Is the Light of the Prophet from Allah's Light?

Question :

Was the light of Muhammad from the Light of Allah, or from some other light?

Answer:

The light of the Prophet is the light of the Message and the Guidance by which Allah guides whom He wills from among His creatures. Without doubt, the light of the Message and the light of Guidance are from Allah. Allah, the Most High says:

It is not given to any human being that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by Inspiration or from behind a veil or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise. And thus We have sent to you, (O Muhammad) Ruhan (an Inspiration and a Mercy) of Our Command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is faith, but We have made it (this Qur'an) a light therewith We guide whomsoever of Our worshippers We will. And verily, you (O Muhammad) are indeed guiding (mankind) to the Straight Path (i.e. Allah's religion of Islamic monotheism). The path of Allah, to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Verily, all matters at the end go to Allah (for decision).

But this light is not a part of the Seal of the Awliya'; as some of the pantheists claim, for he was blood, flesh and bone... etc.

He was created from a father and a mother and he had no creation prior to his birth. As for the narrations which claim that Allah created the light of the Prophet Muhammador that Allah filled His Hand with Light from His Face and that this handful (of Light) was Muhammad, or that he looked at it and then it became drops of Light, each of which then became the Prophets, or that He created all of creation from his light, this and all such narrations cannot be authentically attributed to the Prophet. Refer to page 366 and after of the eighteenth volume of the book Majmu Al- Fatawa by Ibn Taimiyah. And may peace and blessings be upon our Master, Muhammad and upon his family and Companions.

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