The Names

Bismillah irahman irahim
Alhamdulillahi rabbil 'alameen
wa as-salatu wa as-salaamu 'ala ashraf
il-ambiyaa'i wa al-mursaleen
Sayyidina wa Habibinna
Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wa salaam,
wa 'ala alihi wa
sahbihi ajmaeen



Know that the Prophet صلي الله عليه و سلم has been called by many names and titles in the Qur'an and Sunnah, each one of them describing a special quality of this exalted personality. And in understanding them and reflecting upon them, we can, by the permission of Allah, increase in our love and following of the our beloved prophet صلي الله عليه و سلم

The names of the Prophet صلي الله عليه و سلم are of two types:

1. Those names that are specific to him and none of the Messengers before him had these names, like Muhammad, Ahmad, al-Aqib, al-Hashir, al-Muqaffi and Nabi al-Malhama.



2. Those names and qualities that are not specific to him, and were shared by the Messengers before him, but are found in him in the most complete and perfect forms. Like: Messenger of Allah, His Prophet, His Servant, Prophet of Mercy etc.

[Zad al-Ma'aad’ (1/88-97) of ibn al-Qayyim]