His face was respected, for that incident became known through a poem by Abdülmuttalib.1
After the death of the Prophet, the Noble Companion Omar, using the Noble Abbas as a means, said: "O Lord, he is the uncle of Your beloved. Show respect to his face by sending rain." Rain came.2
Also, Imam Bukhari and Muslim report that a request for rain was made. The Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, and the rain came so heavily that they had to say, "O please pray, let it stop." He prayed, and it suddenly stopped.3
SECOND EXAMPLE: It is well known that the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), while the Companions and those who had accepted Islam had not yet reached forty and were still worshiping in secret, prayed:
"O Allah, honor Islam through Omar ibn al-Khattab or through Amr ibn al-Harith."4
A day or two later, the Noble Omar ibn al-Khattab accepted Islam and became the means for the declaration and honor of Islam, and he received the noble title of "Faruk."5
THIRD EXAMPLE: Some of the select Companions prayed for various purposes. Their prayers were accepted in such a brilliant manner that this miraculous acceptance of prayer reached the level of a miracle.
Indeed, Imam Bukhari and Muslim report that Ibn Abbas prayed: "O Allah, make him a scholar in religion and teach him interpretation."6 This prayer was so accepted that Ibn Abbas earned the noble title of "translator of the Quran" and the noble rank of "habir al-umma," meaning "the learned of the nation."7 Even when he was very young, the Noble Omar would include him in the gatherings of scholars and the senior Companions.8
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With authentic and categorical narration, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, one of the ten promised paradise, informs us: "In the Battle of Uhud, we saw two white-robed figures on both sides of the Noble Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, as if they were guards. We understood that both were angels, and we recognized them as Jibril and Mikail."1 Could such a Muslim hero say "We saw," and yet it be possible that he did not see?
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ibn Abdulmuttalib (the cousin of the Prophet), with authentic narration, reports: "In the Battle of Badr, we saw white-robed, horse-riding figures between the sky and the earth."2
Hazrat Hamza requested from the Noble Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying, "I want to see Jibril." The angel was shown to him. He could not bear it, lost consciousness, and fell to the ground.3
There are many such incidents of seeing angels. All these sightings indicate and prove that the angels are like moths to the lamp of the Prophethood of the Noble Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.
As for jinn, meeting and seeing them is not only common among the Companions, but even among the common people of the community. Most authentically and reliably, the hadith scholars tell us that Ibn Mas'ud said: "In the valley of Nahl, during the night when the jinn gathered, I saw jinn and compared them to the tall tribe of Sudan called Zut. They resembled them."4
It is well known and the hadith scholars have recorded and accepted the incident of Hazrat Khalid ibn al-Walid, who, when destroying the idol Uzza, saw a jinn come out of the idol in the form of a black woman. Hazrat Khalid cut her into two pieces with a sword. The Noble Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, decreed regarding this incident: "The people used to worship this idol Uzza. They will no longer worship it."5
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FOURTH EXAMPLE: We mention some incidents in which the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was subjected to curses.
First: The Persian King Khosrow Parviz tore the letter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The news reached the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
He cursed thus: "Allâhumma mazziqhu" (O Allah! How he tore my letter; then tear him and his kingdom into pieces.)1 Indeed, as a result of this curse, Khosrow Parviz's son Shurayd killed him with a dagger.2 Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas also destroyed his kingdom. The Sassanid Empire lost its glory everywhere. However, Caesar and other kings did not perish because they showed respect to the letter of the Prophet.
Second: It is well known and the Qur'anic verses indicate that in the early days of Islam, when the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying in the Sacred Mosque, the leaders of the Quraysh gathered and treated him very badly. At that time, he cursed them. Ibn Mas'ud said: "By Allah, I saw the corpses of those who treated him badly and were subjected to his curse, one by one, in the Battle of Badr."3
Third: A great Arab tribe called Mudar cursed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Because of this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed them with plague. The rain stopped, and plague and drought appeared. Later, the tribe of Quraysh from Mudar approached the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and implored him. He prayed, the rain came, and the plague ended.4 This incident is well known and has reached the level of tawatur (widespread transmission).
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Imam-i Tirmidhi also reports:
The Prophet of Mercy, peace be upon him, prayed for Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas: "Allahumma ajib da'watahu," meaning he prayed for the acceptance of Sa'd's prayer. At that time, everyone feared Sa'd's prayer, and the acceptance of his prayer became well known.
He also ordered the famous Abu Kathir:
"Allahumma falah al-lahu wajhaka, Allahumma barik lahu fi shairihi wa basharihi," praying that he remain young. When Abu Kathir died at the age of seventy, it was reported with authentic narration that he looked like a fifteen-year-old youth.
There is also the famous story of the poet Nabigha, who recited one of his poems before the Prophet of Mercy, peace be upon him. The verse was:
"Balaghnâ as-sama'a majduna wa sanâna - wa innâ nuridu fawqa dhalika mazharan."
Meaning, "Our honor has reached the sky, and we wish to go even higher." The Prophet of Mercy, peace be upon him, asked with a smile:
"To where, O Abu Layla?" Nabigha replied, "To Paradise, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet of Mercy, peace be upon him, said with a touch of humor, "Where do you want to go beyond the sky? That is what you are aiming for in your poem." Nabigha said, "We want to go to Paradise above the heavens." Then he recited another meaningful poem.
The Prophet of Mercy, peace be upon him, prayed:
"La yafadhdhi fâka," meaning, "May your mouth not be corrupted." Because of the blessing of this prayer of the Prophet, Nabigha did not lose even one tooth until he was 120 years old. In fact, when one tooth fell out, another would grow in its place.
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Abdullah ibn Zubair, during the Umayyad era, bravely resisted the caliphate declared in Mecca and faced many hardships. Eventually, Hajjaj al-Zalim attacked him with a large army, and after a fierce struggle, that noble hero was martyred.
Also, with a definite and authentic narration:
It was foretold that the Umayyad state would emerge, and that most of their kings would be tyrants, including Yazid and Walid, and that Hazrat Muawiyah would seize leadership of the ummah. He advised against tyranny and promoted justice with the command "And if you rule, then rule with justice." After the Umayyads,
"A son of Al-Abbas will emerge with black banners and will rule twice as much as they ruled,"
thus foretelling the emergence of the Abbasid state and its long-lasting rule. And as foretold, it happened.
Also, with a definite and authentic narration, he issued a command:
"Woe for the Arabs from a calamity that has drawn near,"
thus foretelling the terrible upheavals of Genghis Khan and Hulagu, and that they would destroy the Arab Abbasid state. And as foretold, it happened.
Also, with a definite and authentic narration, while Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas was very seriously ill, he was given the command:
"Perhaps you will be delayed until some people benefit from you and others suffer because of you,"
thus foretelling that he would become a great commander in the future, that he would conquer many lands, that many nations and tribes would benefit from him—meaning they would become Muslim—and that many would suffer, meaning their states would be destroyed by his hand. And as foretold, it happened. Hazrat Sa'd transferred the army to Islam, shattered the Persian state, and caused many nations to enter the circle of Islam and guidance.
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THIRTEENTH SIGN
Among the miraculous signs of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) are those that are both mutawatir (universally reported) and numerous in examples, such as the healing of the sick and the wounded through the blessed breath. This type of miraculous sign of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is considered mutawatir in nature. Some of its individual reports are also considered mutawatir in a spiritual sense. Others, although singular (ahad), are accepted as credible by the meticulous scholars of hadith after verification and correction. We will mention a few examples from the many.
FIRST EXAMPLE: The great scholar of the Maghreb, Judge Iyaz, in his book Al-Shifa, relates through a lofty narration and multiple chains of transmission, the story of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace and blessings be upon him) servant and commander, and the commander-in-chief of the Islamic army during the time of Caliph Umar, and the conqueror of Iran, and one of the Ten Promised Paradise, the noble Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas, who said:
During the Battle of Uhud, I was by the side of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). On that day, until his bowstring broke, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) shot arrows at the disbelievers. Then he gave me the arrows and told me, "Shoot." He gave me arrows without nassl, meaning arrows without the wings or fletching that help the arrow fly straight, and commanded me, "Shoot!" I would shoot them, and they would fly like winged arrows, striking the enemies' bodies.
At that time, an arrow hit the eye of Katada ibn Numair. The arrow removed his eye, and the blood from the injury flowed over his face. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), with his blessed hand, took the eye, placed it back into its original socket, and healed it so that it became the most beautiful of his two eyes, as if nothing had happened.
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