The Shadowless Prophet

 The Shadowless Prophet, Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam,
Booklet - 44 pages,
by Imam-e-Ahl al-Sunnat; 'A'laHadrat' Shah Imam Ahmad Raza al-Qadiri.
Translated by Shaykh Abdul Hadi al-Qadiri al-Radwi.


The author of 'The Shadowless Prophet', the great Mujaddid & Muhaddith, A'la Hadrat Barelwi, 'alayhi ar rahman, has written and researched a topic that one would indeed find immensely interesting. He has endeavoured to dispel doubts and reservations about whether the Great Prophet of Islam, May Allah Bless him & grant him peace, possessed a shadow or not, and after reading through this treatise, one would fathom that any shadow of doubt that diverts the intellect away from upholding the glorious status of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad, May Allah Bless him & grant him peace, is dispelled, and the light of Iman and reason overshadows all misconceptions. 


The Beloved Habeeb, May Allah Bless him & grant him peace, who is the light of the universe and one whose very existence glows with Divine Radiance and Luminance, from whom even the sun and the moon, nay, and the entire creation draws its 'light' certainly did not possess a shadow! One must recall the words of the great Sufi Master, Sayyid Abu al-Husain Ahmad-e-Nuri al-Husaini, 'alayhi ar rahmah, eulogising the Great Prophet of Islam, May Allah Bless him & grant him peace, aptly says in 'Siraj al-'Awaarif ' ...

'His noble person is everywhere in the universe and everything in the universe emanates from him. He is the origin of everything and everything came into being because of him. Everything in the Universe of Allah has been given to him, everything turns to him and he is everything.' How, then, would a shadow emanate from his holy personage of the noble Prophet, May Allah Bless him & grant him peace, when he is so unique and there is no other creation like him? In the words of the great Imam and Mujaddid 'alayhi ar rahman, how can there be anyone like him 'whose matchless and stunning beauty decorates the entire universe, so much so that the Divine Pen (Qalam) of Qudrah drew his portrait and permanently retired from recording any similarity.'

It is only those who do injustice to their own souls and who do not fear any retribution from the Sublime Creator who say that he was just an 'ordinary man' and 'like our big brother'.   


We present this brief work to all those who are interested in gaining true knowledge of Islam; and we ask Almighty Allah to help us benefit from what we learn, and to learn that which will benefit us, and to protect us from knowledge that is not beneficial, and from deeds not acceptable to Him. A'meen!