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"Say: If all of mankind and the jinns were to get together in
order to produce a Qur'an like this, they will not produce
anything like it even if they were to help each other [in this
task]." (Sūrah Banī Isrā'il, verse 88)
3. Protection of Muhammad
وَاللهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
"Allah will protect you from the people."
At the beginning of his prophet-hood, Muhammad _ was all
alone without any helper. Not only all the Arabs, but the entire
world was his enemy. Allah % promised to protect him. There
is no need for him to become agitated, Allah % is his protector.
The enemy can cause no harm to him. All praise is due to Allah
that this promise was fulfilled. Allah % safeguarded him
from the enemies on different occasions. On the occasion of the
emigration, when the enemy was bent on murdering him, he
made 'Alī 4% to sleep on his bed, recited the beginning verses of
Sūrah Ya Sin, threw a handful of sand on the unbelievers and
walked right past them. He went to the house of Abu Bakr
and proceeded with him to the cave of Thaur. The following
verse was revealed in this regard:
وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لِيُتْبِتُؤْكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوْكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوْكَ
"When the unbelievers plotted against you in order to take you
captive or kill you or expel you." (Sūrah al-Anfal, verse 30)
4. The victory of Islam
هُوَ الَّذِيْ أَرْسَلَ رَسُوْلَهُ بِالُْدَى وَدِيْنِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدّيْنِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُوْنَ
"It is He who sent His Messenger with guidance and the true
religion so that it may supercede all other religions even though
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This promise of Allah was fulfilled and Islam superceded
Judaism, Christianity, Magaenism, polytheism, agnosticism and
all other false religions. No religion had the power to combat
Islam through proofs and evidences.
The defeat of the Romans
الم، غُلِبَتِ الرُّوْمُ، فِيْ أَدْنَى الأَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُوْنَ، فِيْ بِضْعِ سِنِيْنَ، للهِ
الأَمْرُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمِنْ بَعْدُ، وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَّفْرَعُ الْمُؤْمِنُؤْنَ، بِنَصْرِ اللهِ، يَنْصُرُ مَنْ يَّشَآءُ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ
الرَّحِيْمُ، وَعْدَ اللهِ، لاَ يُخْلِفُ اللهُ وَعْدَهُ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُوْنَ.
"Alif Lām Mīm. The Romans have been defeated. In a nearby
land. And after this defeat of theirs, they will soon become
victorious. In a few years. All matters are in the control of
Allah, before and after. And on that day, the believers shall
rejoice. By the help of Allah. He helps whomever He wills. He
alone is mighty, merciful. This is the promise of Allah. Allah
will not go against His promise. But most people do not know."
(Sūrah ar-Rūm, verses 1-6)
These verses make mention of a mighty prediction. These
verses were revealed in Makkah before the emigration to
Madīnah. The story is that there was a battle between the
Romans and the Persians. The Persians defeated the Romans.
The polytheists of Makkah rejoiced at this and began mocking
the Muslims by saying: "The Persians who are polytheists like
us have overpowered the people of the Book. This is a good
omen for us in the sense that there will come a time when we
will also destroy the Muslims who have also received a Book
[the Qur'an]." The Muslims despaired at this. Allah s then
revealed these verses wherein this prediction was made that
although the Romans are defeated at present, they will
overpower the Persians once again in a matter of within 10
years. This is a promise of Allah % which will certainly be
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Consequently, this prediction of the Qur'an was fulfilled within
seven years. The Romans defeated the Persians. This promise
of Allah g was fulfilled during the time of the peace treaty of
Hudaybiyah.
6. The Rightly Guided Caliphs
وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِيْنَ امَنُوْا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصّلِحِتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ
الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ص وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِيْنَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنَا
﴿ يَعْبُدُوْنَنِيْ لاَ يُشْرِكُوْنَ بِيْ شَيْئًا ﴿ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذلِكَ فَأُولِئِكَ هُمُ الْفُسِقُوْنَ.
"Allah has promised those who have iman from among you and
who did good deeds that He shall make them leaders in the land
as He had made leaders those who were before them. He shall
fortify for them their religion which He chose for them and He
will change their fear for security. They will worship Me and
they will not ascribe anything to Me. Whoever is ungrateful
thereafter, it is they who are truly disobedient." (Sūrah an-Nur,
verse 55)
In this verse, Allah s makes three promises to the Muslims of
that time, i.e. to the Sahabah:
(1) He will bestow them with a great and powerful
caliphate and empire similar to that which was given to
Da'ūd " and Sulayman ca) from the Banī Isra'il.
(2) He will give such a firm control and authority to Islam
during their rule, that the religion of Islam will
supercede all the other religions of the world.
(3) They will have no fear whatsoever for the unbelievers
in their hearts. They will worship Allah # without any
fear and danger - with complete peace and security.
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All praise is due to Allah & this promise was fulfilled at the
hands of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. The Sahabah & got hold
of the treasures of Caesar and Khusroes. At the time when this
prediction was made, the Sahabah did not have any resources
and lived a life of poverty. Due to all this, they were in fear of
the unbelievers. When they went to sleep at night, this fear
remained that someone or the other would attack them. They
were neither fully conversant with war tactics nor did they
know the rules of world conquest and government. All the
tribes were the enemies of the Muslims. They were thirsty for
the blood of Muslims. The kingdom of the Magaens was
established in Iran with much clamour. The authority of the
Christians was firmly established in the Roman Empire. Both
these empires had reached the level of superpowers in their
military strength, wealth, weaponry and treasures. On the other
hand, the Muslims were in the pits as regards their resources
and riches. The entire world had no ruler and king that could
compete with Caesar and Khusroes.
Despite this, in a period of 30 years, the predictions that were
made with regard to the caliphate and Islamic rule, were all
realized and fulfilled without any outward material causes. All
this was achieved solely through the divine help of Allah
During the very lifetime of Rasūlullah , the Hijaz, Najd,
Yemen, Khaybar, Bahrain and most of the other Arab lands
came under his control. The Negus of Abyssinia embraced
Islam. That entire land changed from dar al-harb to dar al-
Islam. The Magaens of Hijr and the Christians of certain areas
of Syria began paying the jizyah.
During the era of Abu Bakr 445, some areas of Persia, Basra, and
some areas of Syria came under the control of the Muslims.
During the era of 'Umar 4%, the entire land of Syria, the entire
land of Egypt and a major portion of Persia came under Muslim
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could, but achieved nothing but loss. Caesar did the same but
saw nothing but defeat. The states of Europe which were by
and large under Ceasar all came into the lot of 'Umar 4% after
the fall of Caesar. Innumerable treasures and riches were
distributed among the Muslims. The flag of tauhid and Islam
fluttered in all these areas. In some areas, all vestiges of
unbelief and polytheism were completely wiped out. In some
places, unbelief was overpowered and became powerless.
Muslims began worshipping Allah % with extreme peace and
security - without any fear and danger.
During the era of 'Uthman 4%, the lands of Spain, Qayrawan till
the Atlantic ocean in the West were all conqured. In the East,
the lands till the Chinese lands were conquered. The rule of
Khusroes was brought to a complete end. No sign of him
remained. He was killed in 30 A.H. The taxes of the East and
West poured into Madinah. The entire world was subservient to
the Muslims. By the bounty and mercy of Allah , the
Muslims enjoyed world domination. For example, when Nadir
Shah overpowered Muhammad Shah, the ruler of India, it was
as though he took control of the entire Indian sub-continent,
even though the area of Deccan did not pay homage to him as
yet. In like manner, when the Roman Empire was defeated, all
the European states that were under the Romans were defeated
and came under Muslim control and domination. This Islamic
conquest was so strong, powerful and wide that it was as
though all the kingdoms of the world were under Muslim
control.
In short, in accordance with the promise of Allah g and the
prediction of Rasūlullah %, centuries old empires and kingdoms
were destroyed and wiped out. The Christians, Magaens and
polytheists did their utmost to fight the Muslims and defeat
them, but all their efforts went in vain. On the contrary, Islam
continued to flourish and rise. Muslim control extended from
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50° longitude in the northern limits of Turkey. At places it
reached 70° and 82° longitude. Islam was firmly established in
all these areas. Although no lands were conquered during the
caliphate of 'Alī 4%, there is no doubt about the progress of
Islam. The conflict between him and Mu'awiyah 4% was an
internal conflict. They were brothers in arms against the
unbelievers.
There are detailed books on the conquests of the Rightly
Guided Caliphs. It becomes absolutely clear from these that the
progress which Islam enjoyed during their time, there is no
parallel to it in the world. They overturned the Roman and
Persian Empires, conquered half the world, and raised high the
edifice of tauhid and the true religion. They destroyed unbelief
and polytheism, and filled the world with justice and equity.
May Allah 5 be pleased with all of them.
7. The conquest of Khaybar
8. The conquest of Persia and Rome
لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ إِذْ يُبَابِعُوْنَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَعَلِمَ مَا فِيْ قُلُؤْبِهِمْ فَأَنْزَلَ السَّكِيْنَةَ
عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَثَابَهُمْ فَتْحًا قَرِئْبًا. وَمَغَانِمَ كَثِيْرَةً تَأْخُذُوْنَا وَكَانَ اللهُ عَزِيْزًا حَكِيْمًا. وَعَدَّكُمُ اللّهُ مَغَاتِمَ
كَثِيْرَةً تَأْخُذُؤْتَهَا فَعَجَّلَ لَكُمْ هذِهِ وَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَ النَّاسِ عَنْكُمْ وَلِتَكُوْنَ آيَةً لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
وَيَهْدِيَّكُمْ صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيْمًا. وَأُخْرَى لَمَّ تَقْدِرُوْا عَلَيْهَا قَدْ أَحَاطَ اللهُ بِهَا وَكَانَ اللهُ عَلَى كُلِّ
شَيْءٍ فَدِيْرًا
"Allah was certainly pleased with the believers when they
began pledging their allegiance to you under that tree. He knew
what was in their hearts. He then sent tranquillity upon them
and rewarded them with a near victory. And many spoils which
they will take. And Allah is mighty, wise. Allah has promised
you many spoils which you will take. So He hastened this spoil
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that it may be a sign of divine power for the believers. And that
He might guide you along a straight path. And another victory
which has not come within your power. It is in the control of
Allāh. Allah has power over all things." (Sūrah al-Fath, verses
18-21)
All praise is due to Allah % that all these promises were
fulfilled. Khaybar was conquered during the life of Rasūlullah
. The Persian and Roman Empires were conquered during the
rule of 'Umar
9. The defeat of Arab tribes
قُلْ لِلَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا سَتُغْلَبُوْنَ - أَمْ يَقُؤْلُوْنَ تَحْنُ جَمِيْعٌ مُنْتَصِرٌ سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُؤَلُّوْنَ الدُّبُرَ
"Say to the unbelievers, soon shall you be defeated."
"Do they say: 'we are all a group, we will avenge each other.'
This group will be vanquished and they will turn their backs in
flight." (Sūrah al-Qamar, verses 44-45)
In accordance with this promise of Allah %, eight years after
the emigration, Makkah was conquered and the Arab tribes
were so defeated that they were unable to raise their heads
against Islam. In 4 A.H., the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadir was
defeated and expelled. In 5 A.H., the Jewish tribe of Banū
Qurayzah was killed. Khaybar was conquered in the 7th year
A.H. The Jews were reduced to becoming farmers for the
Muslims and they had to pay the jizyah.
10. The conquest of Makkah
إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللهِ وَالْفَتْحُ وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُوْنَ فِيْ دِيْنِ اللهِ أَفْوَاجَ دَّا فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ
وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا
"When the help of Allah and victory comes, and you see people
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of your Sustainer and seek His forgiveness. Surely He is
relenting." (Sūrah an-Nasr)
Makkah was conquered in 8 A.H. In the 9th and 10th years, the
Arab tribes from all around, the people of Syria and Iraq all
came to Rasulullah % and embraced Islam. People entered the
fold of Islam in droves.
11. Victory in the battle of Ahzab
وَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ الأَحْزَابَ قَالُوْا هَذَا مَا وَعَدَنَا اللهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ وَصَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُؤْلُهُ وَمَا
زَادَهُمْ إِلاَّ إِنْمَانًا وَتَسْلِيْمًا
"When the believers saw the confederates, they said: 'This is
what Allah and His Messenger had promised us. And Allah and
His Messenger spoke the truth.' This only increased their
conviction and submission [to Allah and His Messenger]."
(Sūrah al-Ahzāb, verse 22)
A Hadith states: "Soon a time will come when the different
Arab tribes and armies will join together and attack you.
However, you will eventually defeat them."
In the battle of Ahzab, the different Arab tribes joined forces in
order to attack the Muslims. The promise of Allah de and His
Messenger % proved true and Allah s gave victory to the
Muslims. The unbelievers returned unsuccessful.
12. The Jews will never hope for death
قُلْ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَكُمُ الدَّارُ الآخِرَةُ عِنْدَ اللهِ خَالِصَةً مِّنْ دُوْنِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ
صدِقِيْنَ. وَلَنْ يَّتَمَّنَّوْهُ أَبَدًا) بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيْهِمْ ﴿ وَاللهُ عَلِيْ بِالظّلِمِيْنَ.
"Say: 'If the abode of the Hereafter by Allah is for you alone to
the exclusion of others, then hope for death if you are saying
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the sins which their hands have forwarded. And Allah has full
knowledge of the sinners." (Sūrah al-Baqarah, verses 94-95)
Rasūlullah % said to the Jews that if you are true in your claims
of being the beloved ones of Allah Is, then desire and hope for
death. At the same time he even said to them that they will
never hope for death. Consequently, they were unable to hope
for death. This theme is also found in Sūrah al-Jumu'ah:
وَلاَ يَتَمَّنَّوْنَهُ أَبَدًا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيْهِمْ وَاللهُ عَلِيْمٌ بِالظَّالِمِيْنَ
"They will never desire it [death] on account of what their
hands have sent forth. Allah knows well the wrong doers."
13. Instilling fear in the hearts of the unbelievers
سَنُلْقِيْ فِيْ قُلُوبِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوا الْرُّعْبَ بِمَا أَشْرَكُوْا بِاللهِ مَا لَمَّ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَّمَأْوَاهُمُ النَّارُ
"We shall instill fear in the hearts of the unbelievers because of
their ascribing partners with Allah regarding which He did not
send down any evidence. And their abode is the fire." (Sūrah
Āl 'Imran, verse 115)
During the battle of Hamra' al-Asad, Allah % instilled such
fear and terror in the hearts of the unbelievers that although
they enjoyed some sort of victory at Uhud, they did not have
the courage to continue.
In the battle of Ahzab as well regarding which Allah % says:
يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوْاْ نِعْمَةَ اللهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَآءَتْكُمْ جُنُؤْدٌ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيْجًا وَجُنُؤْدًا لَّ
تَرَوْهَا وَكَانَ اللهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِيْرًا.
"O you who believe! Remember the favour of Allah on you
when armies came upon you so We sent a wind against them
and armies which you did not see. And Allah is watching all
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Rasūlullah % said: "I was helped by the cloud, Saba, and the
people of 'Ad were destroyed by a westerly wind."
14. Apostasy and putting an end to it
يأَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ أمَنُوْا مَنْ يََّدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِيْنِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللهُ بِقَوْم ◌ُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّوْنَهُ لا أَذِلَّةٍ
عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَفِيْنَ « يُجَاهِدُوْنَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللهِ وَلاَ يَخَافُوْنَ لَوْمَةَ لآئِمٍ ﴿ ذلِكَ
فَضْلُ اللهِ يُؤْتِيْهِ مَنْ يَّشَآءُ ﴿ وَاللهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيْمٌ
"O believers! Whoever among you turns away from his
religion, Allah shall soon bring a people whom Allah loves, and
they love Him - soft-hearted to the Muslims, stern towards the
unbelievers. They fight in the path of Allah and do not fear
being censured by anyone. This is the bounty of Allah - He
shall give it to whomever He wills. And Allah is bountiful,
knowing." (Sūrah al-Ma'idah, verse 54)
In this verse, Allah & informs Rasulullah that later on there
will be people from his ummah who will become apostates. In
other words, they will turn away from Islam. Allah & will
immediately bring forward such people who will fight these
apostates. Those who fight the apostates will love Allah g and
He will love them. In the era of Abu Bakr 4% apostasy took
place. Acting under the order of Abu Bakr 4%, the Sahabah
fought the apostates and defeated them.
15. The demise of Rasūlullah
إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللهِ وَالْفَتْحُ وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُوْنَ فِيْ دِيْنِ اللهِ أَفْوَاجَ دَّا فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ
وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّبًا
"When the help of Allah and victory comes, and you see people
entering the religion of Allah in droves, then glorify the praises
of your Sustainer and seek His forgiveness. Surely He is
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Ibn 'Abbās
states that this sūrah makes reference to
Rasulullah's journey to the hereafter. Once the help of Allah
di comes and victory is achieved, and people enter Islam in
droves, it should be understood that the object of Rasūlullah's
mission has been achieved. He should now engage in the
glorification and praise of Allah , seeking His forgiveness
and preparing for the journey to the hereafter.
All the above predictions were from the Qur'an. We shall now
relate some of the predictions that are related in the Ahadith.
Predictions that are mentioned in the Hadith
It is related in the Sahīh of Imam Bukhārī rahimahullah and
Imam Muslim rahimahullah that Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
narrated that on one occasion Rasulullah % mentioned in his
sermon all those matters that are to occur till the day of
resurrection. Some of these were remembered while others
were forgotten. My companions [fellow Sahabah ] are also
aware of them. I have forgotten some of those things. However,
when I see them occurring I remember them as the things
which Rasulullah ¿ had mentioned. This is similar to a person
knowing how a person appears. The latter then goes away.
When the person sees him again, he recognizes him as being
the very person whom he had seen a long time ago.
We shall now briefly enumerate those matters which Rasūlullah
explained before they could take place. Instead of relating the
entire Hadith, we will merely make reference to it and the
source book where it could be found. Those who desire details
may refer to the original sources.
1. The Rightly Guided Caliphs. Information about them is
found in numerous Ahadith.
2. The era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs will last for 30
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3. The caliphate of Abu Bakr 4% and 'Umar %. Rasulullah
said that you must follow these two after me.
4. Numerous references were made wherein the sequence
of the Rightly Guided Caliphs was demonstrated.
5. The extent of the Islamic state and the great conquests
that the Muslims will make. He said: "The empire of
my ummah will be as vast as the entire lands that were
shown to me." (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 210)
6. Caesar and Khusroes will be destroyed. (Zurqānī, vol. 7,
p. 207)
7. The Khilafah Rashidah and kingship thereafter.
(Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 221)
8. The conquests of Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Bayt al-
Maqdis, and Palestine.
9. One day before the actual battle of Badr, he gave the
names of all those who will be killed and also the spot
at which they will be killed. All this happened exactly
as he said.
10. He said: "I am going to kill Ubayy ibn Khalaf." And it
happened exactly as he said.
11. After the battle of Khandaq, he said that the Quraysh
will no longer have the courage to attack us. Instead, it
is we who will attack them.
12. News of the death of Najāshī. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 206)
13. The commanders in the battle of Mutah who were
martyred were martyred in the exact sequence as stated
by Rasūlullāh %. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 9)
14. He informed the Quraysh in Makkah that the Sahifah
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worms and only the name of Allah % is left of it.
(Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 210)
15. When he was on his death bed, he informed Fatimah
radiyallāhu 'anhā that she will be the first from his
family to pass away. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 212)
16. When he was on his death bed, he informed his wives
that the one who was the most charitable among them
will be the first to pass away and join him. Zaynab bint
Jahsh radiyallahu 'anha who was the most charitable
was the first one to pass away from among his wives.
17. He said with regard to 'Umar 4: "This man is a lock for
sedition. As long as he remains alive, all sedition will be
locked up and confined." As long as Umar 4% remained
alive, there was no sedition or rebellion among the
Muslims. When he passed away, seditions and
rebellions started.
18. 'Uthman 4% and 'Alī 4% will be martyred. (Zurqanī, vol.
7, p. 213)
19. Rasūlullāh
said to 'Uthman 4
that he will be
martyred by his enemies and there will be paradise for
him. This is exactly what happened. (Bukhari and
Muslim, as narrated by Abū Mūsā)
He said to 'Alī 4% that a wretched person will strike him
with a sword on his head in such a manner that his
beard will become red [because it will be covered with
blood]. This is exactly what happened. (Zurqānī, vol. 7,
p. 213)
20. The battle of Jamal will take place. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p.
215)
21. The battle of Siffin will take place. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p.
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22. 'Ā'ishah radiyallahu 'anhā will go out [in battle].
(Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 216)
23. Rasūlullah % said to 'Ammar 4% that a rebellious group
will kill him. This is exactly what happened. (Zurqānī,
vol. 7, p. 220)
24. Hasan 4% will reconcile and bring about peace between
two big groups of Muslims. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 217)
25. Husayn 4% will be martyred. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 218) He
was martyred. The people of my ummah will kill you.
The story of his martyrdom is well known. (Zurqānī,
vol. 7, p. 219)
26. Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas > will be martyred.
(Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 221)
27. 'Abdullah ibn Zubayr 4% will be put through a test and
tribulation. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 221)
28. 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas % is the father of caliphs.
(Zurqānī, vol. 7, pp. 222-223 and Izālah ash-Shukūk,
vol. 1, p. 222)
29. A great scholar will appear in Madinah. Referring to
Imām Mālik rahimahullāh. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 223 and
p. 225)
30. A great scholar will appear from the Quraysh. Referring
to Imām Shafi‘ī rahimahullāh. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, 225)
31. A great scholar will appear from the Persians. Referring
to Imām Abū Hanīfah rahimahullāh. (as-Suyūtī: Tabyīd
as-Sahīfah fī Manāqib al-Imām Abī Hanīfah)
32. A mujaddid will appear in every century. (Zurqānī, vol.
7, p. 227)
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34. The Shi'ah will appear. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p. 230)
35. The Qadarīyyah and Murji'ah will appear. (Zurqānī,
vol. 7, p. 230)
36. Claimants to prophet-hood will appear. (Zurqānī, vol. 7,
p. 231)
37. The rejecters of Hadith will appear.
38. Information about Aswad 'Ansi. He appeared from
Sana in Yemen and claimed prophet-hood. Rasūlullah
predicted that he will be killed. He informed the
Sahabah & on the exact night when he was killed.
39. Mukhtar and Hajjaj will appear.
40. Parwez will be killed at the hands of Sherwayh.
41. Information about the wealth that 'Abbas 4% left with
Umm Fadl. Before embracing Islam, Abbas was
brought as a prisoner after the battle of Badr. When he
was asked for a ransom, he replied that he is unable to
pay the ransom. Rasūlullah % asked him: "Where is that
money and gold which you left with Umm Fadl at night
before your departure from Makkah. Pay that money
and free yourself." No one knew about this but
Rasūlullāh ¿ informed him about it. (Zurqānī, vol. 7, p.
208)
42. Trials, tribulations, earthquakes, the signs of the
resurrection, the appearance of dajjal, the rising of the
sun from the west, the appearance of a certain animal
from the earth, the appearance of fire. (Zurqanī, vol. 7,
pp. 232-236)
In short, Rasūlullah informed us of various incidents and
things before their occurrence. It was not possible for him to
have known them without divine revelation. A few examples
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اللهم صل على سيدنا ومولانا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه وبارك وسلم
Miracles of blessings
The essence of every Prophet and Messenger is a fountain of
blessings and goodness. Just as Muhammad % surpasses the
other Prophets in other attributes and qualities, his miracles of
blessings and goodness are unsurpassed. In short, through his
blessings, a small amount of food and a small quantity of water
sufficed a huge army on several occasions.
1. In the battle of Khandaq, a small quantity of flour in the
house of Jabir 4% filled the bellies of a large number of
people. (Bukhārī and Muslim)
2. Abū Talhah % invited Rasūlullah % alone to his house
and prepared food for 2-3 persons. Rasulullah fed all
his companions to their satisfaction from this little food.
(Bukhārī and Muslim)
3. On one occasion, about 2kgs. of barley and the mutton
of a lamb sufficed 80 people. (Bayhaqī, Dalā'il an-
Nubūwwah)
4. There was no water left in the well at Hudaybiyah.
Rasūlullah % poured the left over water of his ablution
water into it and it began flowing like a spring. One
thousand five hundred people drank of that water and
gave to their animals as well. (Bukhārī and Muslim)
5. The spring that was at Tabuk had become dry.
Rasūlullah % placed his ablution water into it. It began
flowing so profusely, that thousands of people drank
from it. (Muslim)
6. On one occasion, the entire army of Muslims were
restless due to thirst. Rasūlullah % took a cup, it was so
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fingers over it and water began gushing from between
his fingers. The entire army drank from that water and
also performed ablution.
7. On one occasion a cup of milk was brought to him.
Rasūlullah ordered Abu Hurayrah 4% to call all the
people of Suffah. They numbered about 70-80. All of
them drank to their fill from that one cup. When they all
finished, the milk was still as it had been. (Bukhārī)
8. When Rasūlullah į married Zaynab radiyallahu 'anhā,
then the mother of Anas 4%, Umm Sulaym radiyallahu
'anhā, prepared some food and sent it to Rasulullah .
Rasūlullah invited many Sahabah & and ordered that
10 of them should sit at a time and partake of that food.
Approximately 300 of them ate from that food. The
balance of the food was more than what was originally
prepared., (Muslim)
Acceptance of supplications
From among the miracles of Rasulullah & is that whatever
supplication he made for anyone, it was accepted. Such
miracles are also referred to as Sayf al-Lisanī. In other words,
whatever is uttered by the tongue, happens exactly like that
without any delay. This is a sign that the person is a chosen one
of Allah , and divinely assisted. Whatever Allah lg causes that
person to say, takes place exactly like that. What can be said of
the forceful tongue of Rasūlullah ! Whatever he said was
engraved in rock. Whatever he said about a particular person,
took place exactly like that.
1. Rasūlullah supplicated for Anas 4% who was a very
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2. 'Abdur Rahman ibn 'Auf % became so wealthy by the
supplication of Rasūlullah , that he owned hundreds of
thousands.,
3. Rasulullah supplicated for Sa'd that Allah
should make him a person whose supplications are
readily accepted. This supplication was accepted.
4. On the occasion of the hijrah, Suraqah followed
Rasūlullah % [in order to capture him]. Rasūlullah
supplicated that Allah % should cause his horse to sink
into the ground. No sooner he made this supplication,
the horse sunk into the ground till its knees. When
Suraqah embraced Islam, Rasūlullah
again
supplicated and the horse came out immediately.
5. Rasūlullah % supplicated in favour of 'Abdullah ibn
'Abbas % that Allah is should bless the latter with
knowledge. Consequently, he became a fountain of
knowledge and wisdom.
6. Rasulullah supplicated for the memory of Abu
Hurayrah 4%. Consequently, he never forgot whatever he
heard thereafter.
7. Rasūlullāh
supplicated for the guidance of Abū
Hurayrah's
mother. She embraced Islam soon
thereafter.
8. On one occasion, Rasulullah went to someone's
house. He placed a sheet over all of them and
supplicated. The threshold of the door and the walls of
the door said amin three times to his supplication.
9. When the Quraysh displayed extreme opposition and
antagonism towards him, he cursed them by saying: "O
Allāh! Inflict them with a drought." Consequently, a
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10. Madinah experienced a drought. While Rasūlullah
was delivering his sermon, a person stood up and said:
"O Rasūlullah! Supplicate for rain." Rasulullah _ raised
his hand and supplicated. It started to rain immediately.
Curing the sick
1. During the battle of Khaybar, 'Alī 4% experienced some
pain in his eyes. Rasūlullah % placed some of his
blessed saliva on to them and they were immediately
cured. His eyes never pained again.
1
2. An eye of Qatādāh ibn an-Nu'man fell off. Rasūlullah
picked it up with his blessed hand and placed it back in
its place. This eye sparkled and looked more appealing
than the other eye [that hadn't fallen off].
3. 'Abdullah ibn 'Atīk
killed Abū Rāfi‘. When
'Abdullah 4% was coming down from the steps, he fell
and broke his legs. Rasūlullah % passed his blessed
hand over his legs and they were immediately cured as
though they had not broken.2
4. While they were in the cave of Hira', a snake bit Abū
Bakr 5. Rasūlullah % placed his saliva on that spot and
it was immediately cured.
5. A blind person came to Rasūlullah . Rasulullah
taught him a special supplication and said to him:
"After performing ablution, offer two rak'ats of salah
and supplicate to Allah & by using my name. Allah dis,
1 For miracles of this nature refer to Sharh ash-Shifa' of Qadî Iyad
rahimahullah and Sharh Mawāhib.
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will fulfil your need. This blind person followed the
advice of Rasūlullah . 'Uthman ibn Hanif says: "We
still hadn't got up from that assembly when that blind
person's eyesight was returned to him.1
6. Habib ibn Abī Fudayk's father developed white specks
in his eyes and became blind. Rasūlullah % recited
something and blew into his eyes. His eyes were
immediately cured.2
7. During the Farewell Pilgrimage, a woman came to
Rasūlullah % with a child of hers. She informed him
that this child of hers is dumb, it cannot speak.
Rasūlullah % asked for some water, washed his hands,
gargled his mouth and said: "Give this child this water
to drink and sprinkle some of it onto him." When the
woman came the following year, her child was
completely cured and could speak.3
8. When Muhammad ibn Hatib % was still a child, he fell
from his mother's lap into the fire and got slightly
burnt. Rasūlullah % placed some of his blessed saliva
onto him and he was completely cured.4
9. Abū Hurayrah 4% complained to Rasūlullah % about his
memory - that he forgets whatever he hears from him.
Rasūlullah asked him to spread out his shawl. He
then placed something with both his hands onto it and
asked him to place it against his chest. Abū Hurayrah
1 Tirmidhî, Kitāb ad-Da 'wāt. Also Mustadrak of Hakim, vol. 1, p. 519.
2 Tabarānî, Bayhaqî and Ibn Abî Shaybah.
3 Ibn Mājah: as-Sunan, Bāb an-Nashirah. Also, Dalā'il of Abû Nu'aym, p.
167.
4 Narrated by Abû Dā'ûd, at-Tayālisî, Ahmad ibn Hambal, and Bukhārî in
his Tārîkh.