135. The earth rejected the corpse of an apostate who denied the Messenger of Allah. • Sayyidina Anas b. Malik narrates, “There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Surah al-Baqara and al-Imran, and he used to write (the revelations) for the Prophet. Later on, he returned to Christianity again and he used to say: “Muhammad knows nothing but what I have written for him.” Then Allah caused him to die, and the people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, “This is the act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and took his body out of it because he had run away from them.” They again dug the grave deeply for him, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, “This is an act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and threw his body outside it, for he had run away from them.” They dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. So they believed that what had befallen him was not done by human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).” [Bukhari]
136. A tray of food fed more than a hundred Companions yet it seemed to remain untouched.
• Sayyidina Abu Hurayra narrates: “The Messenger of Allah commanded me, ‘Invite the poor Makkan migrants who have made the Bench [suffa] of the Masjid their home and who number more than a hundred.’ So I went and searched for them and gathered them together. A tray of food was set before us, and we ate as much as we wanted, then we arose. The dish remained full as it was when set down; only the traces of fingers on the food were visible.” [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa, Imam al-Haythami’s Majma al-Zawaid; Imam Bayhaqi’s Dalail al-Nubuwwa]
137. The Isra’ and Mi’raj of the Messenger of Allah took place between the night prayer and the morning prayer.
• [Sirat ibn Hisham; Imam ibn Sa’d’s Tabaqatu’l-Kubra; Tafsir Imam Tabari; Imam Dhahabi’s Tarikhu’l-Islam]
138. A tree split itself into two so the horse of the Messenger of Allah could pass through
● “While travelling on horseback one night during the Ta’if expedition, sleep overcame Allah’s Noble Messenger. While in that state, a lote-tree loomed up before him. To make way for him and not to hurt his horse, the tree split in two, and the Noble Messenger of Allah, on the horse, passed between the two parts of the tree.” The tree has remained as two trunks, in that honoured position, up to our time.” [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa] it.
139. A tree once did tawaf around the Messenger of Allah.”During an expedition, a tree -called either talha or samura – came, passed around the Messenger of Allah as if circumambulating (doing tawaf), and went back to its place. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The tree requested of Allah that it should salute me.’ [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa, Imam al-Haythami’s Majma al-Zawaid; Imam al-Hakim’s alMustadrak; Musnad Imam Ahmad]
140. Though unlettered, he is best of teachers, the guide and master of all mankind. • The Messenger of Allah said, “I am the sayyid (Master) of all the children of Adam on the Day of Judgment, the first to have his grave split open [h: for resurrection], the first to intercede, and the first to be granted intercession.” [Muslim]
141. Allah blessed the Beloved Prophet with six superior favours above the other Prophets.
• The Messenger of Allah said, “I have been favoured above the prophets in six things: I have been endowed with consummate succinctness of speech, made triumphant through dread, war booty has been made lawful for me, the whole earth has been made a purified place of worship for me, I have been sent to all created beings, and the succession of prophets has been completed in me.” [Tirmidhi; ibn Majah]
142. The Messenger of Allah cured the heart disease of Sayyidina Saa’d bin Abi Waqqas with ajwa dates.
● Sayyidina Saa’d bin Abi Waqqas narrates, “I was sick, and the Prophet came to pay me a visit. He placed his hands on my chest and I felt its coolness at my heart. He said: “You are a man suffering from heart sickness. So, go to al-Haarith ibn Kaladah, the brother of Thaqeef, as he is a man who gives medical treatment. He should take seven ajwa dates of Madinah and grind them with their kernels, and then put them into your mouth (in one side of your mouth).””” [Sunan Abu Dawud]
143. The Messenger of Allah witnessed the martyrdom of his grandson Sayyidina Imam Hussain at Karbala.
• Sayyida Salma reported that she went to Sayyida Umm Salama and found her weeping. She asked her what made her weep. She said, “I saw Allah’s Messenger in my dream. There was dust on his head and beard. I asked him, “What is wrong, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “I have just witnessed Hussain’s murder.”” [Tirimdhi]
144. The first sign of his Prophethood was dreams or visions which came “strikingly true”.
• According to Sayyida Aisha, “When Allah wanted to honour the Prophet and have mercy on His servants through him, the first sign of his Prophethood was true visions. Whenever he saw a vision whilst sleeping, it turned out to be strikingly true, like the brightness of daybreak. And Allah made him love solitude so that he loved nothing more than to be alone.” [Sirat ibn Hisham]
145. An enemy who disrespected the staff, or walking stick, of the Messenger of Allah was seized by infection and death.
During an expedition, a tree -called either talha or samura – came, passed around the Messenger of Allah as if circumambulating (doing tawaf), and went back to its place. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The tree requested of Allah that it should salute me.’ [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa, Imam al-Haythami’s Majma al-Zawaid; Imam al-Hakim’s alMustadrak; Musnad Imam Ahmad]
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 