Messengers (Rasūl). Now, the question arises: if there were 313 Messengers, how can the holy Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم blessed name be specifically al-Rasūl? All 313 Messengers could be called al-Rasūl, right? But read the noble Quran! From Surah al-Fatiha to Surah an-Nas, wherever the term al-Rasūl is mentioned without specifying a name, it refers to the Rasool of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the Most Generous and Kind صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. If any other Messenger is mentioned, his name is specified alongside. Thus, whenever the term al-Rasūl is used alone, it solely refers to the Rasool of Rahmah, the Intercessor of Ummah, the Distributor of Na’mah, the Owner of Jannah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The reason is that Allah Almighty has made His beloved صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم a unique and unparalleled Messenger.

Scholars have clearly stated, in the light of the Holy Quran and Hadith, that the Greatest Rasūl صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم had Messengership made for him right from the start. The crown of Prophethood was meant for our beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم from the very beginning. The Prophethood and Messengership granted to others were genuine and real, but they were given the crown of Prophethood and Messengership for the sake of the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Allah Almighty states in the holy Quran:

وَ اِذْ اَخَذَ اللہُ مِیْثَاقَ

Remember when Allah took an oath

From whom was the promise taken?

النَّبِیّٖنَ

from the prophets

What was the promise?

لَمَاۤ اٰتَیْتُکُمْ مِّنْ کِتٰبٍ وَّ حِکْمَۃٍ