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THE MIRACLES OF THE HOLY PROPHET (SAWS)
Miracle is a supernatural feat
presented by the Messengers and
Prophets of Allah (SWT).
The Holy Prophet (SAWS) also
presented numerous miracles. His
first miracle was the matchless
Noble Qur’an. His second major
miracle was Imam Ali (AS).
Fourteen hypocrites who
attempted to assassinate the
Prophet asked him to show a
miracle by splitting the moon
into two parts. The Prophet
pointed towards the moon and
commanded it to split into two
parts. It was done immediately.
The hypocrites requested him to
reunite the parts. He complied.
The Prophet prostrated in
thanksgiving to Allah (SWT).
They said that some of their
friends were coming from Syria and Yemen and
if they confirm it then they
will have faith in his prophecy.
At this moment the following
verse of Noble Qur’an was
revealed, “The Hour of Doom is
drawing near and the moon is
rent asunder. Whenever they see
a miracle, they turn away from
it and say, “This is just a
powerful magic.” (54:1-2)
While His Eminence, Abu Talib
(AS) was still alive and was
taking care of the young Holy
Prophet (SAWS), Hazrat Fatima
binte Asad narrates that she
used to collect dates from the
trees in their courtyard. One
day she forgot to collect the
dates and when the Holy Prophet
(SAWS) awoke and searched for
the dates he could not find.
Hazrat Fatima binte Asad says
that she saw that the Prophet
went to a date tree and said: “I
am hungry” she saw the tree bow
down and the Holy Prophet (SAWS)
picked up some dates from it.
Asma binte Umais reports that
the Holy Prophet sent Imam Ali
(AS) on some business and did
not return till the time for Asr
prayers had passed. When Imam
Ali (AS) came back, the Prophet
laid his head in his lap, and in
that state, received a Divine
communication, which did not end
until sun set. He then inquired
of Imam Ali (AS) if he had
performed the prayers. “No” He
said, “I could not lay aside
your blessed head for any
purpose.” The Prophet (SAWS)
then prayed, “O Lord, Ali was in
Your and Your Prophet’s service,
therefore bring back the sun for
him to perform prayers.” Asma
said, “By Allah, I saw the sun
returned several degrees above
the horizon.
Once, there was a terrible
drought in Madinah and when
people approached the Prophet,
he went up on the pulpit and
prayed for rain. It began to
rain and continued for one week.
It rained so heavily that people
complained of flooding. The
Prophet gestured to the heaven
and said, “O Allah, let there be
no rain in Madinah but may rain
in the surrounding areas.” Where
ever he indicated, the cloud
moved to that place.
A cloud always overshadowed the
Holy Prophet (SAWS) before and
after the declaration of his
prophet hood.
As stated by Ummul Momineen,
Umme Salma, at the time when the
Lady of Paradise Bibi Fatima
Zahra (SA), had prepared “Harira”
for her father and brought with
her Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam
Husayn (AS) then the Holy
Prophet (SAWS) called for the
Commander of Faithful Imam Ali
(AS) then he covered every one
under the Khyber Cloak. Then he
stated three times, “O Allah,
these are my Ahlul Bayt, keep
doubt and sins away from them
and keep them purified.” Lady
Umme Salma says that she stood
at the entrance and said, “O
Messenger of Allah, am I also
from them?” He replied, “No, but
you should have good ending.”
Meanwhile Jibraeel came down and
brought a tray filled with the
fruits of Paradise. When the
Holy Prophet (SAWS) handled the
fruits, they began to praise and
glorify the Almighty. Then he
ate from them and also gave to
Hasan and Husayn; again the
fruits said, “Glory be to Allah”
and Hasan and Husayn ate them.
Then he gave them to Ali; the
fruits praised the Almighty, and
he also ate them. At this point,
a companion of the Prophet
arrived and tried to partake of
them. Jibraeel said: “Except for
the Prophet, his successor, or
the sons of the Prophet, no one
else can eat from them.
It is related on the authority
of Anas that the Prophet sent
summons to a Firon among Arabs
to invite him to Islam. When the
messenger came to him, he asked:
“What is that made up of gold,
silver or iron to whom you call
me?” The messenger returned but
the Prophet sent him back and he
refused and was talking to the
messenger when a cloud appeared
from which issued lightening and
burnt away his skull, on which
this verse was revealed: “He
sends down thunderbolts to
strike whomever He wants, while
they are busy arguing about the
existence of Allah. His
punishment is stern.” (13:13)
Imam Ali (AS) narrates in Nahjul
Balagha, that some nobles of
Quraish requested the Holy
Prophet (SAWS) for a miracle by
asking that he order the tree to
move and go to him. The Prophet
said to the tree: “O tree, if
you do believe in Allah and the
Day of Judgment and know that I
am the Prophet of Allah then
come up and stand before me with
your roots, with permission of
Allah”. The tree did come up
with a humming sound and stood
before him. They said: “Now ask
half of it to come to you.” When
he did that, they exclaimed that
it was a sorcery.
Imam Ali (AS) was sent by the
Holy Prophet (SAWS) to Yemen to
propagate Islam. He also told
Imam Ali (AS) that when he reach
Afiq, the mountain near Yemen,
then cry loudly and say: “O
trees, pebbles, and dust the
Prophet of Allah have sent
salutations to you.” The Imam
said that as soon as he ascended
the mount Afiq,
he saw the people with drawn
swords and were ready to attack
him. When he addressed them, all
the tress, pebbles and dust with
one voice cried: “Peace be to
Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah
and you.” This so terrified the
Yemenis that their knees
trembled and they fell on
ground.
Salman narrates that he was in
the company of the Holy Prophet
(SAWS) when Imam Ali came and
gave a pebble to the Prophet. As
soon as the pebbles came in his
hand, it began to speak by the
Power of Almighty: “There is no
God except Allah, Muhammad is
the Prophet of Allah and Ali
ibne Abi Talib is the wali.” The
Holy Prophet (SAWS) said:
“Whoever recites this in the
morning will be safe from the
chastisement of Allah.”
At the Battle of Badr, Akasa
broke his sword, upon which the
Messenger of Allah gave him a
stick saying: “Fight with this.”
The stick was transformed into a
sword as soon as it came in the
man’s hand, and he forever
fought with it.
When the Holy Prophet (SAWS) was
migrating to Madinah, the
infidels of Makkah sent Surakha
in pursuit. On overtaking him,
the feet of the Surakha’s horse
were sunk in the ground at the
prayer of the Prophet. He
implored the Prophet to pray to
Allah that he may be delivered,
which was no sooner done that he
again attempted to attack the
Prophet. This was repeated three
times, after which Surakha
besought an assurance of safety
for himself and returned.
It was reported by Imam Jaffer
al-Sadiq (AS) that the Holy
Prophet (SAWS) after sucking a
date-stone, used to sow it into
the earth and it immediately
vegetated.
When the Holy Prophet walked in
the sun, there was no shadow of
his blessed body.
His Holy face was always radiant
and during night, it brightened
the walls like lamp.
While walking with anybody, he
always appeared taller than the
other man. He could see from his
back as he saw in front of him.
The saliva of the Holy Prophet
fell in any thing, became
auspicious and could heel the
sick .He could speak any
language. He could hear voices
even when asleep. He could hear
talk of angels. He could also
know what was in other’s minds.
The seal of prophet hood at his
back was brighter than sun
light. The animal on which he
rode never became old. When he
walked on the soft soil, his
feet did not leave any marks
thereon, but if he walked on
hard ground, it left his foot
marks. Almighty Allah had put a
kind of awe on his holy face due
to which, despite his being kind
and merciful, nobody could stare
at his holy face.
His miracles are numerous but
restricted to the
above-mentioned ones only. |
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