The matchless personality of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)

Almighty Allah has granted the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) such grandeur and superiority; such attributes and qualities that nobody else has been given anything even remotely similar like them.  His is the ultimate beauty.  His whole person has been created matchless.  The beauty of Hadhrat Yousuf (May peace be upon him) is only an iota of the beauty of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  The heavenly bodies draw their illumination from Him.  The very lights of the universe and its brightness are only through the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).

 

In terms of personality, character, beauty, grandeur, eminence and in all other aspects, Almighty Allah has made His Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) absolutely matchless.

 

Every aspect of His personality exclaims that there is no parallel to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  Every part and aspect of His person is a clear proof that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the perfect human being.  Mankind has reached its perfection through Him.

 

The commentator of Sahih Bukhari Imam Qustullani (May Allah shower His mercy on him) says:

 

Translation:  Understand clearly that the perfection of faith is to believe that Almighty Allah has created the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) in such a way that nobody else like Him was neither created before Him nor after Him.  (Mawahib ma’a Zurqani, Vol. 5 Pg No: 239)

 

The Companions who describe Him say:

 

Translation:  We haven’t seen anybody like Him before Him or after Him.  (Sahih Bukhari, Vol.  1, Pg. No.  87; Jame’ Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, Pg No: 205, Shamaail Tirmidhi, Pg No: 1)

 

The perfection of His beauty was such that even those Companions who used to be with Him day and night could not bear an eyeful of it.

 

There is a Hadith in Sahih Muslim:

 

Translation:  Hadhrat ‘Amr bin A’as (May Allah be well pleased with him) says: Nobody is dearer to me than the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam); and in my opinion, nobody is more noble and honorable than Him; because of the Holy Prophet’s (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) grandeur and magnificence, I could never take a good look at Him.  If anyone asks me about His personality, I cannot describe it as I could never take a good look at Him.  (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 1, Pg no.  76)