مُحَمَّدٌ رَسولُ اللّه‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (SAWA)

1ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) ـ لَمّا سألَهُ يَهوديٌّ عَن وَجهِ تَسمِيَتِهِ بمُحمّدٍ وأحمَدَ وأبي القاسِمِ وبَشيرٍ ونَذيرٍ وداعٍ ؟ ـ: أمّا مُحمّدٌ فإنّي مَحمودٌ في الأرضِ، وأمّا أحمَدُ فإنّي مَحمودٌ في السَّماءِ، وأمّا أبو القاسِمِ فإنَّ اللّه‏َ عَزَّوجلَّ يَقسِمُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ قِسمَةَ النّارِ ؛ فمَن كَفَرَ بِي مِن الأوَّلينَ والآخِرينَ ففي النّارِ، ويَقسِمُ قِسمَةَ الجَنّةِ ؛ فمَن آمَنَ بي وأقَرَّ بِنُبُوَّتي ففي الجَنّةِ . وأمّا الدّاعي فإنّي أدعُو النّاسَ إلى دِينِ ربّي عَزَّوجلَّ، وأمّا النَّذيرُ فإنّي اُنذِرُ بالنّارِ مَن عَصاني، وأمّا البَشيرُ فإنّي اُبشِّرُ بالجَنّةِ مَن أطاعَني.


1– The Prophet (SAWA), when a Jew asked him about the reason for him being called Muhammad, Ahmad, Abu al-Qasim, Bashir, Nadhir, and Da`ai – he replied, ‘As for Muhammad, I am praised [mahmud] in this earth, and Ahmad is that I am praised in the Heaven. As for Abu al-Qasim, Allah will divide the Day of Resurrection into two parts; the part (qisma) of Hell, and those who disbelieve in me from among the first ones to the last ones will be in the Hellfire; and the part of Heaven, and whoever believes in me from among the first ones to the last ones, and has acknowledged my prophethood will be in Heaven. Al-Da`ai [the caller] is that I call people to the religion of my Lord Almighty. Al-Nadhir [the warner] is that I warn people who disobey me about the Hellfire. Al-Bashir [bringer of good news] is that I bring the good news of Heaven to those who obey me.’[Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 52, no. 2]