The Deobandi–Barelvi Difference Concerning the Prophet’s ﷺ Knowledge of the Unseen

Question

Allah the Exalted granted Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa ﷺ knowledge of the unseen; the Prophet ﷺ knew the unseen. Is the Prophet’s ﷺ knowledge of the unseen essential or bestowed? What is the difference between the Barelvis and the Deobandis on this matter, and why?

Answer

Upon the Master of the first and the last, the Imam of the prophets and messengers ﷺ, the Creator of the universe — jalla sha’nuhu — bestowed, as befits the station of prophethood, such knowledge concerning His Essence and Attributes and the matters of the Hereafter that the knowledge of all other prophets and angels and of all jinn and men stands before it as a drop before a…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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