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20-06-10, 22:42
The Nineteenth Letter(Part 6)
ANSWER:
Just as a heavy spring rainstorm activates and improves the various dispositions inherent in various vegetables, seeds and trees, making them bloom and flourish each in its own fashion, so to the disturbances that befell the Companions and their successors activated their various talents. It gave every group of them the fear that Islam was in danger, made them hurry to the protection of Islam, so that everyone within his means shouldered a function from among the various duties in the Muslim community and strove in atmost earnest. Each group fullfilled a different function, some working for the preservation of the prophetic traditions, some for the maintanence of the Qur'an and the truths of faith, and so on. Thus did they strive fervently in performing Islamic duties, thus did the flowers of different colors blossom forth, and thus were the seeds planted in the vast regions of the Muslim world and half of the globe changed into rose gardens. Sadly, with those roses, came the thorns of the deviant sects.
It was as if the Hand of Power had shaken that era with wrath, rotated it with intense vigor, electrified the men of zeal. And electrified by the centrifugal force of that movement, a great many enlightened expounders, luminous traditionists, gifted scholars, men of purity and poles of sainthood emigrated to the remote corners of the Muslim World. By causing this to come about, the Hand of Power inspires all the Muslims, from the East to the West, with enthusiasm, and awakened them to the treasures of the Qur'an. Now we return to our subject.
There are thousands of events that Allah's Messenger
predicted and that happened as he predicted. Here we will mention a few of them. The majority of those we will cite are agreed upon by the six well known and most authentic tradition books, particularly by Bukhari and Muslim. And many of them are classified as tawattur in meaning, while some others, on account of being verified by meticulous researchers, may also be considered to have the certainity of tawattur.
According to an authentic narration, Allah's Messenger said to his companions, "You will be victorious over all your enemies, will succeed in the conquest of Mecca, Khaybar, Damascus, Iraq, Persia and Jaresulam, and will share among yourselves the treasures of the rulers of the greatest empires, the Byzantine and the Persians." He did not say this as a matter of conjecture or personal opinion; he said it as if he had seen it, and what he said came true as perdicted, despite the fact that at the same time he had to migrate to Madina with a handfull of followers, with the rest of the world, including the environs of the Madina, hostile to him!
He also repeatedly declared, according to authentic and certain narrations, that Abu Bakr and Umar would outlive him and be his Calips, that they would act for Allah's sake and within the bounds of the pleasure of Allah and that of the prophet, that Abu Bakr's reign would be short,and that Umar would remain longer to succed in many conquests. Thus he said, "Incumbent upon you is following the path of those who come after me, Abu Bakr and Umar."
He also declared, "The earth was laid out before me, and its eastern and western extremities were displayed to me. The realm
of my nation shall extend over whatever was laid out before me." And his words proved to be true.
Again, according to an authentic and certain narration, he informed his companions about what was happening in the celebrated battle of Muta, near Damascus -at a distance of one month's journey from where he was- as if he were seeing his companions fighting in the battle, and said, "Zayd has taken the banner and been hit; now Ibn Rawaha has taken the banner and been hit; now Jafar has taken the banner and been hit; now one of Allah's swords [i.e., Khalid] has taken it." Two to three weeks later Ya'la b. Munabbih returned from the battle front. In his presence, Allah's Messenger described the details of the battle, and Ya'la swore by Allah that what had taken place at the battle was exactly the same as the prophet had described.
According to an authentic and certain narration, Allah's Messenger said, "After me, the Caliphate will last thirty years then it will be rapacious monarchy. The beginning of this affair is prophethood and mercy; then it will be mercy and caliphate; then it will be rapacious monarchy; then it will be arrogance and tyranny."
He thus predicted the sixth month long caliphate of Hasan, the period of four Chaliphs, and following that, the transition of Caliphate to monarchy and monarchy's being beset by intrigues and tyranny. This is exactly what later occured.
Again, according to an authentic narration, he declared, "Uthman will be killed while reading the Qur'an, and it may be that Allah will cause him to be dressed in a shirt at that time. His deposal may also be sought." These events, too, all took place exactly as predicted. Again, according to an authentic narration, he foretold the characteristics of the Umayyad dynasty and the tyrannical rule rule of many of its monarchs, including Yazid and Walid, and Muawiya's taking the leadership of Muslims. He advised justice and gentleness, and said, "When ruling, act with forebearence." He predicted that the Abbasid dynasty would emerge after the Umayyads to remain in power for a long time, and said, "The Abbasids will come forth with black banners and rule for many
times more than they [the Umayyads] rule." All these predictions proved to be true.
According to an authentic narration, Allah's Messenger also said, "Woe to the Arabs for the evil that has drawn near," suggesting the dreadful disorders to be caused by Jenghiz and Hulagu, and their destruction of the Abbasid dynsty. All this proved to be true. According to an authentic narration, when Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas was gravely ill, the Prophet said to him, "It may be that you will be spared so that some may bebefit by you, and others be harmed by you," thus predicting that he would be a great commander winning many victories, that many peoples would benefit from him by entering the fold of Islam, while others would be destroyed by him. His words proved to be true; Sa'd led the Muslim armies, wiped out the Persian Empire, and caused many people to reach guidance, the path of Islam.
Also according to an authentic narration, when the Negus, the Ethiopian ruler, who had accepted faith earlier, died in the seventh year of Hijra, Allah's Messenger informed his companions about it; he even performed funeral prayers for him. One week later came the news confirming the death of the Negus on the very same as the Prophet had seen it.
According to an authentic narration, when Allah's Messenger was with his closest four companions on the top of Mount Uhud (or Hira), the mountain began to tremble. He said "Steady! For on you are a prophet, a siddiq [title given to Abu Bakr meaning 'veracious'] and three martyrs." He thus foretold the martyrdom of Umar, Uthman and Ali. It too proved to true.
Now O unfortunate, heartless, wretched man who says that Muhammad was only a wise person and then closes his eyes to that sun of truth! Of all his fifteen different kinds of miracle, you have thus far heard only the hundredth part of one kind, that relating to his predictions which has in effect the certainty of tawatur. To discover future events with one's own sagacity and thus succeed even in one hundredth part of the Prophet's predictions, one would have to be of the highest genius. Even if we merely called him a genius as you call him, could such a man with the sagacity of a hundred geniuses have ever perceived anything false? Or could he have ever stooped to giving false information? Not to heed the word of such a hudredfold genius concerning happiness in both worlds is therefore the sign of a hundredfold madness.
ANSWER:
Just as a heavy spring rainstorm activates and improves the various dispositions inherent in various vegetables, seeds and trees, making them bloom and flourish each in its own fashion, so to the disturbances that befell the Companions and their successors activated their various talents. It gave every group of them the fear that Islam was in danger, made them hurry to the protection of Islam, so that everyone within his means shouldered a function from among the various duties in the Muslim community and strove in atmost earnest. Each group fullfilled a different function, some working for the preservation of the prophetic traditions, some for the maintanence of the Qur'an and the truths of faith, and so on. Thus did they strive fervently in performing Islamic duties, thus did the flowers of different colors blossom forth, and thus were the seeds planted in the vast regions of the Muslim world and half of the globe changed into rose gardens. Sadly, with those roses, came the thorns of the deviant sects.
It was as if the Hand of Power had shaken that era with wrath, rotated it with intense vigor, electrified the men of zeal. And electrified by the centrifugal force of that movement, a great many enlightened expounders, luminous traditionists, gifted scholars, men of purity and poles of sainthood emigrated to the remote corners of the Muslim World. By causing this to come about, the Hand of Power inspires all the Muslims, from the East to the West, with enthusiasm, and awakened them to the treasures of the Qur'an. Now we return to our subject.
There are thousands of events that Allah's Messenger
predicted and that happened as he predicted. Here we will mention a few of them. The majority of those we will cite are agreed upon by the six well known and most authentic tradition books, particularly by Bukhari and Muslim. And many of them are classified as tawattur in meaning, while some others, on account of being verified by meticulous researchers, may also be considered to have the certainity of tawattur.
According to an authentic narration, Allah's Messenger said to his companions, "You will be victorious over all your enemies, will succeed in the conquest of Mecca, Khaybar, Damascus, Iraq, Persia and Jaresulam, and will share among yourselves the treasures of the rulers of the greatest empires, the Byzantine and the Persians." He did not say this as a matter of conjecture or personal opinion; he said it as if he had seen it, and what he said came true as perdicted, despite the fact that at the same time he had to migrate to Madina with a handfull of followers, with the rest of the world, including the environs of the Madina, hostile to him!
He also repeatedly declared, according to authentic and certain narrations, that Abu Bakr and Umar would outlive him and be his Calips, that they would act for Allah's sake and within the bounds of the pleasure of Allah and that of the prophet, that Abu Bakr's reign would be short,and that Umar would remain longer to succed in many conquests. Thus he said, "Incumbent upon you is following the path of those who come after me, Abu Bakr and Umar."
He also declared, "The earth was laid out before me, and its eastern and western extremities were displayed to me. The realm
of my nation shall extend over whatever was laid out before me." And his words proved to be true.
Again, according to an authentic and certain narration, he informed his companions about what was happening in the celebrated battle of Muta, near Damascus -at a distance of one month's journey from where he was- as if he were seeing his companions fighting in the battle, and said, "Zayd has taken the banner and been hit; now Ibn Rawaha has taken the banner and been hit; now Jafar has taken the banner and been hit; now one of Allah's swords [i.e., Khalid] has taken it." Two to three weeks later Ya'la b. Munabbih returned from the battle front. In his presence, Allah's Messenger described the details of the battle, and Ya'la swore by Allah that what had taken place at the battle was exactly the same as the prophet had described.
According to an authentic and certain narration, Allah's Messenger said, "After me, the Caliphate will last thirty years then it will be rapacious monarchy. The beginning of this affair is prophethood and mercy; then it will be mercy and caliphate; then it will be rapacious monarchy; then it will be arrogance and tyranny."
He thus predicted the sixth month long caliphate of Hasan, the period of four Chaliphs, and following that, the transition of Caliphate to monarchy and monarchy's being beset by intrigues and tyranny. This is exactly what later occured.
Again, according to an authentic narration, he declared, "Uthman will be killed while reading the Qur'an, and it may be that Allah will cause him to be dressed in a shirt at that time. His deposal may also be sought." These events, too, all took place exactly as predicted. Again, according to an authentic narration, he foretold the characteristics of the Umayyad dynasty and the tyrannical rule rule of many of its monarchs, including Yazid and Walid, and Muawiya's taking the leadership of Muslims. He advised justice and gentleness, and said, "When ruling, act with forebearence." He predicted that the Abbasid dynasty would emerge after the Umayyads to remain in power for a long time, and said, "The Abbasids will come forth with black banners and rule for many
times more than they [the Umayyads] rule." All these predictions proved to be true.
According to an authentic narration, Allah's Messenger also said, "Woe to the Arabs for the evil that has drawn near," suggesting the dreadful disorders to be caused by Jenghiz and Hulagu, and their destruction of the Abbasid dynsty. All this proved to be true. According to an authentic narration, when Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas was gravely ill, the Prophet said to him, "It may be that you will be spared so that some may bebefit by you, and others be harmed by you," thus predicting that he would be a great commander winning many victories, that many peoples would benefit from him by entering the fold of Islam, while others would be destroyed by him. His words proved to be true; Sa'd led the Muslim armies, wiped out the Persian Empire, and caused many people to reach guidance, the path of Islam.
Also according to an authentic narration, when the Negus, the Ethiopian ruler, who had accepted faith earlier, died in the seventh year of Hijra, Allah's Messenger informed his companions about it; he even performed funeral prayers for him. One week later came the news confirming the death of the Negus on the very same as the Prophet had seen it.
According to an authentic narration, when Allah's Messenger was with his closest four companions on the top of Mount Uhud (or Hira), the mountain began to tremble. He said "Steady! For on you are a prophet, a siddiq [title given to Abu Bakr meaning 'veracious'] and three martyrs." He thus foretold the martyrdom of Umar, Uthman and Ali. It too proved to true.
Now O unfortunate, heartless, wretched man who says that Muhammad was only a wise person and then closes his eyes to that sun of truth! Of all his fifteen different kinds of miracle, you have thus far heard only the hundredth part of one kind, that relating to his predictions which has in effect the certainty of tawatur. To discover future events with one's own sagacity and thus succeed even in one hundredth part of the Prophet's predictions, one would have to be of the highest genius. Even if we merely called him a genius as you call him, could such a man with the sagacity of a hundred geniuses have ever perceived anything false? Or could he have ever stooped to giving false information? Not to heed the word of such a hudredfold genius concerning happiness in both worlds is therefore the sign of a hundredfold madness.