Addressing the Prophet ﷺ

Reference: Itqaan as-Suyootee v4 p1495

as-Suyootee رحمه الله said:

There does not occur in the Qur.aan an address of “O Muhammad”, rather [there is] “O Prophet” and “O Messenger”; and this is out of veneration and honouring him, and to distinguish him from everyone else, and to teach the believers not to call him by his name.

Translation originally published on 11 March, 2018.