Apostle of God

Imprint of seal stamped on letters attributed to Muhammad. Reads "Muhammad Rasul Allah", lit. "Muhammad, messenger of Allah". According to the Muslim tradition, the seal was used by Muhammad on outgoing letters, for recipient to be able to verify the source.^[1]

Apostle of God (Arabic: Rasul-Allah or Rasulallah) is a title given to Muhammad by Muhammad himself and was widely used by Muhammad's contemporary Muslims. It is also used by Muslims today, for example in speeches and sermons.

Muhammad had a ring that stated he was "Rasul-Allah", and his seal that he used on letters also included the phrase^{[citation needed]}.

When read in Arabic (right to left) it literally says 'Allah Rasul Muhammad'. This is because Muhammad put Allah's name first and his last as a sign of respect to Allah.

References

1. ^ al-Mubarakpuri (2002) p. 412

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