Nashrub Teeb -2

First chapter

in the statement of the Muhammadi Nur

First Narration

Abdur Razzaaq reports with his chain from Syeduna Jaabir bin Abd ullah Ansaari
‘I asked the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam ‘May my Mother and Father be forsaken upon you, tell me, from all the things, what was the first thing Allah created?’ He sallallaahu alaihi wasallam replied ‘O Jaabir, Allah Ta’aala created, before all other things, the Nur of your Prophet from His own Nur (not that He used the Divine Nur as raw material but rather through the Faidh6 of His own Nur), and with the power of Allah that Nur travelled wherever Allah wished and at that time there was no Loh (tablet), no Pen, no Paradise, no Hell, no Angel, no Sky, no Earth, no Sun, no Moon, no Jinn and no Human! And then when Allah desired creating the creation He made four pieces of that Nur and from one piece He created the Pen, with the second the Loh (Tablet) and the Arsh with the third…’ The lengthy Hadith continues.
Benefit: This hadith proves that the Nur ul Muhammadi is in fact the first creation because all those things that have been narrated to also be the first creation are shown in this hadith to be (due to the) effect of the Nur ul Muhammadi.7

Second narration

Syeduna Arbaadh bin Saariya narrates that the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said
‘Verily with Allah I had become the Khaatam un Nabiyeen (the seal of the prophets i.e. last Prophet) whilst Adam was still in his clay (i.e. he had not yet been given shape).’

6 Literally means through the grace and bounty

7 Thaanvi sahib states that although there are narrations in which the Pen, Arsh, Loh etc are referred to as the first creation this sahih hadith explicitly explains that they are due to the Faidh of the Muhammadi Nur and so must be after it.


This is narrated by Ahmad, Bayhaqi and Haakim. Haakim said it had a sahih chain.
Benefit: This hadith is also mentioned in Mishkaat from Shar us Sunna.

Third narration

It is reported from Syeduna Abu Hurayra that the companions asked
‘Yaa Rasoolallah sallallaahu alaika wasallam, When had prophethood been proven for you?’ He replied ‘At the time when Adam was between soul and body (i.e the soul had not even entered his body).’ Tirmidhi narrated this hadith and said it was Hasan.
Benefit: Similar words are narrated from Muysira Dhibti reported by Imam Ahmad; Bukhaari in his Taareekh and Abu Nuaim in Hilya and Haakim proved it to be Sahih.

Fourth Narration

It is narrated from Shaibi that a man asked
‘Yaa Rasoolallah sallallaahu alaihi wasallam, When were you made a Prophet? He replied ‘Adam was between soul and body when the Meethaaq (covenant of Prophethood) was taken from me. This is narrated by Ibn Saad.

Fifth Narration

Syeduna Ali bin Husayn (i.e. Imam Zain ul Abideen) narrates from his father, Imam Husayn, who narrated from his father, Syeduna Ali that the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said
‘I was a nur in the presence of Allah fourteen hundred years before the birth of Adam’
Benefit: This narration proves the negation of all figures less than 1400 but not of figures greater so do not doubt any narration you may come across of a greater number! As for
the reason for mentioning this specific number it is possible that it has some particular significance.

Sixth narration

One part of the Amaali of Abu Sahl Qataan contains the narration of Sahl bin Saalih that he asked Abu Jafar bin Ali (i.e. Imam Baaqir) about how the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam could have preceded all the other Prophets when he was in fact sent last! He explained
‘When (in the place of Meethaaq (covenant)) Allah Ta’aala extracted the children from the loins of Adam and confirmed from them whether or not He was their Lord the first one (in reply) to confirm ‘Balaa (Of course)’ was Muhammad sallallaahu alaihi wasallam and this is how he precedes all the other Prophets even though he was sent after all of them.’

Seventh narration

When the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam returned to Madeenah from the battle of Tabooq Syeduna Abbaas pleaded
‘Yaa Rasoolallah sallallaahu alaihi wasallam, permit me to praise you (for his praise itself is devotion), the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam replied ‘Speak, may Allah safeguard your speech’. He recited these verses of poetry before him ‘Before coming to the earth you were prosperous in the shades of Jannah and you were in the place of trust where the leaves (of the trees of paradise) were joined together, one over the other.’
i.e. you were in the loins of Adam before his descent to the earth. When he was in the cool shades of Jannah you were there. The place of trust refers to the loins and the joining of the leaves refers to the incident when Adam ate from the forbidden tree and his paradise clothes were taken and he covered himself by joining leaves together and at that time the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam was in the loins of Adam.