QUOTE: Miracles (karamat ) signaled a temporary suspension of the natural order of things through divine intervention.

The Decorations Of Miracles

The Islamic concept of prophethood includes validation of a prophet's authenticity by the assigning of miraculous powers to that prophet by the Divine. Miracles contravene natural phenomena and lie beyond the powers of human beings and jinn. Their manifestation is considered a sign of prophethood, and although the miracle is performed by a prophet, its occurrence is dependent on God’s Will, and can only take place if it is granted by God.

The Prophet Muhammad saw performed an estimated 3000 miracles during his tenure. This volume of supernatural happenings is far in excess of that exhibited by any other Prophet as, and reflects the greater scope of the Prophet Muhammad’s saw mission which was addressed not to a specific populace, as with preceding Prophets ams, but to all of humanity; in addition, the religion that the Prophet Muhammad saw brought was not intended for a [particular] limited timespan, but to exist throughout the entire final phase of humankinds’ existence in this world, WHICH WAS USHERED IN/after the advent of Islam – which thus far has subsisted for 1500 years,

A Powerful Call

The sheer immensity of the task of convincing billions of human beings to believe in him saw, and eschew their chosen way of life, in favour of the lifestyle preferred by God, required the broadcasting of a tremendously powerful message/address, one that would resonate across the world - amongst the most diverse communities - and down through the centuries till Judgement Day, intact and relevant.

The message had to take into account that the era of the Prophet’s saw religion was to include, and be compelled to respond to, powerful competing ideologies such as the domination of the world by science and technology, and the onslaught of secularism; the former seeks to replace God, in human consciousness, in providing for humanity’s needs, while the latter strives to eradicate belief in the existence of the Divine, religion, the supernatural, and the spiritual world.

The message that is propagated to corroborate prophetic claims, uptil the present day, comprises four key features of the Prophet’s saw mission: his saw teachings, character, accomplishments, and miracles.

The Efficacy of Miracles

The inevitable variations in the intellectual, mental, and spiritual abilities of the people comprising the community around the Prophet saw, meant that they accepted the Prophet saw and Islam based on differing grounds: some were guided by recognizing the truth in the message itself, due to the purity of their own nature, such as Abu Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq (later to become the first Caliph of Islam); some recognized the truth through the impeccable character of its bearer, such as Khadīja b. Khuwaylid (the Prophet’s saw first wife); a third segment of the community was impressed by the achievements of the Prophet’s saw; while a fourth of was brought to faith by God through miracles – these were individuals whose initial conviction hinged on the performance of miracles, for such was their intellectual orientation, and also to be, their path to faith.

When the Prophet Muhammad saw declared prophethood, people demanded miracles from him saw to substantiate his saw claim:

“And they say, "We will not believe you until you break open for us from the ground a spring”.

“Or [until] you have a garden of palm trees and grapes and make rivers gush forth within them in force [and abundance].”Al-Quran (365: 90-92)

Miraculous powers or events were taken to be a distinguishing trait of a prophet:

“And they said: Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord? Say: Allah is certainly able to send down a sign, but most of them know not”. Al-Quran(165: 37) Surah Al Anam

In addition to bringing people to faith, miracles also serve to augment existing faith by inspiring those who read accounts of the happenings to enhance their respect for, and belief in, the Prophet Muhammad saw. Reflecting on miracles where God extends mercy and aid to stricken human beings, results in the development of firm confidence in Divine Providence and assistance in times of hardship and difficulty. Comprehending the reality of Divine omnipotence, as manifested through these miracles, enables an individual to expand their horizons and purge themselves of self-limiting beliefs: one recognizes that the natural order, seemingly fixed, is in fact entirely contingent on the Divine Will.

Types of Miracles

The miracles that were manifested by the Prophet saw were of two kinds: those such as the ascension to heaven (The Miraj), the splitting of the moon into two halves, and the moaning of the pole, were manifested solely in order to make people assent to his prophethood. It occurred solely as a proof, an affirmation, of prophethood, to increase the believers’ faith, to urge the dissemblers to sincerity and belief, and to bring to belief the unbelievers.

However, the miracles concerning matters such as food and water while also being proofs of his saw claim to prophethood and miracles, they also had a functional dimension their basic aim was this: the army was hungry so Almighty God provided a feast for a thousand men out of a handful of food from His treasury in the Unseen, just as He creates a thousand pounds of dates from a single seed. And for a thirsty army fighting in His way, He caused water to flow like the water of Kawthar.

Although the miracles of the Prophet saw were performed within his earthly life, not all of them were revealed or discovered within that period. Some were directed at people living in distant/later centuries, when humankind’s understanding of science, medicine, astronomy, physics, etc. would be sufficiently advanced so as to be able to recognise and appreciate the miracle.

were suitably equipped, understand and appreciate the some of the miracles embodied in the Quran, such as the description of the development of the embryo and the centrality of Mecca in the world….

The constraints on miracles

The Prophet’s saw miracles were carefully calibrated so as not to occur in such an overtly self-evident [such an obvious] fashion as would have compelled all observers to believe, whether willingly or unwillingly. Miracles were for proving claims to prophethood, and convincing those who denied such claims; they were not for obliging people to believe.

Human beings are required to believe in God and lead their earthly lives in the manner God endorses; they are also answerable to God for the actions performed in this life. This accountability requires that a person be endowed with the faculties of reason and power of choice, and be permitted to use these unimpeded as they chart their course through life, and submit to the Divinely arranged examinations and trials that are a component of the accountability process.

It would have been contrary to the concept of human responsibility, if miracles had occurred at an explicitly undeniable level, for such irrefutability would amount to using coercion on the observer’s intelligence and preventing the use of his free will; there would remain no choice for an eyewitness’s reason but to accept/affirm the Prophet Muhammad’s saw prophethood.  Such duress, then, would only serve to undermine the notions of testing and answerability.

Miracles were, therefore, manifested [[to individuals who witnessed the Prophet Muhammad’s saw claims to prophethood, ]] at a degree that would constitute persuasion, and not annulment of the reason’s power to choose, nor compulsion [on it[ to accept the miracle.

The success of this policy of constraining the shock-value of miracles [[ in order to uphold the power of choice of witnesses,]] is demonstrated by the fact that while thousands of people came to believe in the Prophet saw through observing just a single one of the Prophet’s saw miracles, or hearing a simple sermon, or appreciating the Prophet’s saw persona, a sizeable number still rejected the faith despite observing and learning of these and other supernatural happenings and unexplainable wonders.

EXTRA IF NEEDED:

The Prophet saw was honoured with paranormal phenomena in order to prove his prophethood to obstinate unbelievers, and from time to time performed miracles as the need arose.

Personified God's Mercy Towards Human Beings

God honoured the Prophet saw by appointing him saw as the cause of Divine mercy upon all human beings. The Quran declares:

“We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures.”

(Al-Anbiyaa’ 21:107)  

The Prophet's saw mercy is both the reason for Divine mercy upon humankind, and the manifestation of that mercy. Various aspects of the raison d'être of Islam illustrate the mercy of God being dispensed through the Prophet saw.

(i) The Warning to Seek Safety                                   The primary objective of the faith brought by the Prophet saw, is to remind humankind of the purpose of its creation and, thereby, save it from failure on the Day of Judgement. This decision to warn and stimulate humanity to this end, is the greatest Divine mercy on mankind in this final phase of human existence.

(ii) The Make-Up of the Warning

The composition of the religion itself, also constituted a mercy. In order to achieve its objective of redeeming as many human beings as possible, Islam would need to be of such a construct as to command widespread attention and commitment. A religion, no matter how beneficial, amounted to a disservice to humanity if it did not embody the characteristics to attract human beings to consider its message, in the first place, or to convince them to practice the faith on a permanent basis; the results would, undoubtedly, be a wholesale failure at human salvation.                                                               

The Divinely-influenced formation of Islam gained extensive appeal by propounding fundamental truths; there was a particular emphasis on overcoming the lure of secularism - the key obstacle to the acceptance of religion. Islam was designed to be logical, feasible, adaptable, and relevant, and to remain so over the centuries. The faith:

                                                                                                          - Is in accord with scientific and medical-psychological principles;

- Requires the minimum commitment from believers in terms of time and effort to fulfill their regular religious obligations and rituals;

- Is intended for an era in world history where the influences of science and secularism would be widespread;

- Defines, unambiguously, the benefits of belief and obedience to God – Divine pleasure, forgiveness, and the granting of heaven; and the consequences of disbelief and disobedience - Divine anger, and punishment in this life, in the grave, and in Hell;

- Contains no superstitions, man-made creeds, blasphemous beliefs, or irrational doctrines; 

- Emphasises moderation in all aspects of life, including observation of the religion itself;

- Disproves of extreme positions such as a monkish lifestyle, celibacy, and asceticism, and encourages integration into society;

- Promotes the fulfillment of universal human needs and requirements, such as education, employment, marriage, child-rearing, extended families/care of parents, mental health, physical health, leisure, charity and volunteer work, etc.

(iii) The Prophet’s saw presence and example

God’s guidance to humanity could have been disclosed simply through the revealing of the Quran only, and then allowing human beings to interpret it for themselves, and to adopt it on their own terms - without any further Divine intervention.

However, God’s benevolence towards those whom He created, and knowledge of their vulnerabilities, demanded that they be nursed more intensively, through the sending of the Prophet saw. This last was intended so that humankind could more easily fulfill their obligations to know and worship God, and, thereby, achieve the final outcome that God wanted: that as many humans as possible become deserving of heaven by the end of their earthly lives.

Not sending the Prophet saw could have been construed as an act of indifference to the plight of human beings, and the dispatching of the Prophet saw dispels this notion and is outstanding evidence of Divine compassion for human beings.

Universal Clemency

The Prophet’s saw (s) mercy was wide-ranging, and included believers, non-believers, and the hypocrites within the Muslim community.

The Mercy for Believers

The presence of the Prophet saw in the world, his saw example (Sunnah), and his saw verbal guidance (Hadith) were to achieve, particularly, the following four objectives for believers:

(1) To motivate believers to follow the Divine commandments. God’s forgiveness reaches the believers only through their obedience to the Prophet saw, which, in turn, results in correct adherence to Divine decrees.

Say (O Muḥammad): “If ye do love God, Follow me: God will love you and forgive you your sins”.

(Quran 3:31)

(2) To act as God’s, mild and lenient, reminder to follow Divine commandments.

It is by the Mercy from God that you (O Muhammad) were gentle with them, for if you had been stern of heart they would have dispersed from around you. (Quran 3:159)

(3) To ward-off Divine punishment:

The presence of the Prophet saw keeps at-bay God’s punishment:

But Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and God would not punish them while they seek forgiveness.

(Quran 8:33)

(4) To grant the Prophet’s saw personal forgiveness

As well as seeking God’s forgiveness for the Believers, the Prophet saw has also been commanded to pardon the Believers by his saw own act of forgiveness.

So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them.

(Quran 3:159)

The Mercy for Hypocrites and Non-Believers

One of the differences between the Prophet Muhammad’s saw mission and those of previous Prophets ams, is the lifting of certain penalties for wrongdoing during the Prophet Muhammad’s saw tenure.

The hypocrites within the Muslim community conspired repeatedly to sabotage the Prophet’s saw mission, and harm the nascent Muslim community; however, the Prophet saw spared them the customary punishments of the era for such crimes: imprisonment or the death penalty.

The Divine practice regarding those that witness a Prophetic call and choose to remain non-believers, or mock or subvert a Prophet’s mission, was often annihilation. The imposition of this penalty was demonstrated in the destruction of the communities who inflicted ill-treatment on the Prophets Noah, Aad, Thamoud, and Lout ams. The Old Testament also mentions these episodes??   

For the Prophet Muhammad’s saw earthly term in prophethood, however, this default policy of Divine chastisement was revoked in honour of the presence of the Prophet saw in the world. The non-believers were not only secure from this type of retribution, while in this world, but they were also afforded minority rights and state protection to practice their chosen faiths.

The Mercy on the Day of Judgement                              The manifestation of God’s mercy through the Prophet saw does not conclude with the ending of this world, but continues into Judgement Day. The Prophet saw is to, firstly, prepare human beings to meet God on the Day of Judgement, an event of such commotion and fear that: On this day, no man will be able to give succour to another and no mother will be able to save her own child; secondly, the Prophet saw is to intercede with God, on behalf of believers, to seek their forgiveness.

The Prophet’s saw dispensing of mercy on the human race, in this world, will continue on into the Day of Judgement, when he saw will act as a means of benevolence for human beings as they face their greatest trial. The Qur'an states:    CHANGE QURANIC QUOTE:

O our Lord! Bless us with all that you have promised us through your messengers and do not humiliate us on the Day of Judgement.

The Station of Praise

God has granted to the Prophet saw the Station of Praise (Maqam Mahmud), also known as the Station of Intercession. This is a position of the highest acclaim and splendour, and reflects Divine acknowledgement of the Prophet’s saw glory; it is also both a reflection, and an appreciation, of the praise that the Creator and humankind will bestow on the Prophet saw in recognition of his saw intercession, on behalf of all humanity, on the Day of Judgement.

According to Islamic belief, as the Emissary of God for the concluding stage of human residency of this world, the Prophet Muhammad saw will also be the representative of humankind after the world ends, on the Day of Judgement. He saw will have the right of intercession with God when the Divine comes to judge His creation. The Prophet saw will plead before the throne of God for the easing of some of the Day’s difficulties, and for clemency for substantial numbers of human beings.

The creation and granting of the position of Intermediary to the Prophet saw, is an expression of God’s mercy for humankind, since it is through this intervention, that many among humankind will be forgiven.

Destruction and Resurrection on the Day of Judgement

At the commencement of the Judgement Day process, the universe will be destroyed and made non-existent; thereupon, God will order Israfeel, the angel of the trumpet, to blow it, /to blow his trumpet and all humanity will rise from their graves and gather before God. The Quran lucidly describes the scene:

“When the sky is ripped apart, obeying its Lord as it rightly must, when the earth is levelled out, casts out its contents, and becomes empty, are being explored as it rightly must,… Whoever is given his record in his right hand will have an easy reckoning and return to his people well pleased, but whoever is given his record from behind his back will cry out for destruction, he will burn in the blazing fire” (Quran 84: 1-12).

The Intercession

Humankind will be gathered in one arena, where they will hear the call, and await their reckoning. Standing barefoot and naked, in the condition in which they were created, humanity will be in great distress: the effects of witnessing unimaginable phenomena taking place, the wait [ing] in uncertainty for the performance of [the] accountability, the fear over its [their] outcome, the disturbing behaviour of many other humans, and the oppressive heat, will all meld to create a horrendous scene embodying terror, desperation, regret, and grieving. 

All humankind will rush to assemble around the Prophet saw, entreating him saw to plead their case before God to expedite the process of accountability, and relieve them [thereby relieving them] of the unbearable ordeal being [thus far] endured [to which they are being subjected]. The Prophet (saw) will prostrate and begin to praise and glorify God with such praises and exaltations that no creature has beheld before. The Prophet saw will remain in prostration until God announces:

“O Muhammad, raise your radiant head, speak and you will be heard, demand and you will be blessed with it, and intercede (on behalf of your people), your intercession will be granted.” (Bukhari). 

The proceedings of the Divine accountability and judgement ‘court’ will be initiated through the mediation of the Prophet’s saw prayer, praise, and glorification of God. For the sake of the Prophet saw, God will accelerate the act of accountability to alleviate some of the hardships being faced by people. This expediting will be for all believers and nonbelievers alike, and is known as the Universal Intercession at the time of Judgement. 

The Compassion of God for His creation will be displayed through the granting of the mercy appealed for, on humanity’s behalf, by the Prophet saw. The intercession of the Prophet saw will seek to achieve five major outcomes: [according to Imam Nawawi]:

- To obtain relief from the terrors of Judgement Day for all humans; this is the aforementioned Universal Intercession.

- To permit certain people to enter heaven without requiring them to undergo the stage of reckoning.

- To grant selected wrongdoers entry into heaven, even though they are deserving of punishment.

- To remove some sinners from hell, after they have entered it.

- To award those individuals who have entered paradise, higher stations than those which they merit.

The purpose of the Prophet’s saw elevation to the Maqam Mahmud is so that he saw would be able intercede for all humanity, believers and non-believers, and thereby be praised by all humanity; for God desired that all human beings, not only believers, praise and honour the Prophet saw, just as God Himself and the angels praise him saw, and the position of Intercessor fulfills/leads to the fulfillment of this Divine desire.

The Miraj

The supreme perfection of the Prophet (saw) is that He saw his saw Lord.

The Prophet saw was invited to God’s Presence in/at Sidharatul….., beyond the seventh heaven, through [by means of an] an ascension. There, in the Divine Court, the Prophet saw was favoured with the beauty of the vision of God [the vision of Divine beauty]. The Prophet saw was honoured  with exceptional proximity to the presence of God, with Divine conversation, and with entrustment   with/of the Divine decree.

Whilst the Miraj is considered by Muslims as the greatest voyage ever undertaken by a human being, it was, in fact, an event whose objectives [repercussions] extended beyond the Prophet saw and Islam, and involved [were directed to] all human beings: by commencing in Muslim Mecca, and moving onto Christian-Jewish Jerusalem, before proceeding to Heaven, the journey bridged three divinely-revealed religions. Further, God has dispatched a prophet to every human community that has ever existed in this world; and each one of these Prophets ams attended the congregational prayers held in Jerusalem, during the Prophet Muhammad’s saw stopover in the city. Hence, the entire human race was represented in the ‘this-worldly’ segment of the Miraj, through the divine envoys assigned to each society. 

Similarly, during the heavenly stage of the Miraj, God appointed the Prophet saw to act on behalf of the whole of humankind; the Prophet saw was addressed as representing every human being, and the Divine purposes were elucidated to the Prophet saw with the intention that, through him saw, they would be disseminated to all humanity. The Prophet saw was made to tour ever-rising spheres, to witness the truths of the pillars of Islamic belief, and to behold the angels, heaven, and hell. God caused the Prophet saw to observe the beauty of His art and the perfection of His workmanship, evident throughout the universe, and especially visible in the existence of His creatures. The Prophet saw was then to return to humankind and inform it of: the greatness of the Creator, the true nature of creation, the authenticity of the realm of the hereafter, and the bestowal of the fundamentals of Islam - the foremost being the prescribed prayers. (F.n.: Bayhaqi, Dala’il al-Nubuwwa, iii, 406; al-Sunna al-Kubra, iv, 362.) Through the Miraj, the Prophet saw understood eternal happiness with absolute certainty, and brought it’s existence, and the steps to its attainment - through following the Divine Laws - as a gift to humankind.

The primary motive for the Miraj was to demonstrate the high standing of the Prophet saw to all creatures:

- No human being can [has been able to] travel across this planet or space without any form of mechanical device, and yet the Prophet saw traversed the cosmos and reached the highest heaven/La Makaan without such a vehicle. This unique accomplishment, which was more readily appreciated from the twentieth century onwards, with the onset of space exploration, testified to the human race of the Prophet’s saw eminence.

- By travelling with his saw earthly body through the heavens, the Prophet’s saw superiority over celestial creatures was exhibited to the inhabitants of the heavens.

- For the congregation prayer held in Jerusalem attended by all Prophets ams, God appointed the Prophet Muhammad saw to lead the prayer, thereby demonstrating his saw seniority over all other envoys.

Conclusion

On several occasions prior to the Miraj, God had granted to the Prophet saw vision of the wonders of nature, of the heavens, and hell, without requiring the Prophet saw to leave earth, as exemplified [given] in this Hadith/ for example:

“The Prophet saw performed Salaat Ul Kusuf. The Sahabah said: O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)! We saw that you made a move to take something in your blessed hand, then drew back. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Verily! Jannah [paradise] was presented before me and I decided to take a bunch of grapes from it (then I changed my decision) and if I had taken it, then you would have been eating from it until the end of the world and it would never have been finished.” (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No. 706)

Since the Prophet saw had access to knowledge and vision of the heavenly realm, from this earth itself, what was the objective of taking him on a tour of those worlds?

Immediately prior to the Miraj, the Prophet saw had been propagating his saw religion in Taif, but faced hostility. He saw was subjected to violence, and stones rained down on Him to the extent that His saw feet bled, and the blod clogged his saw shoes. It was in such circumstances that God summoned the Prophet saw to His Court, to console him saw and to reveal his saw status before all by demonstrating that the feet which were made to bleed are those feet that even the ‘Arsh of Almighty Allah kisses them and gains blessings from them. The Miraj is a gift from God to the Prophet (S.A.W) to show His rank and honor in the heavens and the earth. [[[REWORD LAST TWO SENTENCE]]]

Footnote:

God said in the Holy Qur’ān:

Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless, in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who Heareth and Seth (all things).[3]

This verse describes the important journey that Prophet saw made between the Prohibited Mosque in Mecca and the Temple in Jerusalem (referred to as the Farthest Mosque, Masjid al-Aqsā[4]), a journey that in one moment bridged three divinely-revealed religions.ew Paragraph

SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES

The Prophet saw was gifted with a wide spectrum/range/array of psychic powers and enhanced human qualities, in addition to the paranormal phenomena that constituted the miracles he saw performed. These abilities aided the Prophet's saw work, and for the reason because/that they transcended the laws of nature and lay beyond the powers of human beings, they also served to prove the veracity of his saw prophethood.

Psychic Powers abilities

These powers included:

Prophecy - The ability to foretell events, without using induction or deduction from known facts.

Retrocognition - The ability to supernaturally perceive or gain knowledge of past events.

Witnessing - The gift of being visited by high profile spiritual beings such as the archangel Gabriel as.

Clairvoyance - The ability to see objects and events that are taking place great distances away, 

Dream Telepathy - The ability to telepathically communicate with another person through dreams.

Celestial Communication - The ability to communicate with creatures or orders of existence beyond the visible, observable universe, such as angels, spirits, jinn, and other celestial beings

Enhance Human Attributes

Appearance - Holy Dread

         “Whoever saw him unexpectedly was 

         awestricken by him, but whoever came to

         know him, loved him.”

                                                The fourth Caliph Ali (al-Tirmidhi, no.3638)

The Prophet saw possessed Holy Dread (Haybah), a God-given quality that lead His saw companions to experience a reverential fear in the face of the his saw Prophetic Majesty. The Prophet’s saw grandeur and tremendousness overwhelmed his saw Companions and filled them with awe. The Prophetic aura radiated [of] Power, Magnificence, Incomparability, and Utter Unknowableness, it was both wonder-inspiring and fear-inspiring, and it was at once, bewildering and intoxicating. The imposing presence of the chief emissary of God was, unsurprisingly, one that could not but engender alarm and holy dread.

Appearance - Physical Attraction

The Prophet saw body contained features which significantly appealed to other human beings, and thus aided his saw missionary work. He saw possessed, for example, a muscular physique, white luminescent skin, large clear eyes, arched eye-brows, a wide smile, long flowing locks. He was regarded as more handsome, then the Prophet Joseph as, whose natural beauty is lauded in the Quran.

             "The Holy Prophet's (Sallallahu alaihi wa                    sallam) beauty has not been revealed

              completely to us. If it was done so, then

              our eyes would not be able to bear His

              sight.”

                      Imam Qustullani relates on the authority of Imam Qurtubi

                “Even if there were not, concerning him,

                  clear and evident signs, yet the sight of                    him would have told you the news.”

                                             Abd Allah ibn Rawaha al-Ansari -

                                             The great-grandson of the poet Imru' al-Qays

Speech

Two aspects of the Prophet’s saw speech are remarkable: (i) the manner of his saw speaking, and (ii) the source of/for the content of his saw speech:

Jawami ul-Kalim

The Prophet saw was an eminently effectual communicator who possessed the gift of Jawami ul-Kalim - a poetic way with words, enabling him to convey a considerable amount of information in a few words. (say much with only a few words/ the ability to give much information in a few words. To inculcate particularly significant points, the Prophet saw would repeat the information three times, and this practice together with the precision in his saw phrasing and rhythm, gave him saw tremendous [absolute] power over his saw auditors.

The Prophet’s saw closest Companion and the First Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr Siddiq, once raised the matter of Prophet’s saw mastery of oratory, with the Prophet saw: 

        “O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa                     sallam), I have toured the entire Arabian

         peninsula. I have heard the poets of                           Arabia but I have never heard anybody as

         eloquent as You.

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said,

           My Lord i.e. Allah SWT taught Me and brought                     Me up and how well has He taught Me. [FIND EXACT QUOTE FOR WHERE PUT SPEECH MARKS]

The Source

The Prophet saw did not talk [speak] out of personal desire, but was made to speak by God; and that which [what] he saw spoke, was not said on his saw own behalf, but the conveying of the Divine’s speech. The Prophet saw received instruction from God, and then he taught, for God was teaching the Prophet saw, causing him saw to speak, and teaching by means of him saw. The Divine origin [source] of the Prophet’s saw speech is affirmed in the Quran:

          “Nor does he speak from [his own]                              inclination. It is not but a revelation

          revealed.”                     

            Quran 53:3-4, 53:3-4) Surah Najm

This revelation is of two kinds:

Explicit Revelation.

In this case, the Prophet saw is merely an interpreter and announcer, with no share in the content. The Quran and certain Sacred Hadith are included in this type of Revelation.             

Implicit Revelation.

The essence of this is also based on Revelation or Inspiration from the Divine, but its explanation was left to the Prophet saw. To explain such Revelation, the Prophet saw depended on either, Revelation or Inspiration, or where necessary, he resorted to his saw own insight; in the latter case, the Prophet saw relied on the perceptive power given to him saw as part of his saw prophetic makeup, or, on occasions, he saw expounded certain Divine knowledge by utilising the faculties inherent in his saw purely human state, and articulated the understanding in accordance with locally accepted terminology [usage], custom, and the level of common comprehension.

The Prophet saw is inspired by God through the Holy Spirit – the Archangel Gabriel as??:

The Trustworthy Spirit descended with it [the revelation] upon your heart so that you would be among the warners in clear Arabic language.

Quran 26:192-194

And that We have inspired you [Muhammad] with a Spirit from Our Command. 

Quran 42:52

These verses illustrate the nature of the revelation which God has granted to the Prophet saw.

Firstly, this revelation is spiritual in nature and flows through the Holy Spirit that comes from God’s Command.

Secondly, the revelation comes upon the Prophet saw through his heart – the spiritual faculty of the human soul – and not in the form of sounds, words, or letters. The revelation is, thus, not a form of verbal dictation.

Thirdly, the verses show how whatever the Prophet saw says, does, or thinks is based on divine revelation or inspiration – not only the revealed Quran – but all of the Prophet’s saw speech and guidance is guided by God and not from human whims or desires. However, while explicit revelation, such as the delivery of Quranic verses, occurred at specific occasions only, implicit revelation such as related to the everyday [day-to-day] speech of the Prophet saw, is continuous and not discrete – it does not cease at one moment and resume at another – but continues like a stream.

departing from what is usual or normal especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of natu re

attributed to an invisible agent (such as a ghost or spirit)

--Multi-Directional Sight

The Prophet saw could see in all 6 directions simultaneously: front, back, right, left, above, and below. Nothing was hidden from his saw sight. He saw could, for example, see his saw companions at prayer, whilst he saw himself would also be praying and they would be behind him saw. He saw once exclaimed:           

“Do you think that I face the qiblah (and do not know what you are doing)? By Allah, your bowing and prostrating are not hidden from me; I can see you behind my back.”

(F.N. The Prophet saw quoted by/ Hadith from Sahih Bukhari /Al-Bukhaari (741) and Muslim (424) narrated from/ on the authority of Abu Hurayrah).

--Multi-Dimensional Vision                                                                                                                                

He saw was able to see the angels, the jinn, and the conditions of those who were deceased and in their graves - whom no body else from his companions could normally see. The Prophet saw would see all parts of the earth, and heaven and hell over the skies:

“Without doubt Allah SWT had placed the whole earth in front of Me and I saw its ends.”               

(Sahih Muslim Vol 2, Pg No: 390, Zujajatul Masabeeh, Vol 5, Pg No; 9)

“I have seen all the things of this universe from where I stood, to the extent that I have seen Heaven and hell also.”                                                                                                      (Sahih Bukhari Vol 1, Pg No: 126, Pg No: 18)

--Long Distance Hearing

Sounds from near and far were the same for the Prophet saw. Whilst seated on the earth, he would hear the ‘creaking’ of the sky:

”I see what you can’t, I hear what you can’t. The sky creaks and its creaking is necessary. For there is not a span of even a hand’s width that is not filled with angels prostrating before the Lord Almighty Allah SWT.” (Jame Tirmidhi, Vol 2, Pg No: 57)

Whenever any follower of the Prophet saw called out to him saw for assistance, irregardless of their distance from the Prophet saw, the Prophet saw could hear the call and help that follower. Ummul Momineen Hadhrat Maimoona (May Allah be well pleased with him) says that on a certain night, she heard the Prophet saw saying while in the washroom:

“You have been helped, You have been helped.” I asked Him (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) about this. He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) replied it was a person from Bani Ka’ab who requested Me for help.”

--Extended Periods Without Food or Liquids

The Prophet saw would often fast continuously for several days together, without consuming [any] food or drink. The Prophet’s saw Companions also attempted such extended fasting in emulation of Him saw, but became overcome [overwhelmed] with weakness and infirmity. The Prophet saw explained his saw ability to abstain from sustenance [m. meaning foods and drinks] was due to a form of nourishment received directly from God:

Who among you is like me? I spend my nights at my Lord’s. My Lord feeds me.

(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No. 1825)

-A Magnificent Nature

The Prophet saw possessed an immaculate, exemplary character, bestowed on him saw by God. The Quran describes the Prophet’s nature as “magnificent”:

       “Truly, You (O Muhammad!) are of a

         magnificent character.”

         (68:4)

Through the grace of God, the Prophet’s saw heart became infused with joy and overwhelmed by an inexpressible sweetness.

Once the Prophet’s saw followers were exposed to these wonderous qualities they were lost in them. The believers who had a deeper understanding of the Prophet saw, were pervaded by an overwhelming love for the Prophet saw. The Prophet saw was the Beloved of God, and now he saw also became the Beloved of God’s creation. The believers had an intense longing and yearning for the Prophet saw - a longing to behold the Prophet saw, and a yearning for nearness to the Prophet saw. This was a love which was greater than anything they had experienced before, and one which only a Divine Emissary could inspire.

Significantly, the Quran also refers to itself as “magnificent”. Fn1 “the magnificent Quran (15:87). The identically-termed praise, [undoubtedly,] signifies that the Prophet’s saw inner constitution was created in accordance with the personality traits espoused by the Quran.

The Prophet’s saw internalisation of these attributes, and their external manifestation, was perfect. The flawlessness of the Prophet’s saw disposition was essential for four reasons:

(i) As the supreme creation of God, his saw psychological makeup had to correspond to his saw superior standing;      (ii) To demonstrate the model human personality;                  (iii) Qualities such as an elevated morality, and a distinctly honourable comportment, would enhance his saw appeal to the intellect and emotions of his saw audience, and, thereby aid him saw in attracting the largest possible number of people to his saw faith;                                                                  (iv) The more a human being absorbs God’s ‘beautiful’ character traits, His Names and Attributes, the more their nature is transformed by His beauty, and the more God loves them. Hence, in order to become God’s most beloved creature, it was essential for the Prophet saw to completely embody the Divine Names and Attributes, and so to become the Quranic definition of the ‘ideal human’.

The distinguished nature of the Prophet saw was the cause of the conversion of many people to Islam. It was also the reason why hundreds of millions of followers have chosen to rise from being mere believers, to becoming committed practitioners of the faith’s obligatory and voluntary worships, rituals, and abstinences, as well as comprehensive emulaters of the Prophet’s saw personality.

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The signs of prophethood are only associated with the prophets and prove their veracity. They contravene natural phenomena , lie beyond the powers of human beings and jinns, and are incontestable.... signs proving the veraciousness of of the prophets ams .. God has made them the proof for the veracity of the person who offers them.

The idea that the human body can survive indefinitely without food is called inedia. Practitioners claim that by using various methods and techniques, they can function normally without traditional nourishment. In the Catholic faith, several saints and Jesus himself were known to live for extended periods of time without sustenance. New Paragraph