Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
The names of the Prophet are more than just names as they reflect his character and nature.
366. Jubair ibn Mut’im narrated: “The Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) said, ‘I have many names. I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad. I am al-Māhi [the obliterator] with whom Allāh obliterates disbelief. I am al-Hāshir [the gatherer] as the people will be gathered after I am gathered [on the Day of Resurrection], and I am al-‘Āqib [i.e. the one who succeeds the other Prophets in bringing about good], after whom there will come no prophet.” [425]
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalānī said,
The Prophet (peace be upon him) will be the first one to be resurrected as stated in the authentic hadīth. His other agreed upon names that are mentioned in the Qur’ān are: al-Shāhid (the witness), al-Mubashir (giver of glad tidings), al-Nadhīr al-Mubīn (the evident warner), al-Dā’ī ila Allāh (caller to Allāh), al-Sirāj al-Munīr (enlightening luminary), al-Mudhakir (the reminder), al-Rahmah (the mercy), al-Ni’mah (the grace), al-Hādi (the guide), al-Amīn (the trustworthy), al-Muzzamil (enwrapped in his raiment), and al-Muddathir (the one shrouded in his mantle).
367. Hudhaifah narrated: “I once met the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) in one of the roads of Madīnah. He said, ‘I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad, and I am the Prophet of Mercy, the Prophet of Repentance, I am Muqaffā (the last Prophet), I am al-Hāshir (the first one to be gathered), and the Prophet of the battlefield.’” [426]
Ibn al-Jawzī said,
Ibn Qutaybah said, “From the signs and evidence regarding the coming of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is that his name (i.e. Ahmad or Muhammad) was prophesised in the previous scriptures and yet no one was given it before him. This was so that Allāh could protect this name and avert any doubts and false claims should someone be named with it. Thus, when his time came and the People of the Book spread the news that he was about to come out, his name was given.”
Al-Taybī said,
He is the Prophet of the battlefield because of his keenness for jihad and the great courage he possessed on the battlefield.
368. The same is reported from Hudhaifah through another route.