MIRACLES GIVEN TO PROPHET MUHAMMAD

Part 4
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The Cure
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The Protection of the Prophet

The protection of Allah for His Prophet from people, and His sufficing of the Prophet against those who injured him. Allah told His Prophet "Allah protects you from the people" (5:67 . And He sa!s, "And be patient under the Judgement of your Lord, surely, you are before Our Eyes" (5":#$ . And, "Is it not that Allah suffices His worshiper" (%&:%6 . Allah sa!s, " e suffice you against those who moc!" ('5:&5 . "And when the unbelie"ers plotted against you, they sought to either ta!e you capti"e or ha"e you !illed, or e#pelled. $hey plotted % but Allah &in reply' also plotted. Allah is the (est in plotting" ($:%( . )ad! A!esha, *other of +elie,ers, ma! Allah -e pleased with her, tells us .+efore the ,erse, /Allah protects you from the people) (5:67 was sent down, the Prophet had guards. After its re,elation, he loo0ed out of his tent and as0ed his guards to lea,e him sa!ing, /1 people !ou ma! go, m! )ord, the *ight!, the 2lorified has gi,en me protection./. 3a-ir, son A-dullah said, .4e went to war with the Prophet in the ,icinit! -efore 5ajd. The Prophet stopped for a rest at mid6da! in a certain place and his 7ompanions chose a shade tree for him under which he might rest so he went under the tree, hung his sword on it and slept. 4hile he was sleeping a +edouin came up to him and drew his sword. He as0ed, .4ho will protect !ou from me8. .Allah, the *ight!. replied the Prophet . 9pon hearing this the hand of the +edouin started to trem-le and his sword fell from his hand. The Prophet .5ow, who will protect !ou from me:. 4hereupon the +edouin, 2hawrath, Al Harith/s son replied, .+e the -est ta0er. so the Prophet as0ed, .;o !ou -ear witness that there is no god e<cept Allah.. The +edouin replied, .5o, -ut = will promise that = will not fight !ou and = will not -e with an! who fight against !ou.. Thereupon the
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Prophet let him go and 2hawrath returned to his companion sa!ing, .= ha,e come to !ou from the -est of all humanit!.. Allah protected His Prophet from -eing seen in the ca,e -! the un-elie,ers -! the signs He prepared for him and -! the spider which spun its we- for him. These e,ents are well 0nown. =n the collection of A-u +a0r/s hadith found at the -eginning of *usnad Ahmad i-n Han-al, it is reported that A-u +a0r was as0ed -! A>i- and his son Al +arah a-out the e,ents which occurred -etween the Prophet and ?ura0a during his migration to *edina. A-u +a0r told them man! people went out in search for them -ut it was onl! ?ura0a, *ali0/s son who had a fast horse that reached them and that as ?ura0a drew near, he had said, .1 *essenger of Allah, this -ount! hunter has reached us8. 4hereupon the Prophet replied, .;o not sorrow, indeed Allah is with us. and the distance -etween us was just the distance of two or three throws of a spear. 4hen the Prophet said to me, .The -ount! hunter has reached us. and = started to cr!. The Prophet as0ed wh! = was cr!ing, and = replied, .=t is not for m!self that = cr!, rather, = cr! (that harm will come for !ou.. 4hereupon the *essenger of Allah supplicated sa!ing, .1 Allah suffice us as @ou wish from him. and the legs of ?ura0a/s horse san0 deepl! into a roc0 up to its -ell!. ?ura0a jumped off his horse and e<claimed, .1 *uhammad, indeed, = 0now this is on account of !ou. ?upplicate to Allah to sa,e me from this status, -! Allah, = will di,ert the -ount! hunters and those who are -ehind me who see0 !ou. Ta0e this spear sheath of mine. @ou will pass -! m! camels and sheep in such6and6such a place. Ta0e whate,er !ou need from them.. The *essenger of Allah graciousl! declined his offer sa!ing, .= ha,e no need of it. and supplicated for ?ura0a who then rode off to return to his companions. A-u Hura!rah tells us, A-u 3ahl had sworn that he would tread on the nec0 of Prophet *uhammad the ne<t time he saw him in prostration, or, he would ru- his face in dust. A-u 3ahl/s companions came to him and told him that the Prophet was pra!ing near the AaB-ah, so A-u 3ahl approached him, then he turned awa! in fright, protecting himself with his hands. His companions as0ed what had happened and he told them, .As = approached = loo0ed down and saw a trench full of fire into which = almost fell. =t was a terrif!ing sight and the fluttering of wings filled the earth.. )ater, the Prophet told his 7ompanions the fluttering of wings were
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those of angels and said, .=f he had come an! nearer the! would ha,e torn him lim- -! lim-.. =t was then that the ,erse, "Indeed, surely the human is "ery insolent" (&6:6 was re,ealed. The Prophet said he was helped -! the casting of terror into the hearts of his enemies who were e,en as far awa! as a months tra,el from him.

The Prophet's Knowledge and Sciences

Allah ga,e His Prophet an a-undance of concentrated 0nowledge relating to -oth worldl! affairs and His Celigion. He ga,e to him 0nowledge of the instructions of )aw, of the affairs of jurisprudence and the articles of the Celigion, and the -est wa! in which to communicate with people and what was -est for the welfare of his nation. Prophet *uhammad was gi,en 0nowledge of the circumstances of pre,ious nations, and -ecame 0nowledgea-le of the stories of prophets, messengers, t!rants, and of each generation from Adam until his time, coupled to 0nowledge of their laws and scriptures. He understood their histor!, news and how Allah dealt with them, their indi,idual descriptions, the! different opinions, 0nowledge of their time span and ages, the wisdom of their sages and the arguments of the un-elie,ers of e,er! nation. 4hen the un-elie,ers came to him, he was a-le to de-ate and clearl! answer -oth 3ew and 7hristian according to their own scripture. He told them of the secrets of their scriptures and spo0e of their hidden sciences, and informed them of what the! choose to conceal and how the! had tampered with their +oo0s. As for Ara- tri-es, he was con,ersant with each dialect and 0new the o-scure words special to certain tri-es. He 0new each of the eloDuent st!les of pure Ara-ic. He 0new the news of their -attles, their wisdom, similes and the meaning of their poetr!, his ,oca-ular! encompassed all their words and he would use them to gi,e clarif!ing para-les or pro,er-s so that all were a-le to understand the depth of matters, and shed light on those words that were o-scure. He made the rules of the )aw eas! to understand, the! were neither strict nor contradictor!. The )aw he -rought taught the traits of good character, ethics and e,er! 0ind of desira-le characteristic, so much so that e,en an
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un-elie,er could not raise an! o-jection unless he -ecame frustrated and just said an!thing in retaliation. E,en the un-elie,ers in the .Time of =gnorance. who opposed or rejected him were not a-le to refute this and said what he -rought was correct and did not attempt to pro,e it to -e otherwise. Prophet *uhammad made lawful what was good for e,er!one and for-ade that which was opposite, and it was through this that he protected li,es, honor and propert! from harm, and made them fear the Fire of the E,erlasting )ife. The Prophet/s 0nowledge surpasses that of e,en the most dedicated people of science who are onl! a-le to acDuire, e,en after !ears of stud!, an incomplete understanding of perhaps one or more scientific field such as that of medicine, the interpretation of ,isions, the distri-ution of inheritance, mathematic, lineage etc. that stem from his 0nowledge. His 0nowledge encompassed all sciences in full. 1f ,isions, the Prophet warned, .Gisions flutter a-o,e a man/s head.. He also said, .Gisions fall into three categories, the true ,ision, a dream in which a person tal0s to himself, and a distressful dream which is from satan.. He also said, .4hen the end of time draws near, the ,ision of a -elie,er will ne,er lie.. The Prophet spo0e of man! cures including those of the ear and inside the mouth, of cupping, and la<ati,es. Cegarding the -est time for cupping he told his 7ompanions that it is on the se,enteenth, nineteenth and twent!6first of the (lunar month. Prophet *uhammad mentioned the status of the stomach sa!ing, .The son of Adam has not filled an! container worse than his stomach. =f it has to -e filled, then one third should -e for food, another third for -e,erage and the remaining third for -reath.. The Prophet was as0ed if .?a-i. was a person or a countr! whereupon he replied, .He was the father of ten children, si< in @emen and four in ?!ria..

Prophet *uhammad spo0e of time, sa!ing, .Time re,ol,es in a circle which was its form on the da! that Allah created the hea,ens and the earth.. The Prophet spo0e of the Pool adjacent to Al Aawthar, and descri-ed it sa!ing, .=ts corners form a sDuare.. As for the remem-rance of Allah (dhi0r the Prophet ga,e the good news, .A good deed has ten more li0e it, therefore, one hundred and fift! on the tongue is eDual to fifteen hundred on the ?cales.. The *essenger of Allah informed his 7ompanions that e,er!where -etween the east and the west is a direction of pra!er (0i-la . 4e ha,e alread! mentioned that the Prophet had 0nowledge of the ,arious dialects of the Ara-s and the meaning of their poetr!. The Prophet/s 0nowledge of the facets of language was not limited to Ara-ic. His 0nowledge ena-led him to spea0 in man! languages. He spo0e in Ethiopian and Persian. =f a person were to spend his life stud!ing languages he would onl! -e a-le to accomplish some of his achie,ement. Allah has said, the Prophet was illiterate, he could neither read nor write. He was not in contact with those who were literate neither was he raised in a societ! ha,ing that 0ind of 0nowledge, and he was una-le to read su-ject matter. =t remained un0nown that he had the a-ilit! for such things. Allah sa!s of His Prophet "*e"er before did you recite any (oo!, or inscribe it with your right hand" ("&:#$ . The Ara-s had -ecome e<perts in the science of genealog!, ancient poetr! and rhetoric, the! had -ecome masters and would de,ote themsel,es to their science, research and discuss it. This science is just another of the facets of the ocean of the Prophet/s 0nowledge. There is no room for e,en an un-elie,er to refuse what we ha,e just mentioned, nor !et for a rejecter to -ring something contrar! to it, claiming, "$ales of the Ancients" ("5:5 , or "A mortal teaches him" ('6:'(% . Allah answered them -! sa!ing, "$he tongue of him at whom they hint is a non+Arab, and this is a clear Arabic tongue." ('6:'(%
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Prophetic Profile with Angels and Jinn

Amongst the Prophet/s multitude of miracles, illuminating signs and gifts is his communication with angels and jinn which ha,e -een made 0nown to us through his prophetic Duotations. Allah supported him with angels and jinn, and man! of the 7ompanions saw them. Allah warns, "but if you support one another against him, &!now that' Allah is his -uardian, and -abriel" (66:# . He also sa!s, "And when Allah re"ealed to the angels, saying, )I shall be with you. -i"e courage to the belie"ers" ($:'" . Also, "And when you &.rophet /uhammad' prayed to your Lord for help, He answered, )I am sending to your aid a thousand angels in succession). ($:& . And, "&0emember' how e sent to you a company of 1inn, who, when they came and listened to the 2oran said to each other, )(e silent)" (#6:"& . 7oncerning His 4ords, "3or indeed he saw one of the greatest signs of his Lord" (5%:'$ A-dullah, *asood/s son tells us that Prophet *uhammad saw the Archangel 2a-riel in his true hea,enl! form and that he has si< hundred wings. There is a ,er! well 0nown Duotation relating to the 5ight 3ourne! that spea0s of his con,ersation with the Archangel 2a-riel, the Angel =srafil as well as other angels, and also tells how he witnessed the immensit! of their num-er and the hea,enl! appearance of some. As we said earlier, some of his 7ompanions were also -lessed to see angels at different times and places. 1ne of the most famous sightings is the time when his 7ompanions saw 2a-riel who had assumed the form of a man and came to as0 the Prophet a-out =slam, +elief (=man and Perfection (=hsan . A--as/ son, 1sama, Ha!d/s son and other 7ompanions saw 2a-riel with the form of ;ih!a Al6Aal-i who was a ,er! handsome man. ?a/ad saw the angel 2a-riel on the Prophet/s right and the angel *ichael on his left as men wearing white ro-es. ?ome 7ompanions heard the angels shouting at their horses on the da! of +adr. The angels would greet =mran, Husain/s son.

1n what has -ecome 0nown as the .5ight of the 3inn., A-dullah, *asood/s son saw the jinn and also heard them spea0. He descri-ed them as resem-ling the men of A>ut (of =ndian descent . There was an occasion when Prophet *uhammad was engaged in pra!er when suddenl! satan, the stoned and cursed, rushed towards him in an attempt to disrupt his pra!er, -ut Allah ga,e the Prophet power o,er him. After the pra!er he told his 7ompanions he had wanted to tie satan to one of the pillars in the *osDue so that all could loo0 at him, -ut then he recalled to mind the supplication of his -rother, Prophet ?olomon, "3orgi"e me my Lord, and gi"e me a !ingdom the li!e of which will not befall any after me" (%$:%5 . 4hereupon Allah rendered satan the loser, and so the Prophet in his e<cellent manner, let him go. @et again, this su-ject is so immense one must -e aware that the preceding is just -ut a taste.

The News of the Prophet's Messengership Known to Rabbis, Monks and Learned People
The Prophet/s news, description, signs of his *essengership 0nown to ra--is, mon0s and 0nowledgea-le people of that era. 4hen it comes to the news of Prophet *uhammad/s prophethood and *essengership one must 0now that the! were inscri-ed in pre,ious scriptures, and transmitted from mon0s, ra--is and the 0nowledgea-le People of the +oo0. His description, nation, names and his signs, e,en the seal that was to grace the area -etween his shoulder -lades was 0nown to them. His mention is also found in the poems of the 9nitarians, and what was 0nown -! Ha!d, Amr/s son whose grandfather was 5ufa!l, descri-ed the Prophet . The description and news of the forthcoming prophet was also 0nown to 4ara0ah, 5awfal/s son, Ath0alan Al Him!ari and 3ewish scholars. The Prophet was mentioned in the original Torah and 2ospel. All these elements were 0nown to 0nowledgea-le people of the scriptures and then transmitted -! relia-le people who con,erted to =slam. ?uch people include, A-dullah ?halom/s son, the former chief ra--i of *edina, the sons of ?a/nah, @amim/s son, *u0har!ia, Aa/a- as well as other 3ewish

scholars. As for the 7hristians, there was +uhairah from ?!ria, 5estor from A-!ssinia, the go,ernor of +osra, ;aghatir the +ishop of ?!ria, Al 3arud, ?alman from Persia, the 5egus and 7hristians of A-!ssinia, some of the -ishops of 5ajran and other 7hristians. 5ews of these con,ersions reached and were ac0nowledged -! Heraclius, Emperor of Come, the Pope of Come, 7hristian hierarch!, the head of the 7optic church in Eg!pt and his companions, the prominent 3ewish scholar ?uri!a/s son, A0hta- and his -rother, Aa/a- Asad/s son, A>6Hu-air +ati!a/s son and other 3ewish scholars. There are man! authentic records that spea0 of how -oth the 3ews and 7hristians could not do otherwise -ut admit to the e<istence of these descriptions that Prophet *uhammad were written in their scriptures. 4hene,er an! of the People of the +oo0 came to challenge Prophet *uhammad he would Duote their own scriptures as an argument against them. He reproached them for tampering with the words in their scriptures, and for the concealment of their contents, and the twisting of words that would otherwise made his affair clear. He in,ited them to supplicate for the curse of Allah to fall on those who lied, -ut the! declined. 4hen the! reali>ed the! would -e e<posed in their true light, the! a,oided confrontation with him there-! a,oiding the e<posure of their -oo0s. Had these clerics found their -oo0s contained other than that which he said, it would ha,e -een -! far easier for them to present it rather than -e su-jected to the confiscation of their propert!, in some cases their li,es, and status. He challenged the 3ews with a ,erse from the Aoran sa!ing, "(ring the $orah and recite it, if you are truthful, $hose who after this in"ent lies about Allah are harm doers." (%:&%6&# , -ut the! chose not to respond.

Aspects of the irth of the Prophet

&On /onday, 45th of 0abi+al+Awwal &54st April 674 after Jesus ascended into hea"en to await his return before the end of he world' Lady Aminah ga"e birth to her blessed son in the house of Abu $alib. As Lady Aminah ga"e birth a blessed light came from her that enabled her to see the far distant palaces of 8yria.

$he beautiful baby was born without a trace of dirt upon him, and a sweet aroma caressed his perfect little body. Lady Aminah remembered the instruction she had been gi"en in her "ision and supplicated to Allah with it for her little son. *ews that Lady Aminah had gi"en birth to a son was sent straight away to Abd Al /uttalib. As soon as he heard the good news he rushed to see his new grandson. hen he reached the house his heart was filled with 1oy and tender, lo"ing care. He cradled the sweet baby wrapped in a white cloth in his arms and then too! him to the 2a9bah where he offered a prayer of than!sgi"ing to Allah for the safe deli"ery of his grandson. (efore returning his new grandson to Lady Aminah he went home to show him to his own family. 8tanding at the door waiting for his father)s return was his three year old son Abbas. Lo"ingly, Abd Al /uttalib told his son, "Abbas, this is your brother, gi"e him a !iss," so Abbas, who was in reality his uncle, bent o"er and !issed his new baby brother. After e"eryone had admired the baby, Abd Al /uttalib returned to Lady Aminah and in accordance with her "ision and a "ision Abd Al /uttalib had seen, the sweet baby was named /uhammad. hen people as!ed why they had named him /uhammad they replied, "$o be praised in the hea"ens and earth." $he abo"e introduction to this section was ta!en from mos:ue.com9s ;A Journey of a Lifetime with .rophet /uhammad<' The seeing of the Light of the Prophet during his conception and birth by Lady Aminah, Mother of the Prophet, by Ahmad Darwish: 8airia, Al Irbad)s son, said that the /essenger of Allah said, "Indeed, I am the worshipper of Allah, and the 8eal of the prophets since Adam was set in clay. I will inform you about this= I am the supplication of my father Abraham, the glad tidings of Jesus, and the "ision of my mother and as such, the mothers of the prophets see % and !now that the mother of the /essenger of Allah saw as she ga"e birth to me, a light emitting from her that lit the palaces of 8yria, till she saw them." *arrated by Ahmad son of Hanbal, (a>ar and Al (yha:i who 1udged it to be authentic as did ibn Hibban, Al Ha!im and confirmed by Hafi> ibn Ha1ar. 0eported by Hafi> Abdullah (in 8iddi:ue Al -humari, may Allah ha"e mercy on them. &$o this Ahmad ?arwish added= this negates the opinion of those who
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consider Lady Aminah to be merely among the people of an upright nature before Islam, and as such their "charity" is sent bac! to them. $his prophetic saying is proof that she is the first among the close friends of Allah &awlia' in Islam, and that she is the honorable mother of the family of the .rophet)s house, since she saw with the eye of the close friends of Allah &awlia'. 8uch high ran!ing status is referenced in the ?i"ine hadith, "I will be his sight with which he sees". $his means that she saw the palaces not with her regular eyesight but with her son)s light. $herefore, she endowed him with her best honor and mil!, and he lit her before lighting the world. -rammatically, the .rophet referred to himself as the second person with his mother and bore witness that she saw the whole light, whereas others heard about it thereafter. $he .rophet honored Lady Aminah and called her "/other of the /essenger of Allah". Her light, honor and happiness was inherited by Lady 2hadi1ah then her daughter Lady 3atima, may Allah be pleased with them. Hafi> ibn 2athir in his 8ahih &authentic' 8eerah reported that Lady Aminah also saw the same light when she concei"ed the .rophet . He also mentioned in the same reference the blessing of the .rophet. (efore his death, 8hay!h Al (ani adhered to this and abandoned the ahabi sect. 8hay!h Al (ani became highly critical of the professed belief of the ma1or ahabi clerics + ibn (a> and $wigry + who maintained a similarity between human beings and Allah. $his is, in brief, the blessing of Allah to us of the understanding of this hadith. It is the undisputable authentic reference to the light of the .rophethood and no one should consider the false narration that says, "O Jabir, the first creation by Allah is the light of your .rophet" which its fabricator claimed to be reported in the /usannaf of Abdul 0a>>a:, and this is absolutely false.' 5ot long after the -irth of the Prophet )ad! Aminah and A-d Al *uttalidecided to send the newl! -orn to -e raised in the desert where the tri-es were famous for spea0ing pure Ara-ic. Halima, daughter of A-i ;huai- from the tri-e of +ani ?a/ad and her hus-and Al6Harith, son of A-dul 9>>a 6 -etter 0nown as A-i Aa-shah 6 came to *ecca hoping to find an infant the! might foster and so it was that Halima -ecame the ProphetBs suc0ling mother. +oth Halima and her
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hus-and were immediatel! aware of the -lessings that constantl! came their wa! on account of him, and now had an a-undance of -reast mil0 to satisf! him and his foster -rother. As for her old she6camel it now produced mil0 and her sheep -ecame fertile. The! noticed the Prophet/s maturit! and growth, and how he surpassed that of their own children. +efore Prophet *uhammad/s ad,ent the satans and jinn would journe! to the hea,ens and ea,esdrop upon the e,ents destined for man0ind, -ut upon his -irth the satans were no longer a-le to journe! to the hea,ens to ea,esdrop upon e,ents destined for man0ind. The Prophet/s a,ersion for the idols was inherent, and he was ne,er part! to the e,il that constituted dail! life during the .Time of =gnorance.. His modest! was protected -! Allah and the stor! has reached us regarding this protection during the re-uilding of AaB-ah. =t was customar! for the Aora!sh when -uilding to carr! the stones in their ro-es and more often than not their pri,ate parts -ecame e<posed. The !oung *uhammad, was a-out raise his ro-e li0e the others, -ut he was pre,ent -! the hea,en from doing so and fell to the ground and did not raise his ro-e. There are man! reports that spea0 of clouds shading him during his tra,els. 9p until the time the Prophet lo,e seclusion. was gi,en the Ce,elation, he was made to

As his death approached, he told those dear to him of its nearness, and that his tom- would -e in his house in *edina. The rooms of his wi,es opened into the *osDue. 4hat is -etween his house and the pulpit are part of Paradise. Allah honored His Prophet again at the moment of death and from these signs we are !et again a-le to ha,e a glimpse into his no-ilit!. As death approached, Allah sent the Angel of ;eath to him who as0ed for his permission to ta0e his soul awa!. The angel had ne,er -efore as0ed the permission of an!one to do this, and when the time came the angels pra!ed o,er his precious -od!. As his 7ompanions were a-out to prepare him for his funeral a ,oice was heard sa!ing, .;o not remo,e the shirt from him when he is washed..

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S!""ation of Prophetic Miracles

The aim of this -oo0 has -een to present some of the Prophet/s miracles and the signs of his Prophethood. Although man! ha,e not -een included what has -een mentioned is sufficientI if all were to -e mentioned it would reDuire man! ,olumes. The miracles of Prophet *uhammad are more e,ident than those of other no-le prophets in two wa!s. First, he was gi,en miracles that are too numerous to count. ?econdl!, none of his fellow prophets were gi,en a miracle that our Prophet did not -ring one that was either similar or more e<cellent. *an! people ha,e drawn our attention to this fact. As for their -eing numerous, one must reali>e that all the parts of the Aoran are miracles. The Aoran contains 6"%6 ,erses and each ,erse is a miracle in itself. Allah challenges,. .Let them produce a phrase li!e it, if what they say is true@ . (5":%# or, ".roduce a chapter comparable to it" (":"% . Amongst the Aoran/s miraculous nature is the manner of its eloDuence and elite composition, therefore each part contains a dou-le miracle. Another facet of its miraculous nature is that it reports 0nowledge of the 9nseen. =n just a single chapter alone one is a-le to find man! reports, and each report is a miracle in itself, therefore the num-er of miracles is increased !et again. The magnitude of the num-er of miracles contained in the Aoran cannot -e determined, it is so great in itself that its proofs cannot -e encompassed, especiall! when one o-ser,es there are ,erses which were to -e reali>ed in later centuries as signs for people of that time. The prophetic Duotations contain details of the miracles of the Aoran as well as the miraculous aspects of the life of Prophet *uhammad . ?econdl!, is the undisputa-le clarit! of the miracles gi,en to Prophet *uhammad . Pre,ious *essengers were gi,en miracles relati,e to their time and in a science which their people e<celled. For e<ample, during the time of Prophet *oses, peace -e upon him, sorcer! had reached its clima<, and so *oses was gi,en miracles to present (to Pharaoh and to the sorcerers that resem-led their own powerful s0ills -ut were clearl! far more powerful than those of the magicians and sorcerers of his time. 4hat
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he -rought shattered the normal patterns of sorcer! and the sorcerers were una-le to compete, so the! surrendered. The same applies to Prophet 3esus, peace -e upon him, the people of his time e<celled in the science of medicine. ?o when 3esus -rought them -! the permission of Allah cures -e!ond the -ounds of their medicine, such as the raising of the dead, curing the -lind and healing the leper without the use of medicine, it was a sign for his people that what he -rought was indeed from Allah. The same circumstances appl! to the miracles of all the other no-le prophets, peace -e upon them. =n each case these miracles were a sign to people that the person who stood -efore them and to whom had -een gi,en miracles was a prophet sent to them -! Allah and the! should follow him. Allah sent Prophet *uhammad at a time when the ultimate sciences were fourI rhetoric, poetr!, historical transmission, and predications. As we mentioned -efore, the sending down of the Aoran e<celled all forms of the Ara-ic language and went -e!ond these four categories which was that it was impossi-le to imitate, its eloDuence was far -e!ond their linguistic a-ilit!, its composition Duite uniDue and its st!le the li0e of which was pre,iousl! unheard. The Ara-s were una-le to draw comparisons among its st!les and different meters. =ts contents contained news a-out -eings, e,ents, the disclosure of hidden matters, inner thoughts, all of which were pro,en true, so that e,en the most hostile critic could not raise a ,oice. As for the predictions and omens of soothsa!ers, which were onl! found to -e correct one time out of ten, Prophet *uhammad made them ,oid. He se,ered the roots of the practice of ea,esdropping -! the satans through their meteor stoning and the guarding stars. Prophet *uhammad -rought news of earlier generations and also of pre,ious prophets. He told them of nations that had ,anished and of e,ents -e!ond the 0nowledge of e,en those who de,oted themsel,es entirel! to the stud! of such 0nowledge. The Aoran is a miracle, and each of its miraculous facets will remain untarnished to the ;a! of Cesurrection and pro,ides clear proof for each nation. The outcome cannot -e withheld from an!one who in,estigates and
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reflects upon the incompara-ilit! of the Aoran and the recording of unseen matters. There has ne,er -een an era that has passed without the Aoran/s truthfulness -eing made manifest. Through its reading -elief is fortified and the proof is clear. =t cannot -e said that hearing is the same as seeing with one/s own e!es -ecause witnessing increases certaint!. The miracles of pre,ious no-le prophets ha,e long since faded awa!, the! e<isted onl! during the lifetime of their prophet, whereas the Aoran, the greatest miracle of our Prophet will ne,er cease. =ts signs are continuall! renewed and will ne,er disappear. A-u Hura!rah tells us that the Prophet said, .Each Prophet was gi,en of a 0ind that other nations -elie,ed. = ha,e -een gi,en the Ce,elation which Allah has sent to me, and it is m! hope that on the ;a! of Cesurrection = will -e the one with the most followers.. This prophetic sa!ing is clear and strong. As we 0now, the Prophet is the ?eal of all the prophets and sent as a merc! for all the world. =n this hadith there is an indication that he is supplicating to -e the prophet who has the most numerous worshipers of Allah, and that the! are the recipients of His merc! in this life and happiness in the E,erlasting )ife.

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