Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
While ‘Abdul Muttalib was considering the name Muhammad, due to the dream that he had seen, the mother of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) saw a pious dream in which she was informed that she was carrying the most saintly creation and the leader of all nations. According to one narration, she was directed to keep his name Muhammad, and according to another narration, she was instructed to name him Ahmed.
Allah Ta‘ala also mentions the same two names in the Holy Qur’aan in the following verses:
مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوۡلُ الله ؕ
Muhammed is the prophet of Allah Ta‘ala
وَ اِذۡ قَالَ عِیۡسَی ابۡنُ مَرۡیَمَ یٰبَنِیۡۤ اِسۡرَآءِیۡلَ اِنِّیۡ رَسُوۡلُ الله اِلَیۡکُمۡ مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَیۡنَ یَدَیَّ مِنَ التَّوۡرٰىة وَ مُبَشِّرًۢا بِرَسُوۡلٍ یَّاۡتِیۡ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِی اسۡمُه اَحۡمَدُ ؕ
And when ‘Isa bin Maryam said, “O children of Israa‘eel! I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Torah (that came) before me and (giving) glad tidings of a prophet to come after me whose name shall be Ahmed.”
(Extracted from Seeratul Mustafa 1/61-62)
