What was the first thing that Allah created? There is a difference of opinion amongst the Scholars with regards to what was the first to be created, whether it was water, Arsh, (Throne) Rooh (noor) of Muhammad Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, We say that Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] was the first creation of Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an, “And O beloved! Remember when We took covenant from the Prophets and from you, and from Nuh and Ibrahim and Musa and Isa son of Maryam and We took from them a firm covenant.” (Verse 7 under Surah Al-Ahzab). From the above verse we are shown that Allah took the covenant from His beloved Habib first and then from the other Anbiya’s, even though they came before. The answer to this has been written by the following scholars: Imam Tabari, Hafidhh ibn Kathir and Imam Qurtabi write, Qattadah reported that: Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said that “I was created before every one and I came at the end of all the Prophets.” [Tafsir Tabari, Tabareeh, Qurtabeah, Ibn Kathir, and under the verse of Surah Ahzab” (Qur’an) Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an, “Who sees you when you stand” and “ …your movements among those who offer prayers”. (Verse 219 under Surah Al-Shuara). Hafidhh ibn Kathir and Qadi Shawkani write that: Abdullah bin Abbas reported that the verse “…your movements among those who offer prayers”, means that the noor moved from one Prophet to the next and this carried on until it reached Amina’s house and then the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] was born. Hafidhh Ibn Kathir writes The Prophet Muhammad [May Allah bless him and grant him peace] said that I always stayed amongst the pure and then at the end I appeared in to my Mother. [Sirat-Un-Nabi Wiladatun-Nabi By Hafidhh Ibn Kathir] We are now presenting the Qaseedah recited by Abbas [May Allah be pleased with Him] who was the uncle of the Prophet. Unanimous scholars such as Ibn Abdul Barr, Imam Dhabi and Hafiz Asqalani And many others have written this so no one can have the courage to decline this Qaseedah. Hafidh ibn Qayyam, Hafidh ibn Kathir and ibn Mohammad bin Abdul Wahhaab al Najdi write, Abbas radhiAllahu anhu narrates that on returning from the expedition of Tabuk, I said to RasoolAllah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam: I wish to recite Qaseedah about you, upon which he replied: May Allah bless your mouth! I then recited this Qaseedah: (We Have Translated part of it in English from Arabic) Before you came into the World, you were under the leafs of Heavens trees. Prophet Adam Alay hissallam covering his body with the leafs of Heavenly trees. (when his Heavenly clothes were taken of him ) Before Adam came into the world ,your (Noor) was transferred upon his forehead. Through Adam you came into the world, but at the time you were not human, nor a piece of flesh, not even a drop of blood. But at the time you were only (Noor) in your fore Fathers back. And when others were drowning your foreFather boarded Nooh (Alay hissallams) boat off, After coming off the boat your (Noor) was transferred from one clean woman to another. Until you came into the back of Prophet Ibraheim Alay hisslam. How can the fire burn him while you were in his back. Then you travelled into Khindaf who was also a clean woman. That is how you kept travelling forward, until the time of your birth came, when you were born, the Earth, the edge of the sky, all shone as they never did from your Noor. We are still travelling under the same guidance of that Noor [Narrated and certified by Abdul Barr,Qadhi Ayyad in Al Shifa Ibn Atheer, Tibraani, Ibn Qayyim in Zad-ul-Maad vol.3 pg.10, Ibn Kathir in Tareekh in end of chapter Gazwa-e- Tabuk and Ibn Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab al Najdee in Mukhtasar Serrat-ul-Rasool. Sirat-an-Nabi Ibn Kathir, Us-dul Gabah, Ibn Aseer, Al Asaba by Askalani, Al-Isteyab Ibn Abdul Barr biography of Hoorainm Ibn Oas, Talkees Mustadrak by Hafidhh Dhabi, Nashrut Teeb by Molana Ashraf Ali Thanwi] Qadi AyyazIn his book As-Shifa narrated from Abdullah Ibn Abbas that Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallams Noor was created 2000 years before the creation of the world. [Shifa, chapter 1 page 48] Ibn Mohammad bin Abdul Wahhab al Najdi writes, There is a Hadith in which RasoolAllah (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) stated: I was a Prophet even when Adam alaihi salaam was between clay and water (i.e. in the process of being created) [“This Hadith is transmitted by Tirmidhi, Muktaser Sirat-al-Rasool by Ibn Muhammad ibn Mohammad bin Abdul Wahhab al Najdi, Baihaqi, Ahmad, Hakim and Dhahabi declare it to be Sahih”] Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) stated: I have always been amongst the good (group), and my Noor was present even before Adam alaihi salaam. [“Qadhi Iyyad from Tabari Al-shifa Chap, Millad-un Nabi”]
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:59:51 +0000