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Malaikah
05-30-2007, 11:34 AM
MIRACLES OF THE PROPHET (peace be upon him):D

All the miracles of the former Prophets (peace be upon them) were for the people of the time they occurred. They cannot be seen by the present generation. For instance Moses (peace be upon him) was given the miracle of splitting the sea and transforming the stick into snake. During the period of Moses (peace be upon him), magicians were the most powerful in their society, and Allah gave the miracle to Moses (peace be upon him) that overpowered the magicians of that period.

Similarly, during the period of Jesus (peace be upon him) the physicians were powerful in society, but they had no cure for blindness, leprosy and death. Jesus (peace be upon him) was given the miracle to cure the blind and the lepers and revive the dead and overpowered the physicians of his time. These are mentioned in the Qur'aan and we do believe in them, yet we cannot see them happening now.

The Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) was born at a time when literature was at a very high standard in Arabian society. Yet those poets and people well versed in the Arabic language who keenly tried their very best, could not produce a single verse as compared to the Qur'aan that was revealed through the tongue of an illiterate person. This Qur'aan is now in our hands and until today the challenge, to produce a single verse like it still remains unanswered.

When reading the Qur'aan in Arabic, the feeling one has is different than reading it in any other language. As such the translation is not sufficient enough to convey the noble and lofty meanings of the Qur'aan as it would in Arabic. Thus, the non-Arabic speakers will find it a little bit difficult to appreciate and savor the linguistic miracle of the Qur'aan. Yet, even today we find men moved to tears when listening to the verses of the Holy Qur'aan in any language especially after they understand the meanings of the verses.

The Linguistic Miracles of the Qur'aan:


We have mentioned previously that at the time the Qur'aan was revealed Arabs were a nation with a pure language of high linguistic skill. They loved to listen to poets as well as literature and prose. Among them were poets and eloquent speakers attesting that communication skill is part of their culture. The Qur'aan was revealed in an exceptional form of fluency that overpowered those people, and it challenged them to produce one chapter equivalent to that of its content. The poets not only failed to meet the challenge, they could not even produce a single verse. This challenge will stay until the Day of Resurrection. It is worth mentioning here that even though some of the Arabs refused to believe that it was revealed from Allah, they still admitted that it was a unique book.

A person who reads the Qur'aan will never be bored in spite of reading it repeatedly. Every piece of literature, even of exceptional eloquence, has a limit in enjoyment for the reader in terms of the number of times he reads it. A person can memorize the Qur'aan when young or read it in his old age. Yet every time he reads it, he feels that he is reading it for the first time in his life, as the Qur'aan gives out more meanings and explanations every time a person reads it. This is true whether a person reads it in its original form, which means in Arabic or in its translation.

Taking this into account, we must realize that Allah has revealed His words to Muhammed who was an illiterate person. It is a sign of his Prophethood that he was an illiterate person. The knowledge he preached to his people, is not the kind of knowledge disseminated through reading and research. It is a knowledge that can only come from the creator of the universe.

If we deeply look into all these things together, we reach the conclusion that putting together all these things and arranging them in the proper order is beyond the reach of a human being. Though those who reject the Qur'aan claimed that it was plain poetryor magic or all about fables and legends, could not even produce a single sentence like it.

QUR'AAN FORTELLING OF THE UNSEEN

During the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him) the two powerful empires in the known world were the Romans and the Persians who were worshiping the fire. Due to fluctuating chances, the Persians emerged more powerful and the Romans were defeated in several fronts. Nobody dared to suggest that the Romans, who lost Jerupeace be upon himem to the Persians in 614/15 and whose kingdom had shrunk immensely, could fight against the Persians let alone defeat them. During this critical time, Soorah Ar-Room (Rome) (30) Verses 2-6 were revealed wherein it was prophesied that the Romans will be victorious within three to nine years. The Makkan Arabs were hilarious at these revelations, but seven years later events turned out that the Roman defeated the Persians. What is equally stunning, the prophecy says, “On that day the believers would also be victorious”, and simultaneously the Muslims were celebrating over the Quraysh in the Battle of Badr, as Hingora says,

Accordingly, this prophecy was exactly fulfilled when Heraclius defeated the Persian at the decisive battle of Issus in 633 C.E. Romans victoriously entered the heart of Persia in 624 C.E exactly in the same year the Muslims gained victory over the Makkahn Pagans at Badr and the Believers ‘ rejoiced on that day’ as prophesied in the Qur'aan.

Qur'aan also foretold the victory over Makkah at a time when the hearts of the believers were gloomy, and even some of the prominent companions were in tears at the conclusion of Hudhaibiya agreement. The terms of the pact at first glance looked as if the Muslims have agreed to the dictates of the non-believers and they were all in grief. The Qur'aan prophesied to strengthen the hearts of the Muslims:

“Indeed Allah shall fulfill the true vision which He showed to His Messenger in very truth. Certainly, you shall enter al Masjid al Haram; if Allah wills, secure (Some) having your heads shaved, and (some) having your hair cut short, having no fear. He knew what you knew not, and He granted besides that a near victory.” [Chapter Al-Fath: 48 Verse 27]

Another example appears in chapter 111:1-4 where Qur'aan states explicitly that Abu Lahab, the uncle of the Prophet (peace be upon him) would die a disbeliever.

Concerning Abu Lahab, Thomas Patrick Hughes writes:

“He was the most bitter enemy of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and opposed the establishment of Islam to the utmost of his power…. When Muhammed received the command to admonish his relations, he them all together and told them he was a warner sent unto them before a grievous chastisement. Abu Lahab rejected his mission, and cried out, “Mayest You perish! Has You called us together for this?” and took up stone to cast at him whereupon the sixth sura of the Qur'aan was produced.”

Abu Lahab died as a disbeliever 11 years after the Qur'aanic revelation. In view of the fact that he was Muhammed’s bitterest enemy, logic and experience suggest that it is unwise to make such a declaration, for Abu Lahab could have very easily disproved the Qur'aan by pretending to believe. Why did Abu Lahab waste this golden opportunity? What made Muhammed so certain that even in ten years Abu Lahab would not exploit this tempting opportunity? At any rate experience does not include knowledge of the future.

EMBRACING ISLAM AFTER HEARING THE RECITATION OF THE QUR'AAN

The Qur'aan has the unique ability to attract and influence the mind of any person who hears its recitation, especially upon those whose mother tongue is Arabic. The incidents of people who could not resist the melodious recitation of the Qur'aan and its true meanings are numerous. They all ended up as Muslims. This is no exaggeration when we remember that Abu Jahl who insisted that the recitation of the Qur'aan would influence the minds of youths, found out that he could not resist listening to it himself in secret.

Following are some of the true stories of people who became Muslims only on listening to its recitation:

1.THE MUSLIM ENVOY TO MADINAH

After the Pledge of Aqabah (in the form of an oath had been taken), the Prophet (peace be upon him) sent Mus’ab bin Umair Aal-Abdari, the first Muslim ‘ambassador’ to Yathrib (Madinah). His task was to teach the people there the doctrines of Islam, give them practical guidance and make attempts at propagating Islam among those who still professed polytheism. As’ad bin Zurarah was the host to him in Madinah. So well prepared was the ground and so zealous was the propagation, that Islam spread rapidly from house to house and from tribe to tribe. There were various cheerful and promising aspects of success that characterized Mus’ab’s task.

One day, Mus’ab and As’ad were on their way to the habitations of Bani ‘Abd Al-Ashhal and Bani Zafar, when they went into the premises of the latter clan. There they sat near a well conversing with some new converts. Sa’d bin Mu’adh and Usaid bin Hudair, chiefs of the two clans heard of this meeting, so Usaid approached the Muslims armed with his lance while the other Sa’d excused himself on grounds that As’ad was his maternal cousin. Usaid came cursing and swearing and accused the two men of fooling the people weak of heart, and ordered that they stop it altogether. Mus’ab calmly invited him to sit saying, “If you are pleased with our talk, you can accept it; should you hold it in abhorrence, you could freely immunize yourself against what you hate”. “That’s fair,” said Usaid, pierced his lance in the sand, listened to Mus’ab and then heard some verses of the Noble Qur’an. His face showed satisfaction and pleasure before uttering any word of approval. He asked the two men about the procedures pertinent to embracing Islam. They told him to wash and clean himself, change his garment, bear witness to the Truth and then perform two Rak’a. He responded and did exactly what he was asked to do, and then said there was a man (Sa’d bin Mu’adh) whose people would never hold back if he followed Islam. He then left to see Sa’d and his people.

Sa’d could immediately understand that Usaid had changed. To a question posed by Sa’d, Usaid said that two men were ready to comply with whatever orders they received. He then managed a certain situation that provided the two men with a chance to talk with Sa’d privately. The same thing with Usaid was repeated and Sa’d embraced Islam, and directly turned to his people swearing that he would never talk with them until they had believed in Allah and in His Messenger. Hardly did the evening of the day arrive when all the men and women of that sect of Arabs embraced Islam with the exception of one, Al-Usairim, who hung back until the Day of Uhud. On that day he embraced Islam and fought the polytheists but was eventually killed before observing any prostration in the prayer. The Prophet (peace be upon him) commented saying: “He has done a little but his reward is great.”

2. UMAR BIN AL-KHATTAB (May Allah be pleased with him)

One day, ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab set out from his house, and headed for the Holy Sanctuary where he saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) offering prayer and overheard him reciting the Soorah Al-Haqqah (Chapter 69 – The Reality) of the Noble Qur’an. The Words of Allah appealed to him and touched the innermost crevices of his heart. He felt that they are derived from an unusual composition and he began to question his people’s allegation as regards the man-composed poetry or words of a soothsayer that they used to attach to the Noble Qur’an. The Prophet (peace be upon him) went on to recite:

“That this is verily the word of an honored (i.e. Gabriel or Muhammed which he has brought from Allah). It is not the word of a poet; little is that you believe! Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller), little is that you remember! This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).”
[69:40-43]

At that very moment, Islam permeated his heart. However, the dark layer of pre-Islamic tendencies, the deep-seated traditional bigotry as well as the false pride in his forefathers overshadowed the essence of the great Truth that began to discover its way reluctantly into his heart. He, therefore, persisted in his atrocities against Islam and its adherents unmindful of the pure and innate feeling that lay behind the fragile cover of pre-Islamic ignorance and mentality.

His sharp temper and excessive enmity towards the Prophet (peace be upon him) led him one day to leave his house, sword in hand, with the intention of killing the Prophet (peace be upon him). He was in a fit of anger and was fretting and fuming. Nu’aim bin ‘Abdullah, a friend of ‘Umar, met him accidentally half way. ‘What had caused so much excitement in you and on whom was the fury to burst’ he inquired casually. ‘Umar said furiously; “To destroy the man Muhammed the apostate, who has shattered the unity of Quraysh, found false and weaknesses in their religion, found folly with their wise men and blasphemed their Allahs.” “Umar, I am sure, your soul has deceived you, do you think that Banu “Abd Munaf would let you walk on earth if you slain Muhammed? Why don’t you take care of your own family first and set them right? “Which of the folk of my house?” asked ‘Umar angrily. “Your brother-in-law and your sister have apostatized (meaning to say: They have become followers of Muhammed and abandoned your religion.)”

Umar directed his footsteps to his sister’s house. As he drew near, he heard the voice of Khabbab bin Aratt, who was reading the Qur’anic Chapter Ta-Ha (mystic letters, T.H.) to both of them. Khabbab, perceiving the sound of his footsteps retired to a closet. Fatimah, ‘Umar’s sister, took hold of the leaf and hid it. But ‘Umar had already heard the voice. “What was the sound I have just heard?” shouted the son of Khattab, entering angrily. Both his sister and her husband replied, “You heard nothing.” “Nay,” said he swearing fiercely, “I have heard that you have apostatized.” He plunged forward towards his brother-in-law and beat him severely, but Fatimah rushed to the rescue of her husband. Thereupon, ‘Umar fell upon his sister and struck upon her head. The husband and wife could not contain themselves and cried aloud: “Yes, we are Muslims, we believe in Allah and His Messenger Muhammed so do what you will.”

When Umar saw the face of his dear sister smeared with blood, he was softened and said: “Let me see what you were reading, so that I may see what Muhammed has brought.” Fatimah was satisfied with the assurance, but said: “O brother, you are unclean on account of your idolatry, none but the pure may touch it. So go and wash first.” He did so, and took the page and read the opening verses of the Chapter Ta-Ha until he reached:

“Verily! I am Allah! La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I), so worship Me and offer prayers perfectly (Iqamat-as-peace be upon himat), for My Remembrance.”
[Chapter 20: verse 14.]

Umar read the verses with great interest and was much entranced with them. “How excellent it is, and how graceful! Please guide me to Muhammed.” said he. And when he heard that, Khabbab came out of concealment and said, “O ‘Umar, I hope that Allah has answered the prayer of the Prophet (peace be upon him), for I heard him say: ‘O Allah! Strengthen Islam through either ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab or Abu Jahl bin Hasham.’”

Umar then left for the house in Safa where Muhammed had been holding secret meetings along with his Companions and reached the place with the sword still swinging in his arm. He knocked at the door. The Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) turned to see who the intruder was. One of them peeped through a chink in the door and reeled back exclaiming: “It is ‘Umar with his sword.” Hamzah, dispelling the fears of his friends, said: “Let him in. As a friend he is welcome. As a foe, he will have his head cut off with his own sword.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked his Companions to open the door. In came the son of Khattab. The Prophet (peace be upon him) advanced to receive the dreadful visitor, caught him by his garment and scabbard, and asked him the reason of his visit. At that “Umar replied: “O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) I come to you in order to believe in Allah and his Messenger and that which he has brought from his Lord.” Filled with delight, Muhammed together with his Companions, cried aloud: ‘Allahu Akbar’ (Allah is Great).

3. DHUMAD AL-AZDI

He came from Azd Shanu’a in Yemen, specialist in incantation. He arrived in Makkah to hear the fools there, say that Muhammed was out of his mind. He decided to practice his craft on the Prophet (peace be upon him) , who on seeing him said: “Praise is to Allah, we entertain His praise and seek His help. Whomsoever Allah guides none will lead astray, and whomsoever Allah leads astray, none will guide. I testify there is no Allah but Allah and Muhammed is His servant and Messenger.” Dhumad heard the words and requested the Prophet (peace be upon him) to repeat them again, and he was granted his wish thrice. Here he said: “I have heard the soothsayers, sorcerers and poets, but never have I experienced the sweetness of your words.” He then gave a pledge of a sincere convert.

4. SWAID BIN SAMIT

He was an intelligent discreet poet from Yathrib (Madinah). During his stay in Makkah for pilgrimage (or lesser pilgrimage), he encountered the Prophet (peace be upon him) who invited him to embrace Islam. At this invitation, Swaid imparted to the Prophet (peace be upon him) some sound words from Luqman’s wisdom. The Prophet (peace be upon him) approved of that wisdom but told the man that he had something far better. He recited some verses from the Qur’aan, the man listened meditatively and the words appealed to his originally pure nature and accepted Islam as his faith at once. He was killed in the battle of Bu’ath in the eleventh year of the Prophethood of Muhammed (peace be upon him).

5. EYAS BIN MU'ADH

He was still in his youth from Aws tribe. He came as a member of a delegation seeking alliance with Quraysh against another rival tribe dwelling in Madinah, Al-Khazraj. The Prophet (peace be upon him) met and advised them to follow a better course than what they had in mind. He introduced himself, told them about Islam, explained to them of his mission and recited some verses from the Noble Qur’an. Eyas’s heart immediately absorbed the Divine Message and agreed with the Prophet (peace be upon him) . Abul Haisar Anas bin Rafi a member of the delegation disapproved of the boy’s behavior and silenced him by hurling some dust into his face. The people then left Madinah after having failed in establishing alliance with Quraysh. Shortly after arrival in Madinah, the boy breathed his last acclaiming Allah’s Name and celebrating His Glory.

SOME SAYINGS ABOUT "THE NOBLE QUR'AAN"

1. UTBAH SAYING'S ABOUT THE QUR'AAN


One day Utbah bin Rabia, a chief among the Makkan Quraishi leaders was selected to offer some incentives to Prophet (peace be upon him) Muhammed in order to give up his new religion. He went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, “ We have seen no other person who has brought a calamity to our nation as you have done. You have ridiculed our Allahs and our religion and denounced our forefathers and wise men with impiety and error. You have created strife among us, and estranged our relations. If you are doing all these things to gain wealth, we will collect and give you the greatest riches than any Quraishi ever possessed. If your ambition is for leadership, we will make you our king. If you are under the power of an evil spirit, we will call the best physician to cure you. We will do all these if you agree to stop proclaiming your new faith” “Have you said all?” asked Muhammed and then hearing that all had been said, he spoke forth, and said:

“In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Ha-Mim. A revelation from Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. A Book whereof the verses are explained in detail - a Qur’an in Arabic for people who know. Giving glad tidings {of Paradise to the one who believes in the Oneness of Allah (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) and fears Allah much (performing all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)}, and warning (of punishment in the Hell-fire to the one who disbelieves in the Oneness of Allah), but most of them turn away, so they listen not. And they say, ‘our hearts are under coverings (screened) from that to which you invite us …’[Qur'aan 41: 1-5]

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) went on reciting the Chapter while Utbah sat listening attentively with his hand behind his back to support him. The Messenger reached the verse that required prostration and prostrated. After that, he turned to Utbah saying: Well Abu Al-Waleed! You have heard my reply, you are now free to do whatever you please.” Utbah then returned to his company to apprise them of the Prophet’s attitude. When his compatriots saw him, they swore that he had returned to them with a countenance unlike the one he had before meeting the Prophet (peace be upon him). He related to them the details of the talk he had and the reply he received, and added: “I have never heard words similar to those he recited. They definitely relate neither to poetry nor to witchcraft nor are they derived from soothsaying. O people of Quraysh! I request you to heed my advice and grant the man full freedom to pursue his goals, in which case you could safely detach yourselves from him. I swear that his words bear a supreme Message. Should the other Arabs rid you of him, they will then spare you the trouble. On the other hand if he ascends to power over the Arabs, then you will bask in his kingship and share with him in his might.” These words of course fell on deaf ears and did not appeal to the infidels, who jeered at ‘Utbah and claimed that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had bewitched him.

2. AL-WALEED BIN AL-MUGHEERAH SAYING ABOUT THE QUR'AAN

The proclamation of the call to Islam had only been a few months old when the season of pilgrimage was soon to come. The Quraysh knew that Arab delegates were coming within a short time. They agreed that it was necessary to device a plan that was bound to keep the Arab pilgrims away from the new faith preached by Muhammed (peace be upon him). They went to see Al-Waleed bin Al-Mugheerah to discuss this issue who suggested that agree on a resolution that could enjoy the approval of all of them. However, they were at variance.

Some suggested that they describe Muhammed (peace be upon him) as a soothsayer; but this suggestion was turned down on the grounds that his words were not so rhymed. Others proposed Majnun, i.e., possessed by jinn; this was also rejected because no insinuations peculiar to that state of mind were detected, they claimed. “Why not say he is a poet?” some said. Here again they could not reach a common stand, alleging that his words were totally outside poetry. “OK. Then let us accuse him of practicing witchcraft,” was a fourth suggestion. Here also Al-Waleed showed some reluctance saying that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was known to have never involved himself in the practice of blowing on the knots and admitted that his speech was like a sweet tasting root and branch. He however, found that the most plausible charge to be leveled against Muhammed (peace be upon him) was witchcraft.

They agreed to propagate one uniform formula projecting that Muhammed (peace be upon him) was a magician so powerful and commanding in his art that he would successfully alienate sons from fathers, brothers from brothers, wife from her husband and man from his clan. It is noteworthy in this regard to say that Allah revealed sixteen verses as regards Al-Waleed and the cunning method he devised to misguide the people expected to arrive in Makkah for pilgrimage. Allah says:

“Verily, he thought and plotted. So let him be cursed. How he plotted, and once more let him be cursed, how he plotted. Then he thought, then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way. Then he turned back and was proud. Then he said, “This is nothing but magic from that of old; this is nothing but the word of human being.” [Qur'aan 74:18-25]

3.THE STORY OF THE CHAPTER ENTITLED “THE STAR”

In Ramadan of the same year, the Prophet (peace be upon him) went into the Holy Sanctuary where there was a large host of Quraysh polytheists, including some notables. Suddenly he began reciting Sura An-Najm (Chapter 41 – The Star). The awe-inspiring Words of Allah descended upon them and immediately stunned them. It was the first time for them to be shocked by the truthful revelation. It had formerly been the favorite trick of those people who wished to dishonor revelation, not only not to listen to it, but also to talk loudly and insolently when it was being read, so that even the other listeners may not be able to hear it. They used to think that they were drowning the voice of Allah; in fact, they were piling up misery for themselves, for Allah’s voice can never be silenced.

“And those who disbelieve say, listen not to this Qur’an, and make noise in the midst of its (recitation) that you may overcome.” Chapter 41: verse 26.

When the fascinating Words of Allah came into direct contact with their hearts, they were captivated and oblivious to the material world around them and were caught in a state of full consciousness to the Divine Words. The Prophet (peace be upon him) reached the last verse of the sura

“So fall you down in prostration to Allah and worship Him (Alone)” [Qur'aan 53:62]

And went into prostration with the the believers. The idolaters unconsciously and with full compliance with the command of Allah, prostrated themselves in absolute submission. It was in fact the wonderful moment of the truth that penetrated through the hardened souls of the haughty. They were stunned when they realized that Allah’s Words had conquered their hearts and made them to do the very thing that they had been trying hard to destroy and exterminate. Their co-polytheists who had not been present on the scene reproached and blamed them severely.


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