise be to you O Supporter of the Skies and the Earth and what they hold, Praise be to You Most Just and True, Meeting You is the Truth, Heaven is the Truth, Hellfire is the Truth, Prophets are the Truth, Muhammad (PBUH) is the Truth, and Judgment day is doubtlessly near, and You resurrect the dead. O Allah bless our Prophet (PBUH), whose birth brought spring, who obeyed his Lord, who applied the Qur'an and was an eloquent speaker among people. O Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad, the best of all mankind with his honesty and charity, his kindness to the orphans and the needy, he clothed the naked and the poor and made them happy. O Allah, bless our Prophet Muhammad, the best pupil and teacher, the most eloquent speaker. He ordered good deeds and forbade evil deeds, the seal of all prophets to whom was revealed the greatest verses of rulings. The mediator on Judgment Day, if his eyes shut to sleep, his heart never slept, he lit the world with the light of Islam. O Allah we call upon you with our tongues silenced by sin, with our hearts diseased by crime. O Allah fulfill our hopes and hear our prayers. O You are the Best whom we can call and the Best whom we can hope for. O’ You are the love of those who love You, and the apple of the eyes of those who take refuge in You. You are kind and many of us are evildoers. Overlook our bad deeds with your goodness, O Forgiver with Your Light we are guided and with Your Blessings we are no longer in need, accept our repentance and erase our mistakes and forgive all our slips and cover up for our flaws, and let all our matters lead us to guidance, heal our sick, have mercy upon our dead, defeat our enemies and aid us against Your foes. O Most High and Magnificent, bless our Prophet who has warned us and brought us glad tidings, and bless his family, friends and companions, the virtuous and the kind, the brave and the strong, and bless his wives, the mothers of believers and send him Peace