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Love (mahabba) for
people arises from three characteristics:
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Their physical
outward beauty
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Their inward
beautiful character, and
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The good or the
sacrifice they do for us.
To increase and
maintain his love for the Prophet Muhammad's ,Sayyidina Hassan (the Prophet's
grandson) sought descriptions of all three of these aspects of the Prophet
because he wanted something to hold on to. Adding his own commentary to these
intimate descriptions, Shaykh Hamza, with his usual eloquence, passionately
relates what Sayyidina Hassan gathered about the Beloved of Allah. Shaykh Hamza
says, If you knew what the Prophet did for you, you would fall in love with him
and explains that mahabba grows like a seed. For those who desire to fall in
love with the Beloved of Allah, this talk is for them.
On Celebrating The Prophet's
Birthday One of the calamities of religions is when the Messenger becomes
exalted over the One who sent him. We do not believe the Prophet Muhammad is
divine. We have been given the gift of understanding the Messenger in relation
to the One who sent him. The Prophet Muhammad sis central to teachings of Islam.
You cannot exalt the Creator without exalting His Messenger, and you cannot
exalt His Message without exalting His Messenger. We are commanded by God to
magnify the Prophet s. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf eloquently explains why we must
celebrate the Prophet every day of our lives. He also adds at the end an
elucidating explanation of how Muslims should emulate the behavior the Prophet
Muhammad s had during trying times, reminding us that Prophet staught, The
believer is one from whose evil humanity is safe and that he was sent only as a
mercy to everyone.
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