Reflecting much from the book “Muhammad Mustafa” by Osman Nuri Topbas, I didnt realized

that my tears were streaming down from my eyes. I was moved in such a way that I could

feel my heartache. A sense of longing and appreciation seeps through this heart, a feeling that

I have never felt for such a long time. Before I read this book, I ask Allah to open my heart

and my mind to accept the knowledge I am about to read on. Alhamdullilah. I understand

now. Thus, I have attempt to write the work at hand, pardon me for my inadequacy and

weakness as you read through.

Being the lackluster souls we are, even though nurturing an intense love of the kind the

Prophet s.a.w. towards the Creator, no doubt, may lie beyond our reach. I want love to exist

in myself as well as the people I love just like the Prophet and His Companions had. To share

the same understanding, culture and law as muslims. To root a strong feeling of love towards

Islam, we need to be taught. Much work need to be done around here. During the Age of

Bliss, the people raised under the supervision of the Noble Prophet s.a.w. were the greatest

example mankind could ever dream to have. It is a society of wisdom with tauhid as a center

of their thoughts and ideal. They had placed Allah , glory unto Him , and His Messenger , as

their priorities. Such an inspiring manners of the Blessed Prophet s.a.w. influenced, hence

uplifted an ignorant society to an object of the envy of mankind even till today. This will bring

to the objective of this blog. From where I stand I don’t see this society anymore….

How much do we love our prophet Muhammad S.A.W. ?How much do we embrace his

Sunnah? To what extent do we explain him to our children and our surroundings? These

questions are very important because if you ask yourselves to what degree of a togetherness

of heart do we have for the Quran and Sunnah you can see where you put these too legacies

as a priority in your life. Lacking of this togetherness where the lover assumes a different path

to that of the beloved , then the lover is not really with the beloved ,for he feels no love. How
many of us manifest the love of our Prophet more than we love our mother, father, friends or

belongings?

At the time of the passing away of the Blessed Messenger , the Companions were like candles

melting from the flame of grief. Loving hearts, which could not resist not seeing him for a day

would now no longer be able to see the Noble Prophet. They were heart broken, tearing.

Companions were flung from one distraught state to another. Lets wonder of the inner feelings

of the Companions at that time. Their struggling under pangs of intense love from missing the

Prophet so much. To what measure of sacrifice or love that the Prophet did till these people

gain such tremendous loss on his departure. We hope that within the framework of the love

manifest since the companions , made us measure our love for the Prophet S.A.W. in which

are we worthy of being his ummah. In gratitude for a prophet who makes a supreme effort to

intercede on behalf of our forgiveness, both in Here and the Hereafter , should not we also

make a supreme effort to become believers of the kind he envisaged? Truly, a heart is not a

heart that is not filled with feelings of appreciation seeing him shiver for the salvation of

humanity from his birth to his final breath.

Im not asking for a sudden transformation. I’m asking for all of you to see this with open

heart and an open mind. Words here are powerless… the words spilling from our tougue could

only be , at best, an expression of a drop , from a vast ocean of understanding. Much of these

kind of messages are only audible for the ears of the heart alone. If your desire is too seek the

truth or to sink in deeper to love , Islam then the road that leads to Allah, glory unto Him, and

his pleasure therefore naturally passes through a love of abiding by the Beloved Prophet

s.a.w. . If you can hear the sermon of the Prophet now, what do you think his message was to

you ?

To the best of our ability , it remains our single most supreme duty to act as bridges

conveying his endless mercy and peace.

The Blessed Prophet S.A.W must therefore always be located in the center of our lives and in

the core of our hearts and his unrivalled , exemplary character allowed to be the achitect in

fashioning ours. And doubtless to accomplish that, we need to get to know him more

intimately and gain acquaintance , until we breath his breath and our hearts beat as one , just

like the companions lovers of the Prophet S.A.W.

Siti Hazirah Binte Hamid

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