Prophetic Beauty as a Means of Guidance

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As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuhu,

As Muslims we believe that Allāh is beautiful (in a manner befitting His majesty) and that He loves beauty as per the famous narration:

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty. — al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 6906.

The Bible echoes a similar sentiment about God:

One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. — Psalm 27:4 (NIV).

It may then come as a surprise to Muslims that Christians – who believe that Christ is also God – believe in a prophesy about Christ in the Old Testament book of Isaiah which describes (as Christians understand it to be that) God or Christ as having no beauty, or majesty, and nothing in his appearance that people should seek him out:

“He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.”— Isaiah 53:2b (NIV, Christian translation).

The Jewish translation renders the passage in a similar sentiment, though we should remember that they do not believe that Jesus was the Christ (Messiah) or that he’s the one being referred to in Isaiah 53, nonetheless their translation is of note and it says:

“…he had neither form nor comeliness; and we saw him that he had no appearance. Now shall we desire him?” — Isaiah 53:2b (Judaica Press, Jewish translation).

The thought occurred to me that the opposite is true of the Messenger Muhammad ﷺ such that mere sight of him caused people to believe in him (and thus Islām):

“When the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) arrived in Madinah, I came so that I would be able to see him. When I caught sight of his face, I knew that it was not the face of a liar.”— Tirmidhī (2485)


Abū Rimthah al-Taymī related:

“I came to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and my son was with me. I was shown [the Prophet], and when I saw him I said: This is the Prophet of Allāh (peace be upon him)”.


ʿAbdullāh ibn Rawāḥah said:

“Even if he had not brought clear signs, his appearance would have hinted at the news [that he was sent with]”.

The contradistinction between the two descriptions, one about the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and another about the God-man of Christianity, Christ, could not be clearer. One possessing resplendent nūr (the light of beauty and guidance) and the other, one despised and without beauty or majesty. It should be noted that as a Muslim I find it difficult to refer to Christ with such negative descriptions, but this (belief about Christ) is a fact about Christian belief and as such there was no avoiding it.

Despite Christians believing that Isaiah 53 is a reference to Christ Jesus, if we were to look at their depictions of him, whether in paintings, murals, or statues, they almost all present him as an average looking man or sometimes as a handsome man with white skin, blue eyes, and blond hair. A very far cry from the description of Isaiah 53.

Perhaps in this we find a simple lesson, humans appreciate beauty, so it is natural that we seek out those who are beautiful both in character and presentation, traits we find present in the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.

Yours in Islām,
Ust. Ijaz.

Daʿwah Summit

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Happening tomorrow‼️

Daʿwah Summit

Don’t miss The Dawah Summit — a powerful gathering focused on reviving faith, addressing doubts, and inspiring Muslims to become active callers to Islam.

Join us with Dr. Sabeel Ahmed, Shaykh Mehmet Usta (@SheikhUsta), and Ustadh Ijaz Ahmad.

 Sunday, May 17
⏰ 12 PM – 3 PM
 Masjid Al Ezz
10 Falconer Drive, Mississauga, Unit #8

Lunch will be provided.

Register now: bit.ly/dawah-summit

Join the World Cup Daʿwah

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As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuhu,

Alḥamdulillāh, for those of you who live in the 13 cities which will host World Cup matches (11 USA, 2 Canada), there is a great opportunity for daʿwah, many Islāmic organizations are preparing to set up over 100+ daʿwah booths.

As Muslims we have a responsibility to invite people to Islām, the World Cup presents us with a unique and important moment, even if you’ve never done daʿwah, training will be taking place and there will be daʿwah opportunities before the World Cup to build your experience.

The i3 institute is one such organization. I am one of the leading organizers, collaborating with at least 12 other major Islāmic organizations throughout the US and Canada.

Sign up today and let’s meet the moment, this is a good chance to share the message of Islām with millions of people.

Yours in Islām,
Ustādh Ijaz.

Donations Needed – Daʿwah Equipment

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As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh,

Last year we raised funds towards our goal of facilitating daʿwah during World Cup 2026. Cities throughout North America are going to have daʿwah teams trained personally by me (Ust. Ijaz) and a team of qualified & experienced duʿāt and students of knowledge. We recently launched our website for registering as duʿāt, please sign up today so you don’t miss out: https://i3outreach.org/worldcup

During 2025 we had two campaigns for daʿwah-related equipment, with less than 90 days to the World Cup it’s high time for being prepared. We need your help to fundraise for equipment that will be used for storing, transporting, and recording our daʿwah efforts. Liaising with city officials, our daʿwah booths will be located near stadiums and fan zones, for example in Toronto our planned location will put us in contact with roughly 65,000 attendees in just one day. Imagine the reward for facilitating the daʿwah with numbers as high as that!

Please support by donating here:
www.buymeacoffee.com/ijazthetrini/w/45808

Yours in Islām,
Ust. Ijaz.

Fundraising for Ust. Ijaz.

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As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh brothers & sisters,

Ustādh Ijaz has worked in the daʿwah field for 20 years. Starting in his home country of Trinidad, he excelled in the daʿwah field by training teams of daʿwah carriers in Hong Kong, Durban, London, & Toronto. His main focus became researching and studying textual criticism of the Qurʾān and the Bible. 

Despite excelling in the daʿwah field, Ustādh became quite ill and was eventually diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder that causes severe and permanent pain. This pain syndrome is intense and renders him unable to function on a normal basis, he is in terrible pain at all times. 

Ustādh Ijaz needs our support:

• Donate via Launchgood

• Donate via BuyMeACoffee

• Donate via PayPal

Yours in Islām,

Students & well-wishers of Ust. Ijaz

Support Needed for Ust. Ijaz

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As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu brothers and sisters,

Alḥamdulillāh, my outstanding medication for the month of December has been largely covered. As we are in holiday season, lots of medical devices are on sale and I would like to take the opportunity and purchase these items. They are as follows:

  • $166.11 (specialized anti-inflammation device)
  • $207 (specialized pressure device for blood flow)
  • $99 (smart cupping device)
  • $63.60 (specialized clothing for allodynia)

After which there is about $200 in remaining costs (estimated tax & delivery). This gives us a grand total of $735.71

If you would like to contribute via the Wishlist, please click here.

If you would like to contribute via BuyMeACoffee, please click here.

If you would like to contribute via PayPal, please click here.

Receipts will be shared publicly on X/ Twitter. If anyone has any questions, or if you need further information, please reach out via my email: callingchristians@gmail.com

Yours in Islām,
Ust. Ijaz.

GoFundMe for Ust. Ijaz

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As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu brothers & sisters,

Please take a moment to read this very important message.

As most of you will know, my health has been on a steady decline over the last 12 years. Due to rising costs and consultation between my medical team, my colleagues in the daʿwah, and my family, we’ve made the decision to open a GoFundMe to cover my medical, medical-related, and subsistence costs.

In these sacred and closing nights of Ramaḍān, we are hoping to raise the amount needed.

Please click here to go to the donation page.

Those publicly in support:

  • Dr. Imran (EFDawah)
  • Br. Abbas (EFDawah)
  • Br. Ben Iqra (EFDawah)
  • Br. Subboor Ahmad
  • Br. Zeeshan (Smile2Jannah)
  • Br. Ali Dawah
  • Br. Muris (Discovered Islam)
  • Br. Hashim (DawahWise)
  • And many others…

Yours in Islām,

Ust. Ijaz.

Course: Islamic Apologetics

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As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu brothers & sisters,

I’m happy to announce that my next course offering commences tomorrow. Here are some key details about what students will learn:

  • why Islām is the truth & how we know this
  • learn directly from christian, atheist, & philosophical works as they contend with Islām
  • engage critically with arguments against Islām
  • learn the arguments for Islām in an intellectually nurturing environment
  • develop your own social platform & network with fellow apologists & duʿāt

Seats are filling quickly, classes are recorded so you don’t miss anything, and I’ll answer questions 24/7. I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

Click here to register.

Yours in Islām,

Ust. Ijaz.

[Course] The Ijaz Special

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Bismillāh, Alḥamdulillāh, As-Ṣalātu was-Salāmu ʿAla Rasulullāh.

I’m very happy to announce that starting Saturday 1st October, and every weekend (Saturday & Sunday) thereafter from 2:00pm-3:30pm EDT (7:00pm-8:30pm UK) I will be teaching four courses:

1. The Preservation of the Qur’ān

2. The Injīl and the New Testament

3. Responding to Missionary Claims

4. The Art of Debating

Sign up by clicking the button below:

Register Here

If the button does not work, please click this link.

The first course focuses on the preservation of Qur’ān, we will examine authentic Islāmic teachings about the Qur’ān, then we will look at claims against the Qur’ān and how to respond to them totally and completely.

I look forward to the courses and pray and hope that Allāh is pleased with our efforts to gain knowledge.

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