The Miracles of the Nabi Pakﷺ – part 4

Invoking Allâh for rain at Tabûk:

Umar Ibn al-Khattâb was asked by some companions to talk to them about the hardship and distress they faced on their way to Tabûk. Thereupon he said to them: “When we left for Tabûk, the weather was extremely hot. When we arrived at Tabûk and camped there, we were extremely thirsty due to the excessive heat and the shortage of wateruntil we felt that our necks would be cut off. A man would slaughter his camel, so that he could drink the water from its belly. Then, ‘Abû Bakr said: “O Messenger of Allâh! ﷺ Supplicate Allâh for us (to bless us with water)”. The Messenger of Allâhﷺ then said to him: “Would you like that?” ‘Abû Bakr replied: “Yes I would”. The Prophet ﷺ then raised his hands towards the sky, and before he lowered them down, the response came from Allâh, and a rain full cloud passed, pouring its water down. We filled our utensils and went to inspect -where it came from- but we discovered that it did not exceed the boundaries of the camp. ‘ Imâm al-Wâqidî¹³ said that at the battle of Tabûk, the Muslims had twelve thousand camels and a similar number of horses, and their number was almost thirty thousand fighters. He added that the rainfall (after the Du’â’) was so abundant, that the pools of water were pouring one into the next, even though it was extremely hot.

Nabi Pakﷺ Du’a’ on the Quraish:

There were many occasions when the Prophet made Du’a’ on the Quraish, upon which he received an immediate response from Allâh. For example, he made Du’a’ on the Quraish, when they insisted on rejecting his Message in the most aggressive way, and inflicted all forms of oppression against him and his companions. The Messenger of Allâh,ﷺ invoked Allâh to curse them, so they were afflicted with seven years of famine like at the time of Prophet Yûsuf (Joseph). They actually suffered from a year of famine and severe drought which destroyed everything until they ate the bones, carcasses and dogs. Thereupon, Abû-Sufyân (from the Quraish) asked the Prophetﷺ to make Du’â’ to Allâh to alleviate their suffering, and Allâh Allâh Almighty responded to his Du’â’.