The Meccan Revelations: Page 125 from Volume Two

What is the interpretation of Moses’ saying, “Make me from the nation of Muhammad , may God bless him and grant him peace.”

The answer: When Moses knew that the prophets’ lineage to Muhammad is the lineage of his nation to him, and that the lineage of his nation to him is from his apparent and hidden name, and the lineage of the prophets to him is from his hidden name, Moses wanted to God combines the two names for him in His law. Then, when he knew that he was followed and did not doubt, he wanted to establish his prestige with Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, over other messengers, since on the Day of Resurrection the boast was about multiplying nations and followers, and there were no messengers with more followers than Moses, peace be upon him, as

He, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, told in the Sahih when he saw greater darkness, so he asked, and he was told, “This is Moses and his nation”

And he, may God’s prayers and peace be up