Sending salam on the Prophet Muhammad
It's interesting how Bahai's tend to say 'peace be upon him' when they mention Bahaullah, although they have no need to do so yet they do so only in following what muslims are obligated to do when they hear the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) mentioned.Why do muslims send salutation and praises on the Prophet Muhammad? Because it is a command from the Prophet as we observe from the hadith below:
"The miserly is he, before whom I am mentioned and he does not invoke blessings on me"
Tirmidhi, al-Jami'-us-saheeh, b. of da'wat (supplications) ch.101, (5: 551 # 3546)
So muslims are encouraged by the Prophet to send praises upon him. Sadly bahais do not have such a command, yet in their hearts, they too want their 'prophet' to be seen as revered and praised as Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). So they follow suit in praising their so called 'prophet', basically in envy and not in obligation or encouragement of it in their religion.
What this means is that Bahai's are not taught the proper ettiquetes of addressing their 'prophet'.
In case you've noticed, all previous prophets used their real names and NOT some psuedo-names like Bahaullah or Bab. Bahai's are not proud that their 'prophets' have muslim names, perhaps because it hinders their marketing of their religion in the west.
Muhammad (peace be upon him), is the last and final messenger of God and there are reasons for that and perhaps I would write on it in details in future blogs, God willing. Sending praises and blessings of God on the Prophet Muhammad is an instruction from the prophet the like of which is severely lacking in the Bahai Faith.
"The miserly is he, before whom I am mentioned and he does not invoke blessings on me"
Tirmidhi, al-Jami'-us-saheeh, b. of da'wat (supplications) ch.101, (5: 551 # 3546)
So muslims are encouraged by the Prophet to send praises upon him. Sadly bahais do not have such a command, yet in their hearts, they too want their 'prophet' to be seen as revered and praised as Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). So they follow suit in praising their so called 'prophet', basically in envy and not in obligation or encouragement of it in their religion.
What this means is that Bahai's are not taught the proper ettiquetes of addressing their 'prophet'.
In case you've noticed, all previous prophets used their real names and NOT some psuedo-names like Bahaullah or Bab. Bahai's are not proud that their 'prophets' have muslim names, perhaps because it hinders their marketing of their religion in the west.
Muhammad (peace be upon him), is the last and final messenger of God and there are reasons for that and perhaps I would write on it in details in future blogs, God willing. Sending praises and blessings of God on the Prophet Muhammad is an instruction from the prophet the like of which is severely lacking in the Bahai Faith.
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