Yes, the miracle of the trunk of the date palm tree is widespread, well known, and a genuine continuous miracle. A group of fifteen different chains of transmission from a distinguished group of the Companions brought this miracle, and the hundred imams of the Tabi'in (the generation after the Companions) transmitted this miracle through these chains to the following centuries. From that group of the Companions, the famous scholars of the Companions and the leaders of hadith narration, such as Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (the servant of the Prophet),1 Sayyiduna Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (the servant of the Prophet),2 Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Umar,3 Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas,4 Sayyiduna Sa'd ibn Ubadah,5 Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri,6 Sayyiduna Ubay ibn Ka'b,7 Sayyiduna Buraydah,8 Sayyiduna Ummul-Mu'minin Ummu Salama,9 and other prominent scholars of the Companions and leaders of hadith narration, each one at the head of a chain of transmission, conveyed the same miracle to the community. Foremost among them are al-Bukhari and Muslim, authors of the authentic books, who transmitted this continuous great miracle through their chains to the following centuries.
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Further reinforcing this miraculous sign of the tree is the repeated narration of the miracle of 1 حَنِينُ الْجِذْعِ (the weeping of the trunk). Yes, in the Noble Mosque of the Prophet, the weeping of a dry pole in the presence of a large congregation, temporarily weeping from the tears of the Ahmadi (peace be upon him), confirms and strengthens the examples of the miraculous sign of the tree we mentioned. Because it is also a tree, of the same kind. However, its person is repeated. The other parts, each of their types is repeated; their details, examples, and many do not reach the level of clear transmission.
Yes, in the Noble Mosque, the dry pole made from a date palm tree was leaning against it while the Noble Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was delivering a sermon. Then, when the noble pulpit was built, the Noble Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, ascended the pulpit and began the sermon. While reading, the pole wept like a camel and cried; the entire congregation heard it. Until the Noble Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came close to it, placed his hand on it, spoke to it, consoled it, and then it stopped.2 This Ahmadi miracle of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, has been transmitted in many ways to the level of transmission.
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Here, in the narration of Hazrat Jabir, it is stated: When the Honored Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the sermon, he used to lean on a dry pole called "Jidh'ul Nakhil" in the Noble Mosque. After the construction of the Noble Minbar, when he moved to the minbar, the pole could not bear it and wept, making a sound like a pregnant camel. In his narration, Hazrat Anas says: He wept like a camel, shaking the mosque. In his narration, Sa'd ibn Ubay says: Because of his weeping, the people also began to weep. In his narration, Hazrat Ubayy ibn Ka'b says: He wept so much that he collapsed.
In another narration, the Honored Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Inn hadha bakâ limâ faqada mina adh-dhikri," meaning, "His weeping is due to the separation from the zikr (remembrance) of Allah in the place where the zikr and the sermon were recited."
In another narration, he said: "Law lam altazimhu lam yazal hakadhâ ila yawmi l-qiâmate tahazuran 'alâ rasûli l-lah," meaning, "If I had not embraced and consoled him, he would have continued to weep like this until the Day of Judgment because of the separation from the Messenger of Allah."
In his narration, Hazrat Buraydah says: After the tree wept, the Honored Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand on it and said:
"In shî'tu arudduka ila l-ḥâ'ithi l-ladhi kunta fihi tanbutu laku 'urûquka wa yakmulu khalquka wa yujaddadu khûṣuka wa thamaruka wa in shî'tu aghrisuika fi l-janna yâkulu awliâ'u l-lâhi min thamarika."
Then he listened to the tree's weeping, and it said something. The tree said, and the people behind heard:
"Ighrisnî fi l-janna yâkulu minnî awliyâ'u l-lâhi fi makânin la yablâ."
Meaning, "Plant me in Paradise so that the beloved servants of Allah may eat from my fruits. And a place where there is no decay, and I may find eternal abode."
The Honored Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Qad f'altu." Then he said: "Ixta'ara dâra l-baqâ' 'alâ dâri l-fanâ."
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