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The Outward Appearance of the Prophet (saas)

worthy of great praise.

In eating and apparel he contented himself with the very poor-
est degree and refrained from excess." 77

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Allah favored the Prophet Muhammad (saas) over all beings, and
declared him to be "the Final Seal of the Prophets." (Surat al-Ahzab: 40)
No prophet would be sent after him, and the Qur'an would be the last
revelation to guide people onto the true way. Allah manifested that
unique feature of the Prophet (saas) with a mark on his body.
In Islamic sources and oral accounts, that sign between the Prophet
(saas)'s shoulder blades is known as "the seal of Prophethood." It is re-
ported by Wahb bin Munebbih (ra) that the other prophets also had sim-
ilar marks, but that that of the Prophet (saas) was different:
"Allah never sent down a prophet who did not have the sign of
prophethood on his right hand. The Prophet Muhammad (saas)
was the only exception to this. His sign of prophethood was
(not on his right hand) but between his shoulder blades. When
asked about it, the Prophet said, 'This mark between my shoul-
der blades is like the marks on the prophets before me' …" 78
Jaabir bin Samurah (ra) relates that:
"I saw the Seal of Prophethood of Rasullullah (saas) between
his two shoulders, the size of which was like that of a pigeon's
egg." 79
Ibrahim bin Muhammad (ra), one of the grandchildren of Ali (ra),
reports:
"Whenever Ali (ra) described the nobel features of Rasulullah
(saas), he used to say:
'The seal of Prophethood was situated between his shoulders.
He was a last of all prophets'." 80

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