32. He ﷺ informed his Companions of what was happening during the Battle of Muta (near Damascus), as if watching it, even though it would take someone one month to reach it on foot.
• The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Zayd has taken the flag and been hit; now Ibn Rawaha has taken it and been hit; now Ja’far has taken it and been hit; now one of God’s Swords (i.e. Khalid b. Waleed) has taken it.”
Two or three weeks later, Sayyidina Ya’la ibn Munabbih returned from the battlefront. In his presence, the Prophet ﷺ described the fighting in detail and Sayyidina Ya’la swore by God that everything had happened exactly as described. [Bukhari; al-Hakim; Imam Abu Nu’aym’s Dala’il al-Nubuwwa]
33. His knowledge of the future martyrdom of Sayyidina Umar and Sayyidina Usman. When the Messenger of Allahﷺ was on top of Mount Uhud with the three Companions, the mountain trembled. He said, “Be firm, o Uhud! For on you are a Prophet, a Siddiq (a truthful one i.e. Sayyidina Abu Bakr) and two martyrs (Sayyidina Umar and Sayyidina Usman).” [Bukhari; Muslim] •
34. Overcoming hardship and trials of the land of Arabia, and of spreading the Word of Allah.
“And remember when you were few and were reckoned weak in the land, and were afraid that men might abduct you, but He provided a safe place for you, strengthened you with His help, and provided you with good things so that you might be grateful.”[Qur’an 8:26]
• On this verse, Tafseer ibn Kathir relates from Qatadah bin Di’amah As-Sadusi: “Arabs were the weakest of the weak, had the toughest life, the emptiest stomachs, the barest skin and the most obvious misguidance. Those who lived among them lived in misery; those who died went to the Fire.” He continues, “By Allah! We do not know of a people on the face of the earth at that time who had a worse life than them. When Allah brought Islam, He made it dominant on the earth, thus bringing provisions and leadership for them over the necks of people. It is through Islam that Allah granted all what you see, so thank Him for His favours…”
35. Hisﷺ prophecy that his beloved daughter, Sayyida Fatima, would be the first of his family to pass away after him.
● The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid to his daughter, Sayyida Fatima, whilst on his death-bed: “You will be the first of my family to join me (after my death).” [Bukhari; Muslim]
36. The Messenger of Allah ﷺtold a Bedouin man to testify to Islam during an expedition, and the man asked for a sign. The Messenger of Allah called to a tree at the side of the valley and it went towards him.
• Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Umar narrates, “The tree swayed, uprooted itself, left the soil, and drew near to Allah’s Messengerﷺ. He asked it three times to testify, and each time it testified to his truthfulness. Then he ordered the tree to go back and settle down in its place, and it did so.” [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa; Tirmidhi; Bayhaqi]
37. On numerous occasions, rocks and trees would greet him as he passed by. • One report narrates that Sayyidina Ali said, “Whenever we walked through Makkah’s suburbs during the early part of his Prophethood, the trees and rocks we passed would say: ‘Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allahﷺ.”” [Tirmidhi; Hakim; Imam Abu Nu’aym’s Dala’il al-Nubuwwa]
38. The Beloved Messenger of Allahﷺ informed Sayyidina Qatada of an intruder at his house, and then gave him a stick which lit his path home.
• Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal relates from Sayyidina Abu Sa’id al-Khudri that Allah’s Messenger gave Sayyidina Qatada ibn Nu’man a stick on a dark rainy night, saying: “This stick will light your surroundings as far as 7 meters. When you get home, you will see a black shadow that is Satan. Drive him away from your home.” Sayyidina Qatada left with the stick, which was emitting light like the Prophet Musa’s’ shining hand. When he arrived home, he found the person described and drove him away. [Majma al-Zawa’id; Imam Ahmad; al-Hakim]
39. On several occasions during battle, if a Companion’s sword broke, he would give them a stick to fight with and it would change into a sword.
• During the Battle of Badr, Sayyidina Ukkasha ibn Mihsan al-Asad broke his sword while fighting the polytheists. Allah’s Messengerﷺ replaced his broken sword with a stick and told him to continue fighting. Suddenly, by Allah’s power, the stick changed into a long white sword. He fought with it and kept it with him until he was martyred during the Battle of Yamama. [Ibn Hisham; Bayhaqi; Imam ibn al-Jawzi’s Zad al-Ma’ad]
40. On the battle of Uhud, Sayyidina Qatada’s eye fell out of its socket. The Messenger of Allah ﷺreplaced it with his blessed hand. It healed instantly and became more beautiful than the other one.
• From a narration by Sayyidina Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas, about the Battle of Uhud: “..Qatada ibn Nu’man was hit and one of his eyeballs protruded. Allah’s Messenger ﷺused his hand to replace the eyeball in its socket. The eye healed at once, as if nothing had happened, and it became even better than the other one.” [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa; Tabarani; Bayhaqi] This incident became so well-known that when one of Sayyidina Qatada’s grandsons met Caliph Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, he presented himself with the following poetical statement: “I am the son of the person whose eye protruded over his heek, But was wonderfully restored by the hand of Mustafa; Then it became as it had been before; it was the most beautiful of eyes, and most wonderful was its restoration.”
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 