and their richness. In it, we set out the hadiths concerning invoking blessings and peace upon him, distinguishing the sound from the fair and the defective, and fully explained the defects in the latter. We then explained the secrets and nobility of this supplication and the wisdom and benefits it contains, followed by the occasions and contexts for invoking blessings upon him. We then discussed how much (1) of it is obligatory, the scholarly disagreement concerning this, and the grounds for preferring the stronger views and refuting the unsound ones (2). The book itself surpasses this description (3).
The point is that his name is explicitly given in the Torah as Muhammad (4), as every learned believer among the People of the Book acknowledges.
Among his names is Ahmad, the name by which the Messiah called him, for a subtle reason we explained in that book (5).
Another is al-Mutawakkil (the One Who Relies upon Allah).
Others are al-Māhī, al-Hāshir, al-‘Āqib, al-Muqaffī, the Prophet of Repentance, the Prophet of Mercy, the Prophet of Battle, the Opener, and the Trustworthy.
Related to these names are the Witness, the Bearer of Glad Tidings, the Warner, and al-Qutham (6),