The Miracles of the Prophet that Confirm His Message (1/2)

His Accepted Prayers

His prayers (Peace be upon him) were always accepted by Allah Almighty. If Allah was not going to answer the Prophet's (Peace be upon him) prayers, then who would He do it for?

During the Battle of al-Ahzab (the Confederates), the Prophet (Peace be upon him) prayed for the disbelievers to be shaken and defeated. He said,

"Oh Allah, You sent down the Book, and You are Swift in Reckoning. Defeat them and make them tremble." [Related by al-Bukhari]

Allah Almighty accepted the Prophet's (Peace be upon him) prayers and sent a strong wind that plucked up the unbelievers' tents. This turned the matter in their favor and scattered dust on their enemies.

The Visible Miracles of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)

Allah provided His prophet with both visible and invisible miracles.

Imam al-Shafi`i (Allah have mercy upon him) said, "What was given by Allah to His prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was more than any other prophet."

It was said that Jesus was given the miracle of resurrecting the dead. Al-Shafi`i responded to that, saying, "The longing of the (tree) trunk (the Prophet, used to lean upon when giving a sermon) is superior because the existence of life in a piece of wood is more convincing than the resurrection of the dead."

Moses received the miracle of parting the sea, but the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was granted the miracle of splitting the moon, which is superior because it is a celestial miracle. If we were asked about the flow of water through a stone, we could answer that:

Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was given the miracle of water flooding through his fingers and this is superior to the flow of water from a stone, for it is normal to get water from a stone, but it is very surprising to get water from flesh and blood.

The miracle of Sulaiman (Solomon) about commandeering the wind is less of a mystery than the miracle of the Prophet's (Peace be upon him) midnight ascension into the heavens.

We will now mention some of the visible miracles of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him):

•The Midnight Ascension: the transportation of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) from Mecca to Jerusalem in a single night and his ascension into the heavens

•The splitting of the moon

•The flow of water from his fingers

•The blessing of a little food which satisfied a lot of people

•The yearning of the tree trunk for the Prophet (Peace be upon him) after he began giving his sermons from another pulpit and hearing the sound of its weeping

•The obedience of the tree to the Prophet (Peace be upon him)

•Raising high the house of Jerusalem for Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) so that he could see it from Mecca 

•Putting Qatada's (one of the companions) eye back when he lost it during the battle of Uhud; it became the better one and sharper of vision.

•The revenge of Allah against those who deceived and resisted the Prophet (Peace be upon him) 

•The opening of his chest as a child

•His physical strength

•The recovery of some of his companions at his hands, without physical medicine

•Allah's protection of him

•His food praised and glorified Allah during his lifetime.

•His ability to see behind him during the prayer.