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Al-Aaqib: (The One who comes Last). He is the one who came at the end of the line of Prophets, and there is no prophet after him. In the ayah from the Qur’an, it is stated:
“Muhammad (SAW) is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the last (end) of the Prophets. And Allah is Ever All-Aware of everything.”
Al-Muqaffee: (The Last). He is the one who was sent with the characteristics of the Messengers who had preceded him, and was their seal.
Nabi at-Tawba: (the Prophet of Repentance). It was by him that Allaah opened the door of repentance for the inhabitants of the earth
[by them accepting his message], and Allaah forgave them with a forgiveness that was not given to the people before him.
And the Prophet (SAW) was the one who sought forgiveness from Allaah the most, to the extent that he would say, "My Lord forgive me and turn toward me, You are The Oft-Forgiving, The Oft-Returning " 100 times in a single sitting. And he used to say , "O people repent to Allaah, your Lord, for indeed I repent to Allaah 100 times in a day”.
And likewise the repentance of his (SAW) nation is more complete than the repentance of all the other nations, the fastest in being answered, and the easiest to be obtained. For the repentance of the previous nations was of the most difficult matters, to the extent that the repentance for the worshippers of the cow amongst the People of Israa`eel was to kill those worshippers. As stated in the
Qur’an:
“And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "O my people! Verily, you have wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf. So turn in repentance to your Creator and kill yourselves (the innocent kill the wrongdoers among you), that will be better for you with your Lord." Then He accepted your repentance. Truly, He is the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.”
But as for this nation, it is from the Kindness of Allaah that He has made repentance dependant upon sorrow and abstaining (from the sin in question).
Nabi al-Malhama: (The Prophet of Fierce Battles). He was the one who was sent with Jihaadto the enemies of Allaah, and no prophet before him did Jihaad to the extent that the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) and his nation fought Jihaad. And the like of the large wars that took place between him and the disbelievers were not seen before him. For his nation fought the disbelievers in lands to the ends of the earth.
Nabi ar-Rahma: (The Prophet of Mercy). He was the one whom Allaah sent as a Mercy for the universe. And Allaah was Merciful to all the people of the earth through him, both the believers and the disbelievers. In the Qur’an, it is clearly stated:
with one voice: "Al-Ameen (the trustworthy) has come. We are content to abide by his decision."
It is important to note that the Prophet Muhammad was known to be of the highest and noblest character even before the advent of his prophethood. In the Qur’an, Allah states:
“And verily, you (O Muhammad ) are on an exalted standard of character.”
Al-Basheer: (the Bearer of glad tidings). He is the bearer of glad tidings for the one who obeys him of reward, and he is the Warner (an-Nadheer) of the one who disobeys him of punishment.And Allaah called him his servant (Abd) in many places in His Book for example,
‘Blessed be He who revealed the Furqaan to His servant’.
It is established that he (SAW) said, "I am the Master (Sayyid) of the children of Aadam [on the Day of Judgement] and I am not being arrogant."
And Allaah called him an Illuminating Lamp (Siraaj Muneer). And all praise is due to Allaah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Ibn Hajar writes: “The other names of the Prophet (saw ) which are mentioned in the Qur’an are: al-Shâhid, al-Mubashshir, al-Nadhîr, al-Mubayyin, al-Dâ`î ilâ Allah, al-Sirâj al-Munîr, al-Dhikr, al-Rahmah, al-Ni`mah, al-Hâdî, al-Shahîd, al-Amîn, al-Muzammil, and al-Mudaththir. More names came in the hadîth related by `Abd Allah b. `Amr b. al-`Âs which is al-Mutawakkil.
Other famous names are: al-Mukhtâr, al-Mustafâ, al-Shâfi`, al-Mushaffa`, al-Sâdiq, al-Musaddiq and others.Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned other names in his book Zad al-Ma`âd such as al-Qâsim, al-Dahûk, al-Qattâl, `Abd Allah, Sayyid Walad Âdam, Sâhib Liwâ’ al-Hamd, Sâhib al-Maqâm al-Mahmûd. However, these are all descriptions and not really names.
Other famous names are: al-Mukhtâr, al-Mustafâ, al-Shâfi`, al-Mushaffa`, al-Sâdiq, al-Musaddiq and others.Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned other names in his book Zad al-Ma`âd such as al-Qâsim, al-Dahûk, al-Qattâl, `Abd Allah, Sayyid Walad Âdam, Sâhib Liwâ’ al-Hamd, Sâhib al-Maqâm al-Mahmûd. However, these are all descriptions and not really names.
What the questioner said regarding 99 names is not substantiated by any authentic hadîth related from the Prophet (saw ).
Ibn Dahiyyah writes in his book devoted to the prophetic names: “Some people said that the Prophet’s ( ) names are equivalent to Allah’s names (i.e., 99 names)... "If someone were to search for them, he would find them to be more like three hundred names.” He then goes on to enumerate these names in his book, referring them back to his sources in the Qur’ân and in different biographical works. He also mentioned the proper way of pronouncing these names and their meanings.
References
Quraan.com
Islamicnetwork.com
References
Quraan.com
Islamicnetwork.com
