Miracles of Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him
Miracles of Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him
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More Miracles of Muhammad
This
is a continuation of the article "Miracles of the Prophet Muhammad,
peace be upon him" as an answer to those non-Muslims who would like to
know more about the Last Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him.
Bismillah Rahman Raheem Salam alaykum
(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)
(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)
Some of the Miracles of the Holy Prophet Muhammad 
A
number of miracles were bestowed upon and performed by Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) to establish the proof of his
prophethood. The greatest miracle bestowed upon him was the revelation
of the Qur'an.
The
Qur'an is miraculous in a number of aspects: Its linguistic perfection
and inimitability, its validation by recent historical, archaeological,
and scientific discoveries, its prophecies and so on.
Unlike
the miracles of other prophets before him, the miracle of the Qur'an is
eternal. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) also
provided us with a number of true prophecies.
Below
are accounts of the some of the other miracles of Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) . Before reading these, it helps to
know something about the Science of Traditions (Arabic: Ahadith),
an exacting and comprehensive system developed by early Muslim scholars
to verify the chain of transmission of these accounts, as well as
investigating the trustworthiness and capability of every narrator at
every level of the chain.
This
thorough authentication process ensures that these accounts are real,
validated narrations of the sayings, actions, and tacit approvals of the
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Traditions mentioned below are all from Sahih al-Bukhari, the most authentic collection of ahadith.
Splitting of the Moon
"The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder" [Qur'an 54:1]
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 388:
Narrated Abdullah:
The
moon was cleft asunder while we were in the company of the Prophet, and
it became two parts. The Prophet said, Witness, witness (this
miracle)."
Food Multiplication
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 780:
Narrated Jabir:
My
father had died in debt. So I came to the Prophet and said, "My father
(died) leaving unpaid debts, and I have nothing except the yield of his
date palms; and their yield for many years will not cover his debts. So
please come with me, so that the creditors may not misbehave with me."
The
Prophet went round one of the heaps of dates and invoked (Allah), and
then did the same with another heap and sat on it and said, "Measure
(for them)." He paid them their rights and what remained was as much as
had been paid to them.
Water Multiplication
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 779:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
We
used to consider miracles as Allah's Blessings, but you people consider
them to be a warning. Once we were with Allah's Apostle on a journey,
and we ran short of water. He said, "Bring the water remaining with
you." The people brought a utensil containing a little water.
He
placed his hand in it and said, "Come to the blessed water, and the
Blessing is from Allah." I saw the water flowing from among the fingers
of Allah's Apostle , and no doubt, we heard the meal glorifying Allah,
when it was being eaten (by him).
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 777:
Narrated Al-Bara:
We
were one-thousand-and-four-hundred persons on the day of Al-Hudaibiya
(Treaty), and (at) Al-Hudaibiya (there) was a well. We drew out its
water not leaving even a single drop.
The
Prophet sat at the edge of the well and asked for some water with which
he rinsed his mouth and then he threw it out into the well. We stayed
for a short while and then drew water from the well and quenched our
thirst, and even our riding animals drank water to their satisfaction.
Volume 1, Book 7, Number 340:
Narrated 'Imran:
Once
we were traveling with the Prophet and we carried on traveling till the
last part of the night and then we (halted at a place) and slept
(deeply).
There
is nothing sweeter than sleep for a traveler in the last part of the
night. So it was only the heat of the sun that made us to wake up and
the first to wake up was so and so, then so and so and then so and so
(the narrator 'Auf said that Abu Raja' had told him their names but he
had forgotten them) and the fourth person to wake up was 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab. And whenever the Prophet used to sleep, nobody would wake
him up till he himself used to get up as we did not know what was
happening (being revealed) to him in his sleep.
So,
'Umar got up and saw the condition of the people, and he was a strict
man, so he said, "Allahu Akbar" and raised his voice with Takbir,
and kept on saying it loudly till the Prophet got up because of it.
When he got up, the people informed him about what had happened to them.
He
said, "There is no harm (or it will not be harmful). Depart!" So they
departed from that place, and after covering some distance the Prophet
stopped and asked for some water to perform the ablution.
So
he performed the ablution and the call for the prayer was pronounced
and he led the people in prayer. After he finished from the prayer, he
saw a man sitting aloof who had not prayed with the people.
He asked, "O so and so! What has prevented you from praying with us?" He replied, "I am junub and there is no water. " The Prophet said, "Perform tayammum with (clean) earth and that is sufficient for you."
Then
the Prophet proceeded on and the people complained to him of thirst. So
he got down and called a person (the narrator 'Auf added that Abu Raja'
had named him but he had forgotten) and 'Ali, and ordered them to go
and bring water.
So
they went in search of water and met a woman who was sitting on her
camel between two bags of water. They asked, "Where can we find water?"
She replied, "I was there (at the place of water) this hour yesterday
and my people are behind me." They requested her to accompany them. She
asked, "Where?" They said, "To Allah's Apostle ."
She said, "Do you mean the man who is called the Sabi', (with a new religion)?" They replied, "Yes, the same person. So come along."
They
brought her to the Prophet and narrated the whole story. He said, "Help
her to dismount." The Prophet asked for a pot, then he opened the
mouths of the bags and poured some water into the pot. Then he closed
the big openings of the bags and opened the small ones and the people
were called upon to drink and water their animals.
So
they all watered their animals and they (too) all quenched their thirst
and also gave water to others and last of all the Prophet gave a pot
full of water to the person who was junub and told him to pour it over his body.
The
woman was standing and watching all that which they were doing with her
water. By Allah, when her water bags were returned the looked like as
if they were more full (of water) than they had been before (Miracle of
Allah's Apostle)
Then the Prophet ordered us to collect something for her; so dates, flour and sawiq were collected which amounted to a good meal that was put in a piece of cloth.
She
was helped to ride on her camel and that cloth full of food-stuff was
also placed in front of her and then the Prophet said to her, "We have
not taken your water but Allah has given water to us." She returned home
late. Her relatives asked her: "O so and so what has delayed you?"
She said, "A strange thing! Two men met me and took me to the man who is called the Sabi'
and he did such and such a thing. By Allah, he is either the greatest
magician between this and this (gesturing with her index and middle
fingers raising them towards the sky indicating the heaven and the
earth) or he is Allah's true Apostle."
Afterwards
the Muslims used to attack the pagans around her abode but never
touched her village. One day she said to her people, "I think that these
people leave you purposely. Have you got any inclination to Islam?"
They obeyed her and all of them embraced Islam.
Abu 'Abdultah said: The word saba'a means "The one who has deserted his old religion and embraced a new religion." Abul 'Ailya said, "The Sabis are a sect of people of the Scripture who recite the Book of Psalms."
Rain Supplication
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 115:
Narrated Anas:
A
man came to the Prophet on a Friday while he (the Prophet) was
delivering a sermon at Medina, and said, "There is lack of rain, so
please invoke your Lord to bless us with the rain." The Prophet looked
at the sky when no cloud could be detected.
Then he invoked Allah for rain. Clouds started gathering together and it rained till the Medina valleys started flowing with water. It continued raining until the next Friday. Then that man (or some other man) stood up while the Prophet was delivering the Friday sermon, and said, "We are drowned; Please invoke your Lord to withhold it (rain) from us".
The Prophet smiled and said twice or thrice, "O Allah! Please let it rain round about us and not upon us." The clouds started dispersing over Medina to the right and to the left, and it rained round about Medina and not upon Medina. Allah showed them (the people) the miracle of His Prophet and His response to his invocation.
Then he invoked Allah for rain. Clouds started gathering together and it rained till the Medina valleys started flowing with water. It continued raining until the next Friday. Then that man (or some other man) stood up while the Prophet was delivering the Friday sermon, and said, "We are drowned; Please invoke your Lord to withhold it (rain) from us".
The Prophet smiled and said twice or thrice, "O Allah! Please let it rain round about us and not upon us." The clouds started dispersing over Medina to the right and to the left, and it rained round about Medina and not upon Medina. Allah showed them (the people) the miracle of His Prophet and His response to his invocation.
Lights to guide Companions
Volume 1, Book 8, Number 454:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Two
of the companions of the Prophet departed from him on a dark night and
were led by two lights like lamps (going in front of them from Allah as a
miracle) lighting the way in front of them, and when they parted, each
of them was accompanied by one of these lights till he reached their
(respective) houses.
Crying of the stem of the Date-palm Tree
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 783:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
The
Prophet used to deliver his sermons while standing beside a trunk of a
datepalm. When he had the pulpit made, he used it instead. The trunk
started crying and the Prophet went to it, rubbing his hand over it (to
stop its crying).
Glorification of Allah by the Prophet's meals
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 779:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
We
used to consider miracles as Allah's Blessings, but you people consider
them to be a warning. Once we were with Allah's Apostle on a journey,
and we ran short of water. He said, "Bring the water remaining with
you." The people brought a utensil containing a little water. He placed
his hand in it and said, "Come to the blessed water, and the Blessing is
from Allah." I saw the water flowing from among the fingers of Allah's
Apostle, and no doubt, we heard the meal glorifying Allah, when it was
being eaten (by him)
Expulsion of a liar's corpse by the Earth
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 814:
Narrated Anas:
There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Surat-al-Baqara and Al-Imran, and he used to write (the revelations) for the Prophet.
Later on he returned to Christianity again and he used to say: "Muhammad knows nothing but what I have written for him."
Then Allah caused him to die, and the people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth had thrown his body out.
They said, "This is the act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and took his body out of it because he had run away from them."
They again dug the grave deeply for him, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, "This is an act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and threw his body outside it, for he had run away from them."
They dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out.
So they believed that what had befallen him was not done by human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).
Later on he returned to Christianity again and he used to say: "Muhammad knows nothing but what I have written for him."
Then Allah caused him to die, and the people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth had thrown his body out.
They said, "This is the act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and took his body out of it because he had run away from them."
They again dug the grave deeply for him, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, "This is an act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and threw his body outside it, for he had run away from them."
They dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out.
So they believed that what had befallen him was not done by human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).
Wolf Speaks
Volume 3, Book 39, Number 517:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The
Prophet said, "While a man was riding a cow, it turned towards him and
said, 'I have not been created for this purpose (i.e. carrying), I have
been created for sloughing.l" The Prophet added, "I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar
believe in the story." The Prophet went on, "A wolf caught a sheep, and
when the shepherd chased it, the wolf said, 'Who will be its guard on
the day of wild beasts, when there will be no shepherd for it except
me?' "After narrating it, the Prophet said, "I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar too
believe it." Abu Salama (a sub-narrator) said, "Abu Bakr and 'Umar were
not present then."
It has been written that a wolf also spoke to one of the companions of the Prophet near Medina as narrated in Fath-al-Bari:Narrated
Unais bin 'Amr: Ahban bin Aus said, "I was amongst my sheep. Suddenly a
wolf caught a sheep and I shouted at it. The wolf sat on its tail and
addressed me, saying, 'Who will look after it (i.e. the sheep) when you
will be busy and not able to look after it? Do you forbid me the
provision which Allah has provided me?' " Ahban added, "I clapped my
hands and said, 'By Allah, I have never seen anything more curious and
wonderful than this!' On that the wolf said, 'There is something (more
curious) and wonderful than this; that is, Allah's Apostle in those palm
trees, inviting people to Allah (i.e. Islam).' "Unais bin 'Amr further
said, "Then Ahban went to Allah's Apostle and informed him what happened
and embraced Islam.)" palm trees or other trees and share the fruits
with me."
Prophet's Night Journey to Jerusalem (Arabic: Israa) and Ascent to the Heavens (Arabic: Miraj)
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 228:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Regarding the Statement of Allah"
"And
We granted the vision (Ascension to the heavens) which We made you see
(as an actual eye witness) was only made as a trial for the people." (17.60)
Ibn
Abbas added: The sights which Allah's Apostle was shown on the Night
Journey when he was taken to Bait-ul Maqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) were actual
sights, (not dreams). And the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Quran is
the tree of Zaqqum (itself) .
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 462:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The
Prophet said, "On the night of my Ascent to the Heaven, I saw Moses who
was a tall brown curly-haired man as if he was one of the men of
Shan'awa tribe, and I saw Jesus, a man of medium height and moderate
complexion inclined to the red and white colors and of lank hair. I also
saw Malik, the gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire and Ad-Dajjal amongst the
signs which Allah showed me." (The Prophet then recited the Holy
Verse): "So be not you in doubt of meeting him' when you met Moses
during the night of Mi'raj over the heavens" (32.23)
Narrated
Anas and Abu Bakra: "The Prophet said, "The angels will guard Medina
from Ad-Dajjal (who will not be able to enter the city of Medina)."
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 227:
Narrated Abbas bin Malik:
Malik
bin Sasaa said that Allah's Apostle described to them his Night Journey
saying, "While I was lying in Al-Hatim or Al-Hijr, suddenly someone
came to me and cut my body open from here to here." I asked Al-Jarud who
was by my side, "What does he mean?" He said, "It means from his throat
to his pubic area," or said, "From the top of the chest." The Prophet
further said, "He then took out my heart. Then a gold tray of Belief was
brought to me and my heart was washed and was filled (with Belief) and
then returned to its original place. Then a white animal which was
smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me." (On
this Al-Jarud asked, "Was it the Buraq, O Abu Hamza?" I (i.e. Anas)
replied in the affirmative). The Prophet said, "The animal's step (was
so wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the
animal's sight. I was carried on it, and Gabriel set out with me till we
reached the nearest heaven.
When
he asked for the gate to be opened, it was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel
answered, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel
replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has Muhammad been called?' Gabriel
replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an
excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the
first heaven, I saw Adam there. Gabriel said (to me). 'This is your
father, Adam; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned
the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious son and pious
Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me till we reached the second
heaven. Gabriel asked for the gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is
it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying
you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?'
Gabriel answered in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed.
What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened.
When
I went over the second heaven, there I saw Yahya (i.e. John) and 'Isa
(i.e. Jesus) who were cousins of each other. Gabriel said (to me),
'These are John and Jesus; pay them your greetings.' So I greeted them
and both of them returned my greetings to me and said, 'You are
welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with
me to the third heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was
asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is
accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he
been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He
is welcomed, what an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and
when I went over the third heaven there I saw Joseph. Gabriel said (to
me), 'This is Joseph; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he
returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother
and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fourth heaven
and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel
replied, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel
replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied
in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed, what an excel
lent visit his is!'
The
gate was opened, and when I went over the fourth heaven, there I saw
Idris. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Idris; pay him your greetings.' So
I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are
welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with
me to the fifth heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was
asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked. 'Who is
accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he
been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said He is
welcomed, what an excellent visit his is! So when I went over the fifth
heaven, there I saw Harun (i.e. Aaron), Gabriel said, (to me). This is
Aaron; pay him your greetings.' I greeted him and he returned the
greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious
Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the sixth heaven and asked
for its gate to be opened. It was asked. 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied,
'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied,
'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the
affirmative. It was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his
is!'
When
I went (over the sixth heaven), there I saw Moses. Gabriel said (to
me),' This is Moses; pay him your greeting. So I greeted him and he
returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious
brother and pious Prophet.' When I left him (i.e. Moses) he wept.
Someone asked him, 'What makes you weep?' Moses said, 'I weep because
after me there has been sent (as Prophet) a young man whose followers
will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers.' Then Gabriel
ascended with me to the seventh heaven and asked for its gate to be
opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was
asked,' Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was
asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it
was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!'
So
when I went (over the seventh heaven), there I saw Abraham. Gabriel
said (to me), 'This is your father; pay your greetings to him.' So I
greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are
welcomed, O pious son and pious Prophet.' Then I was made to ascend to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha
(i.e. the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary) Behold! Its fruits were
like the jars of Hajr (i.e. a place near Medina) and its leaves were as
big as the ears of elephants. Gabriel said, 'This is the Lote Tree of
the utmost boundary) . Behold ! There ran four rivers, two were hidden
and two were visible, I asked, 'What are these two kinds of rivers, O
Gabriel?' He replied,' As for the hidden rivers, they are two rivers in
Paradise and the visible rivers are the Nile and the Euphrates.'
Then Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur
(i.e. the Sacred House) was shown to me and a container full of wine
and another full of milk and a third full of honey were brought to me. I
took the milk. Gabriel remarked, 'This is the Islamic religion which
you and your followers are following.' Then the prayers were enjoined on
me: They were fifty prayers a day. When I returned, I passed by Moses
who asked (me), 'What have you been ordered to do?' I replied, 'I have
been ordered to offer fifty prayers a day.' Moses said, 'Your followers
cannot bear fifty prayers a day, and by Allah, I have tested people
before you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel (in vain).
Go back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your followers'
burden.' So I went back, and Allah reduced ten prayers for me. Then
again I came to Moses, but he repeated the same as he had said before.
Then again I went back to Allah and He reduced ten more prayers. When I
came back to Moses he said the same, I went back to Allah and He ordered
me to observe ten prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he repeated
the same advice, so I went back to Allah and was ordered to observe
five prayers a day.
When
I came back to Moses, he said, 'What have you been ordered?' I replied,
'I have been ordered to observe five prayers a day.' He said, 'Your
followers cannot bear five prayers a day, and no doubt, I have got an
experience of the people before you, and I have tried my level best with
Bani Israel, so go back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen
your follower's burden.' I said, 'I have requested so much of my Lord
that I feel ashamed, but I am satisfied now and surrender to Allah's
Order.' When I left, I heard a voice saying, 'I have passed My Order and
have lessened the burden of My Worshippers."
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