The knowledge about Nur Muhammad or the Light of Muhammad mostly known from Tasauf books, Sufism, metaphysics expert, or in the certain sect only. This idea said if the first beginning creation of the universe is begun from the Light of Muhammad which later or for the next, divided more into many other creation depend on the ulema says in certain sect.
Much other spreading knowledge associated or related with this idea the Light of Muhammad in this earth, there are Barelwi’s sect (which was judged as mislead sect/ lead their followers astray by mostly ulema) which even say if Muhammad wasn’t the ordinary human but his beginning creation is from the light (nur) which was taken from the light of Allah (the God). For this statement, they interpret the Holy Quran and Hadist as what they want without following the right pattern and rules (qaidah) as the “stand by knowledge” to support it, and also creates many fake Hadist.
There is also syia sect which make a concept of 5 branches from the Light of Muhammad (Muhammad the prophet, Ali bin Abi Thalib, Fatima, Hasan, Husain) which they said was created before earth and other creations.
Beside those two sects, there are some Sufism sect and Tasauf expert whose thought wrong also about the Light of Muhammad. But, if we seen carefully, they never use Hadist shahih (Hadist from best category) and the sanad not connected into the prophet as their basic opinion or idea about the Light of Muhammad.
Some other opinion or idea said if the Light of Muhammad divided or classified into 4 pieces or parts, those are: lauh al mahfudz (the mother of the book), qalam (pen), arsy (Throne), and the fourth divided again into another creations and more other classification endless. Basically, the idea or definition and classification of the Light of Muhammad like that weren’t written in Hadist, but only a claim of interpretation and wrong conclusion.
Some other sect also said if the Light of Muhammad descended or bring down generation to the next generation (one after another), starting from Adam to Hawa (Eve) then born Syith and for the next moving from a holy man to the next other holy man through the holy women, until get into Abdullah bin Abdul Muthalib and into Muhammad the prophet. There are also another thought which stating (make statement) if Allah was creating tree from nur with it’s 4 branches, and above that branches, Allah placing the white and beautiful nur looks like peacock, and so on, and so on.
Does its true????????
Of course it doesn’t true. Its wrong thought. WRONG, FALSE, NOT RIGHT!!!!
The first creation which was created by Allah according the Hadist from best category is qalam (pen) which was storied by Tirmidzi and Abu Daud from Ubadah bin Samit from Muhammad the prophet. “Actually the first thing which was created by Allah is qalam …”. Meanwhile, the Hadist which stating nur Muhammad as the first creation didn’t connected into Muhammad the prophet. Ibnu Taymiyyah and Ibnu Katsir said if all Hadist which stating like that (nur Muhammad as the first creation) are fake and artificially. This is right on ijma’ (the agreement/ share the same views) most all Hadist experts.
One of the most famous opinions about nur Muhammad is from Abdul Razak’s book (he is from syia Rafidha sect) which was judged by all Hadist experts that the hadists whom he used are not right, and most of the ulema said if he is a liar. Even, some ulema which from the same sect or from other sects who’s take the Hadist from him make many terms or qualification for his Hadist collections. But, the world is round, more freaks and weird some idea more famous and taken by people whose didn’t understood the pattern and the right qaidah.
From many idea or opinion which explains about nur Muhammad and stating that nur Muhammad created from God’s light, and then from nur Muhammad created all other creation, this is for the next features thought of wahdatul wujud or the joining of creation and the creator. They didn’t differ again between the Creator (Abid) and creations (ma’bud), between the eternity or eternal substance and the mortal. This sect was including all creation into creator’s part or scope. This for sure misleads or not true which in Christian also known the Trinity concept with the 3 fragment of the God.
Many ulema get ripped off or deceived with this thought in the past time or in this modern time which will lead their followers astray/mislead, and they thinks that this is the extraordinary or specialty from Muhammad the prophet. But for sure, the idea that said if Allah is nur was wrong because nur is Allah’s creation which can’t be taken from creator’s essence. Makhluq (creation) and Khaliq (Creator) are very different. About these, many example explaining if nur is creation inside the Holy Quran, such as:
Al An’am 1 & 122, An Nur 40, etc.
It is impossible if the Creator and creations from the same essence. Some people wrong in interpreting the Holy Quran without the true pattern or qaidah (can’t differs balagha, haven’t the right language science, didn’t understand the reason of the coming of ayat, etc), and in the end the get the false result and mislead. So, if there are any opinion which stating if all creation are from nur it’s wrong and opposite with ayat from the Holy Quran and Hadist which stating if human from dust/soil, angel from light (nur), and evil from fire, etc.
If they try to interpret the ayat: …min ruhii, some of the meanings are:
- Blows the souls (ruh) on the creation of Adam that wasn’t mean from the part of Allah’s ruh.
- Giving living hood (rizqi) from Allah’s ruh wasn’t mean take from some part of Allah.
So, if the interpreter understood the rules (qaidah) and “the standby knowledge” well, the result will be great and it’s mean through the right way or pattern, but what happen now is the people who didn’t understood the qaidah and the knowledge of interpretation, but interpreting the Holy Quran stuck on what they imagine and what they want, so they will through the wrong way and at last became “ikhtilaful juhala” until the next generation.
The jumhur ulema from many madzhab or sect didn’t questioning or have a deal in the statement that nur Muhammad is symbolic definition just like definition of light shining the dark, etc. The Holy Quran quote or mention that Muhammad as nur (light) which shows means with the holy book of Allah, he set out to lead humanity to “the light of truth” the message of Islam that he conveyed to the world, not like the definition which said if Muhammad from nur (light and even starting the creation of all creation, etc.
Beside that, accusation if nur Muhammad moving from a prophet to the other prophet uncut until Muhammad the prophet is wrong. Some other people even said if that holy light (nur) in a row influent the heredity from one holy man through holy women and for more they said if there is superiority on the genetic because of that holy light (nur). That’s all is clearly and absolutely wrong. This idea didn’t see the history and many ayat from the Holy Quran or Hadist from the best categories, because the real there are many prophets whose have bad and awful father, unbeliever to the God, and even idols maker like Ibrahim’s father, etc. So, the heredity of all human didn’t influent by the light, and there are also no superiority on genetic because that light.
There are also exist some people who said if there are no one of the prophets from Qabil genetic because of the Qabil’s sins kill his brother, Habil. This statement also crash with The Holy Quran: surah Ali Imron (The Family of Imran) 164: “…by sending them a messenger of their own…”, and At Taubah (Repentance) 128: “There hath come unto you a messenger, (one) of yourselves…”, and Al Mukminun (The Believers) 32: “and We sent among them a messenger of their own…”, and etc.
So, all tribe (ummah) mankind have their own prophet who’s sent by Allah to change their own people even from Qabil genealogy or from Habil, or the other Adam’s son genealogy. Because in all tribes always happen when some people make a mistakes and sins as unbeliever. The sinner could be from Qabil genealogy or Habil genealogy, there is no superiority genetic in this matter. All tribe get their own prophet (prophet from each ummah) continuing uncut until the time when Muhammad sent by Allah to all of human (for all tribes of mankind). Surah Saba’ 28: “and We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) but unto all mankind…”, and Al Anbiya (The Prophets) 107: “We sent thee not save as a mercy for all peoples”.
So, please don’t get into the sect which creates story about nur Muhammad where some of them in the past time or even in this modern time creating fake Hadist, or using the weak Hadist more powerful than Hadist from best category, or interpreting the Holy Quran and Hadist with no right pattern.
Because of that, some point which must take attentions on this matter are:
- The Hadist which connecting with nur Muhammad none of them from the best categories (shahih), but under the weak categories.
- Storied or Hadist about nur Muhammad as the first creation opposite with many Hadist which stating that arsy and qalam (pen) are the first creation.
- The human creation doesn’t from the light like angels but from dust/soil.
- The word nur (light) which was lean into nur Muhammad is symbolic means, just like to metaphor/figurative/symbolic the religion as the light, or the Holy Quran as the light, etc.
- No matter how much we love the prophet, we should never put him in a position that was not granted to him by Allah.
(From many sources)
I hope this clarifies the matter and useful for all reader. Thank you for your attention and please thinks clear and objectively. Thanks.