بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم
Praise
be to God the Creator of the world, the One Who exists without
beginning, without end, without location, without a "how" and Who does
not depend on time. Nothing resembles Him in anyway and He hears and
sees everything without organs. Whatever you imagine, God is different
from that. May the elevation in degree and preservation of his community
of what he fears for it, be granted to our master MuHammad Al-‘Amin,
the Honest One, who called for following Islam, the religion of truth,
the religion of all the Prophets: of the first, Adam, to the last
MuHammad.
Brothers
in Islam, Allâh the Almighty supported the Prophets, peace be upon them
all, with miracles and irrefutable evidence proving that their
prophethood is in fact a matter of truth. Allâh the Exalted backed the
prophets with the gift of patience which they rewardably employed with
sincerity when faced with harm during their call to Islam.
Brothers
in Islam, "Miracles of the Prophets" are the subject of our Friday
speeches for today. A miracle is defined as an extraordinary event
happening only on the hands of a prophet. It is also characterized as an
event that cannot be challenged or paralleled as it is not a usual
event that takes place in everyday life. The invention of an airplane,
for example, cannot be considered a miracle since a miracle happens only
to those who have received the revelation from Allâh. Miracles are only
for prophets and they happen to prophets to support their call to
Islam. Consequently, no one can discredit a prophet by coming up with
something that is similar to a miracle. Prophets are known for their
miracles, in fact there has not been a Prophet without one. A miracle is
a sign attesting to the truth of the claim of Prophethood that a
prophet makes. Imam ash-Shafi`iyy said: "For every miracle Allâh gave to
the other Prophets, He gave Prophet MuHammad a similar or a greater
miracle."
When
the people of Prophet SâliH asked him for a miracle, Allâh supported
Prophet Salih `alayhi s-salâm, by bringing forth a camel and its calf
from a solid rock. Upon seeing that, some people embraced Islam and
others yet still did not.
Likewise,
Prophet Jesus `alayhi s-salâm, son of Lady Mariam was supported with
Miracles when he called the people to the religion of Islam and to
believe in the oneness of Allâh. The people at the time of Prophet Jesus
were renowned for their high level of skill in Medicine. The people
could not match what he did by the will of Allâh as He supported him
with miracles such as reviving the dead and curing blindness and
leprosy. These two diseases in particular were usually considered
untreatable by the people of his time who were skillful in medicine.
None of them were able to do what Prophet Jesus did, no one was able to
revive the dead or cure the blind or cure leprosy by placing their hand
on the person or wiping over his eyes. These are extraordinary events
occurring only for Prophets by the will of Allâh. If all the
non-believers were to unite their efforts in an attempt to match a
prophet’s miracle they would only be met with failure.
As
for our master MuHammad Salla lLâhu `alayhi wa sallam, Allâh the
Exalted supported him with many miracles. The people of Prophet MuHammad
were famous for their Arabic language eloquence. The greatest miracle
given to Prophet MuHammad Salla lLâhu `alayhi wa sallam, is the Holy
Qur’ân, the Book which is always preserved from perversion. It is a
miracle that stood the test of time lasting for centuries and remains
unchallenged until the Day of Resurrection. Despite of the Arabs
proficiency in the Arabic language they were unable to come up with an
Ayah which is similar to a single Ayah in the Holy Qur`an. How honored
we are to be among the nation of Prophet Muhammad, the one whom Allâh
supported with many astonishing miracles standing witness to his
truthfulness.
Amongst
Prophet MuHammad’s miracles Salla lLâhu `alayhi wa sallam, one which
happened on the day of the trench. As the companions (may Allâh have
mercy on them) were digging they came across a large rock that they
could not dig out, so they informed their leader MuHammad Salla lLâhu
`alayhi wa sallam, who took the pickaxe, said ‘Bismillâh’ three times
and then hit the rock once only to see it disintegrate to the ground in
the form of running sand.
Another
one of his miracles Salla lLâhu `alayhi wa sallam, happened when a man
came to him from Yamamah holding a newborn baby only one day old. The
Messenger of Allâh Salla lLâhu `alayhi wa sallam, addressed the baby: ‘O
young one, who am I?’ By Allâh’s will the newborn baby spoke. The
newborn said, ‘You are the Messenger of Allâh.’ The Messenger of Allâh
then said to the newborn baby, ‘May Allâh bless you.’ This baby was
later known as ‘the blessed from Yamamah.’
Another
miracle given to Prophet MuHammad Salla lLâhu `alayhi wa sallam, was
his ability to see his companions whilst they were physically present
behind him. Anas Ibn Malik narrated that once when the call for the
prayer was made, the Messenger of Allâh Salla lLâhu `alayhi wa sallam,
said what means: ‘O people, I am in front of you, so do not perform
ruku` or sujud before I do, and do not raise your heads from sujud
before I do, for I can see you when you are in front of me and I can see
you when you are behind me.’
Another
one of his miracles, peace be upon him, was the feeding of the army
from a small container of dates until they were satisfied. Moreover, he
returned what remained in it to its owner Abu Hurayrah, may Allah raise
his rank. Prophet MuHammad Salla lLâhu `alayhi wa sallam, is full of
blessings and due to his supplication Abu Hurayrah ate from the dates of
that container during the life of the Messenger of Allâh, the life of
Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman. At a later stage, the container was lost.
Hence, Abu Hurayrah used to say that he was inflicted with three
calamities ; the death of the Prophet, the murder of `Uthman and the
loss of the container.
Brothers
in Islam one must believe in the miracles of the Prophets. The Prophets
(may Allâh raise their ranks) were sent to teach us what is good /
halal and to warn us against what is evil / Haram. It is obligatory upon
us to believe in all the Prophets, beginning with Prophet Adam `alayhi
s-salâm, to the last amongst them Prophet MuHammad peace and blessings
be upon them all.
We
do not belie Prophet Jesus. We do not bely Prophet Moses, We do not
bely Prophet Hârun, We do not bely Prophet Ya’qub, or Prophet Is-Hâk, or
Prophet Isma`îl, or Prophet Ibrâhîm, or Prophet Noah. We believe in all
the Prophets.
We
ask Allâh the Exalted to endow upon us goodness from the blessings of
the Prophets and Messengers and we ask Allâh to make us amongst those
who die in state of complete piety. Ameen.
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