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Miracles of Prophet
Muhammad (peace
be upon him) 9 min read

By: Abu Ibraheem

The Prophets of Islam:

God’s Messengers to
Guide Humanity

Muslims believe that God sent many

prophets throughout history to guide
humanity. They taught people about the
pure creed of belief in the One God, ways
to worship Him and how to lead righteous
lives keeping in mind our purpose in life.
The prophets also informed humanity of
future events and things unseen, such as
the Day of Resurrection and the life
hereafter.

Proof of God’s Power

The prophets were all outstanding

examples of honesty and righteousness,
known for their pure character even
before being tasked with prophethood.
Therefore, their claims about the unseen
could be trusted due to their reputations
as being the most trustworthy of men. In
addition, God granted them miracles to
remove any doubts that they were sent by
God. These miracles were clearly
impossible for any human being to
perform without divine intervention, many
of which are mentioned in the Quran, the
holy book of Islam. One famous example
is the splitting of the Red Sea, which
allowed Moses and the Children of Israel
to Uee from the Pharaoh’s army.

A key point in
understanding the concept
of miracles in Islam is that
they all are a result of
God’s power and
permission, and not that of
human beings. God
mentions this several
times in the Quran, such as
in Jesus’ statement to his
people: “… I have come to
you with a sign from your
Lord: I will make the shape
of a bird for you out of clay,
then breathe into it and,
with God’s permission, it
will become a real bird; I
will heal the blind and the
leper, and bring the dead
back to life with God’s
permission…” (Quran 3:49).

The Wnal prophet, Muhammad (peace be

upon him), was given many miracles
throughout his life as well, and some of
these are mentioned below.

Splitting The Moon

One of the most dramatic miracles took

place in Mecca when the disbelievers
once challenged Muhammad (peace be
upon him) to perform a miracle. He was
inspired by God to point to the moon,
which split into two completely separate
halves. It remained that way for some
time, before eventually converging back
together. The disbelievers couldn’t believe
their eyes, calling it ‘magic’. However, this
miraculous supernatural event was a
crystal-clear sign that Muhammad (peace
be upon him) was indeed a prophet of
God.

Isra and Mairaj

Isra refers to the night journey

Muhammad (peace be upon him)
undertook with the Angel Gabriel,
traveling from Mecca to Jerusalem
shortly before his migration to Medina.
This was a miraculous event because it
was humanly impossible to travel this
distance in such a short period at the
time. From Jerusalem, Muhammad
(peace be upon him) ascended to the
heavens in what is called Mairaj where he
held communion with God. By the time
Muhammad (peace be upon
him) returned to Mecca, it was still night.

When he told his fellow

Meccans about his journey,
people laughed. However,
when Abu Bakr, a close
companion and the Qrst
caliph, was confronted
with this news by a
mocking crowd, he replied,
“If he says so, then it must
be true. And where is the
wonder of it? He tells me
revelations come to him
from Heaven to earth in
one hour of day or night,
and I know him to be
speaking the truth.”
Muhammad (peace be
upon him) also described
the caravans he had
overtaken on the way
home, where they were,
and when they might arrive
in Mecca – each arrived as
he had predicted and their
details matched his
descriptions as well.

Food

Once one of Muhammad’s (peace be

upon him) companions invited him and a
few others to a meal that could feed a
small group. The prophet accepted the
invitation and, to the host’s dismay, called
all thousand of his companions to join
him in the meal. Yet, Muhammad (peace
be upon him) personally served all of
them from the small dish until each one
ate his Wll. In the end, the tray of food
remained just as full as it was at the
beginning of the meal. This was an
amazing blessing and a clear miracle
from God, which happened many times
during his life.

Water

When Muhammad (peace be upon him)

and his companions were once travelling,
their water supply ran out. According to
one of his companions, the Prophet had a
small container of water in which he put
his hand and the “water started spouting
out between his Wngers like springs. So
we drank and performed ablution (ritual
cleansing) … even if we had been one
hundred thousand, that water would have
been succient for us. Anyhow, we were
1500.” Events similar to this also
occurred many times during
Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) life.

Healing The Sick

Muhammad (peace be upon

him) miraculously healed others as well.
He treated his cousin Ali when he was
inUicted with an eye infection. One of his
companions said, “The Prophet spat in
his eyes and invoked good on him, and be
became all right as if he had no ailment.”

Prayers Immediately
Answered

During a period of severe drought in

Arabia, one of Muhammad’s (peace be
upon him) companions beseeched him to
ask God to send rain. The prophet raised
his hands in prayer, and within moments
a cloud appeared in the horizon, coming
in their direction. One of his companions
stated, “When it came in the middle of the
sky, it spread and then rained. By God! We
could not see the sun for a week.” After
seven days of nonstop rain, a companion
of Muhammad (peace be upon
him) implored him to ask God to stop the
rain, as the constant downpour was
overwhelming. The prophet raised his
hands in supplication and moments later,
the sun gradually began to appear as the
clouds parted, moving away from the
area.

Tree Trunk Crying

The Prophet used to stand on a tree trunk

to deliver the Friday sermons. A
companion of his offered to build a
proper pulpit for him and the prophet
obliged. However, when he used it for the
Wrst time, a loud crying sound came from
the tree trunk. Many of Muhammad’s
(peace be upon him) companions
witnessed this Wrst-hand and heard what
sounded like a child crying. The prophet
descended from the pulpit and embraced
it until its weeping eventually subsided.
He then explained to his companions, “it
was crying for [missing] what it used to
hear of religious knowledge given near it.”
The ability to stir emotions in plants and
animals, including an inanimate object
as in this instance, was one of many
miracles granted to Muhammad (peace
be upon him).

Foretelling The Future

In addition to performing physical

miracles, Muhammad (peace be upon
him) also foretold many future events.
For example, he mentioned a time would
come when shepherds will compete in
constructing tall buildings. This prophecy
is clearly evident for all to observe as it
manifests itself in the Arab Gulf today.
Until just a century ago, the Arabs in the
Gulf region were in fact living a more
primitive “shepherd” lifestyle, as
compared to the rest of the world. This all
changed with the arrival of massive oil
wealth in the mid 20th century, with much
of the resulting wealth being invested in
erecting skyscrapers across the region.
There are many other similar miracles
performed by Muhammad (peace be
upon him) throughout his life that attest
to his extraordinary connection with God
and the truth of his prophethood.
However, hearing about these events later
isn’t as impactful as experiencing them in
person.

Out of God’s mercy and justice, He gave

Muhammad (peace be upon him), His
Wnal messenger to humanity, an
everlasting miracle which could be
appreciated by all people until the end of
time. That miracle is His Wnal revelation,
the Quran.

Everlasting Miracle

One of the miraculous aspects of the

Quran is its unparalleled literary
excellence. At the time of the Quran’s
revelation in the 7th century CE, Arabic
literature was at its peak. Unlike the
world’s great civilizations, which built
impressive monuments or established
vast empires, the Arabs prided
themselves in their literary excellence.

The Quran: A Literary

Masterpiece That
Defied Convention

Muhammad (peace be upon him) wasn’t

known to have composed poetry and was
actually illiterate. However, when God
tasked him with prophethood at the age
of 40 and began revealing the Quran to
him, the Arabs were mesmerized by the
supreme eloquence and unique rhythmic
style of its verses. It didn’t Wt traditional
poetic forms nor was it in the category of
prose. It was completely different and far
superior to any literary work known to
them. This wasn’t just the opinion of
Muhammad’s (peace be upon him)
followers; even one of his harshest
enemies, al-Waleed ibn al-Mugheerah,
reluctantly admitted to the Quran’s
greatness: “By God! The words brought
forth by this man are such as to be
incomparable with any of the others. By
God! His words possess a charming
sweetness and a particular beauty … it is
superior to all other discourses.”

A Book of Guidance
That Continues to
Inspire Millions

Since the time of Muhammad (peace be

upon him), Muslims have strived to
memorize the Quran, aided by its divine
style and Uow. Today, an estimated 10
million Muslims around the world have
memorized the entire book (most of them
being non-Arabs).

Even when reading a

translation of the original
Arabic, one is able to
connect with the Quran, a
book of guidance, on a
personal level. At Qrst, its
verses may seem to lack a
coherent structure, with
frequent transitions
between topics. However,
with further examination, it
reveals profound
underlying connections
and overall masterful
structure; stories repeat
themselves throughout,
but always emphasize a
different lesson for the
reader to extract. In fact,
successive readings
continue to yield more
insight and reXection.

In the end, another miraculous aspect of

the Quran is the fact that it has remained
unaltered since its revelation more than
1400 years ago. This, then, truly is the
Word of God, as it was revealed to
Muhammad (peace be upon him), who
had it scribed in his lifetime.

The Quran, indeed, is the greatest miracle

God gave to Muhammad (peace be upon
him) and humanity continues to beneWt
from its guidance even today.

Note: The “peace be upon him” next to

Prophet Muhammad represents the
invocation Muslims say as a form of
respect

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