Book Name:Jamal e Mustafa
moon of the 14th night.” وَکاَنَ عَرْقُهُ فِیْ وَجْهِهِ مِثْلَ الْـلُـؤْلُـؤ - “Upon his blessed face, beads of sweat would appear like pearls.”[1]
In the same fashion, the Companion, Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ once described:
On one occasion, I saw the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم on the night of a full moon. I would momentarily glance at the moon and then towards his luminous face; I found him to be even more beautiful than the moon.[2]
Dear Islamic brothers, hearing what the honourable Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ had to say regarding the beauty of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , the hearts of those who love him begin to sway in delight. In the narrations we have just discussed, the honourable Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ paralleled his blessed face to the moon, whereas the sun gives off more light, and shines much more brightly; so, why did they not compare his blessed face to the sun?
The wisdom behind this is that the moon covers the earth with moonlight, which captivates the hearts of whoever sees it. People develop feelings of love, affection and attachment to it as a result. Also, the moon can be directly looked at without any obstacle or difficulty. If you were to directly look at the sun, however, your eyesight would suffer damage.[3]
Remember, when the honourable Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ compared the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم to the moon, this did not encompass the true extent of his beauty. In other words, it is not as if the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was just as beautiful as the moon. If the true reality of his beauty and handsomeness was to become manifest, no eye bears enough strength to even gaze upon it. The likes of ‘Allamah Zurqani and