A. Miraculous
Signs of Prophethood during the Meccan Era:
The Event of the
Elephant:
This
miraculous event was an antecedent to the mission of Muhammad (peace be upon
him). The Christians of Abyssinia who dwelt in Yemen intended to pull down the
Ka’bah in revenge for their own church, which had been abused by some Arabs.
They set out for Mecca accompanied by an elephant to demolish the Ka’bah. Allah
(SWT) turned them back empty-handed and destroyed them. The event took place
the year the Prophet (peace be upon him) was born.
Allah
(SWT) revealed a Surah in His Holy Book describing this wonderful event when
Allah (SWT) destroyed the companions of the elephant in a way unexpected by the
listener, for Allah (SWT) prevented the elephant from entering Mecca[39]
and sent against the aggressors birds carrying stones of baked clay that
devastated them. Allah (SWT) says: “Do you not see how
your Lord dealt with the companions of the Elephant? Did He not make their
treacherous plan go astray? And He sent against them flights of birds striking them with stones of baked clay. Then He made them
like an empty field of stalks and straw (of which the corn) has been eaten up.”
(CV: 1-5)
So,
this event was an antecedent to the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon
him). Ibn Taymiyah said: “Those neighboring the Sacred House (Ka’bah) were
polytheists worshipping idols. Christianity was better than their religion;
therefore, it is understood that this miraculous event was not for the sake of
the neighbors of the Sacred House at that time but for the sake of the House
itself, or for the sake of the Prophet (peace be upon him), who was born in
that year near the House, or for the sake of both of them. No matter which of
them was intended, it was one of the Signs of his Prophethood, for no other nation
of other religions perform pilgrimage to this House and face it on performing
prayers except the Ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him); therefore, Allah
destroyed the Christians, the people of churches, who wanted to pull down the
Ka’bah. Thus it is proved that the Ummah of Muhammad (peace upon him) are
superior to the Christians, which entails that their Prophet (peace be upon
him) was truthful with respect to what he conveyed from his Lord.”[40]
The Splitting of the Moon:
The
infidels of Mecca asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) to show them a sign
proving the truthfulness of his Prophethood. Anas (may Allah be pleased with
him) said: “The people of Mecca asked Allah’s
Messenger (peace be upon him) to show them a sign (indicating the truthfulness
of his Prophethood). So, he showed them the moon split in two halves and they
saw the mount of Hira’[41]
between them.”[42]
‘Abdullah
Ibn Mas’ud said: “The moon split while we were with
the Prophet (peace be upon him). It became two parts. He said to us: “Bear
witness! Bear witness!”[43]
In another narration he said that they were with the
Prophet (peace be upon him) in Mina when it split.[44]
‘Abdullah
Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: “The moon split at the
time of the Prophet (peace be upon him).”[45]
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar said: “The moon split at the time of Allah’s Messenger
(peace be upon him) and he said: “Bear witness!”[46]
The Holy Qur’an mentioned this event in the Verse: “The
Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon was cleft asunder.” (LIV: 1)
Yet the infidels disbelieved this great sign and claimed that it was mere
sorcery.[47]
Ibn Hajar said: “The story of the splitting of the moon occurred in the Hadith
narrated by Ali, Hudhaifah, Jabir Ibn Mut’im and Ibn ‘Umar, etc.”
Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said:
“This Hadith was narrated by a large group of Companions, and a similar group
of Tabi’in narrated it on their authority till it reached us. Moreover, the
event is verified by the Holy Verse; therefore, it cannot be denied.”
Al-Khitabi said: “The splitting
of the moon is a great sign that can hardly be equaled to any of the signs of
the Prophets, for it appeared in the sky outside the realm of the nature of
this world of habitual phenomena. It is not something that can be achieved by
any means; therefore, its use as a proof is more conspicuous.”[48],[49]
Allah’s Protection of the
Prophet:
A. The angels guard the
Prophet (peace be upon him)
Abu Huraira (may
Allah be pleased with him) said: “Once Abu Jahl asked (those near him): ‘ Does
Muhammad still rub his face against earth among you?’ ‘Yes, he does,’ they
answered. He then said: ‘By Lat and ‘Uzza, if I see him doing that, I will
tread on his neck or bury his face with earth.’ A short while later Allah’s
Messenger (peace be upon him) came and started praying. Abu Jahl intended to
tread on his neck, but those present were surprised to see him suddenly turn
back (in fear and amazement) trying to protect himself with his hands. When he
was asked why he had done so, he answered: ‘Truly, between him and me is a
trench filled with fire, and something horrible and some wings.’ Allah’s
Messenger (peace be upon him) the said: ‘If he had approached me, the angels
would have torn him into pieces.’” This is indicated in the Saying of Allah (SWT):
“Have you (O Muhammad) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who
prevents a slave when he prays? Tell me, if he (Muhammad) is on the guidance
(of Allah)? Or enjoins piety? Tell me if he (the disbeliever, Abu Jahl) denies
(the truth, i.e. this Qur'an), and turns away? Knows he not that Allah does see
(what he does)? Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the
forelock, a lying, sinful forelock! Then, let him call upon his council (of
helpers), We will call the Keepers of Hell (to deal with him)! Nay! (O
Muhammad)! Do not obey him (Abu Jahl). Fall prostrate and draw near to Allah!” (LCVI:
9-19)[50]
B. Allah’s protection of
His Messenger against somebody that tried to kill him:
An
example of the way Allah protected the Prophet (peace be upon him) during the
Medinan era is given by Jabir Ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both),
who narrated that he fought in a Ghazwa towards Najd along with Allah's
Messenger (peace be upon him) and when Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)
returned, he too returned with him. The time of the afternoon nap overtook them
when they were in a valley full of thorny trees. Allah's Messenger (peace be
upon him) dismounted and the people dispersed amongst the thorny trees, seeking
the shade of the trees. Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) took shelter
under a Samura tree and hung his sword on it. Jabir added: “We slept for a
while when Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) suddenly called us, and we
went to him to find a Bedouin sitting with him. Allah's Messenger (peace be
upon him) said: ‘This (Bedouin) took my sword out of
its sheath while I was asleep. When I woke up, the naked sword was in his hand
and he said to me: ‘Who can save you from me?’ I replied thrice: ‘Allah.’
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) did not punish him (for that) and the man
sat down.”[51]
In another narration[52]: “His sword slipped from his hand. Allah's Messenger (peace
be upon him) took the sword and said: ‘Now, who will save you from me?’ The man
said: ‘Will you be the most generous forgiver!’ The Messenger (peace be upon
him) said: ‘Will you testify that there is no God but Allah and that I am
Allah’s Messenger?’ He replied: ‘No! But I promise you that I will not fight
against you, nor will I support those who fight
you,’ whereupon he released him to return (to his tribe) and say to them: ‘I
have just come to you from the best of mankind.’”
C. The story of the
poisoned sheep:
When
the Prophet (peace be upon him) conquered Khaibar a Jewish woman presented a
(roasted) sheep to him after poisoning it. The Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: “Collect for me all the Jews present in this
area.” (When they were gathered) Allah's Apostle said to them: ‘I am going to
ask you about something; will you tell me the truth?’ They replied: ‘Yes, O Abu
al-Qasim!’ Allah's Messenger said to them: ‘Who is your father?’ They said,
‘Our father is so-and-so.’ Allah's Messenger said: ‘You have told a lie, for
your father is so-and-so.’ They said: ‘No doubt, you have said the truth and
done the correct thing.’ He again said to them: ‘If I ask you about something;
will you tell me the truth?’ They replied: ‘Yes, O Abu al-Qasim! And if we
should tell a lie you will know it as you have known it regarding our father.’
Allah's Messenger then asked: ‘Who are the people of the (Hell) Fire?’ They
replied: ‘We will remain in the (Hell) Fire for a while and then you (Muslims)
will replace us in it’ Allah's Messenger said to them: ‘You will abide in it
with ignominy. By Allah, we shall not replace you in it at all.’ Then he asked
them again: ‘If I ask you something, will you tell me the truth?’ They replied:
‘Yes.’ He asked; ‘Have you put the poison in this roasted sheep?’ They replied:
‘Yes,’ He asked: ‘What made you do that?’ They
replied: ‘We intended to learn if you were a liar in which case we would be
relieved from you, and if you were a prophet then it would not harm you.’[53]
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) had eaten of the sheep and so had Bishr Ibn
al-Bara’ Ibn Ma’rur. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Raise your hands for it (the sheep) has told me it is
poisoned.” Bishr Ibn al-Bara’ died then.[54]
The
event of Isra’ and Mi’raj:
Allah
(SWT) says: “Glory to (Allah) Who did take His Servant
for a journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Furthest (Aqsa) Mosque,
whose precincts We blessed, in order that We might show him some of Our Signs:
for He is the One Who hears and sees (all things).” (XVII: 1)
Allah (SWT) moved His
Prophet in a single night from Mecca to Jerusalem and then raised him to heaven
to bring him back to Mecca al-Mukarramah the next morning. At that time it
would have been impossible to cover the distance from Mecca to Jerusalem to and
fro in less than one month. The Quraish tested the Prophet (peace be upon him)
concerning this event:
Jabir
Ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that he heard Allah’s
Messenger (peace be upon him) saying: “When the
Quraish did not believe me, I remained in the Hijr and Allah showed me
Jerusalem clearly and I started telling them about its signs while I was
looking at it.”[55]
In the narration of ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas we read: “After
he described the Aqsa Mosque to them they said: ‘By Allah, his description is
correct.’”[56]
Allah’s support of His
Messenger during the immigration (hijra):
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companion Abu Bakr set out as immigrants to
the Prophet’s city (Medina) to hide for three days in Thawr Cave. The
polytheists went up to the cave looking for the Prophet (peace be upon him) and
Abu Bakr, but Allah protected His Prophet and Abu Bakr from them. Abu Bakr
said: “While we were in the cave I said to the Prophet (peace be upon him):
‘Should any one of them look at his own feet he would see us below his feet.’
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘O Abu Bakr!
What do you think of two persons with Allah being the third of them?’”[57]
The Qur’an refers to this in the Saying of Allah (SWT): “If you do not help him (Muhammad)
(it does not matter), for Allah did indeed help him when the unbelievers
drove him out the second of the two when they were in the cave and he said to
his Companion: ‘Have no fear for Allah is with us.’ Then Allah sent down His
peace and tranquility[58]
upon him and strengthened him with forces (angels) that you saw not and humbled to the
depths the word of the unbelievers. But
the Word of Allah is exalted to the heights, for Allah is All-Mighty,
All-Wise.” (IX: 40)
On
their way to Medinah Suraqah Ibn Malik followed them on a horseback till he was
about to reach them. Allah’s Messenger
(peace be upon him) did not look around to see him, but Abu Bakr (may
Allah be pleased with him)
looked
around a lot. The Prophet (peace be upon him) cursed him whereupon his horse stumbled and threw him down. He
then got up and got on his horse, but the forelegs of the horse sank into the
ground up to the knees. He again fell down from it. He spurred on it and it got
up but could hardly bring out its forelegs. When it stood up upright its
forelegs raised brilliant dust in the sky like smoke. Then he addressed them
granting them security and so they stopped for him. Suraqa said: “When I
suffered so much from being kept away from them I realized that Allah’s
Messenger would triumph. I then offered them food and stuff but they took
nothing from me and did not ask me anything but he said: ‘Keep our affair
secret.’” Suraqa then went back and discouraged those who intended to pursue
the Prophet (peace be upon him) and Abu Bakr by saying to them: “You have been
spared the effort.” He met no one but would turn him back.[59]
B. Miraculous Signs of Prophethood during the Medinan
Era:
Miracles during Badr
Expedition:
After the infidels drove
the Muslims out of their homes and property the battle of Badr was the first
major armed encounter between belief and disbelief. The infidels of the Quraish
came out arrogantly, proudly and recklessly to protect their commercial caravan
from the Muslims’ attack.
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions got ready to fight the few
guards of the caravan. The polytheists had already prepared for war. They were
about 1000 in number with seventy horsemen. The Muslim army did not exceed 319
men with two horsemen only. Since the armies were not equal and the encounter
between them was inevitable, Allah (SWT) supported the Muslim army and the
Prophethood with miraculous signs disagreeing with familiar phenomena. Among
such miracles are the following:
a.
Sending down rain on them:
Allah
(SWT) sent down from the sky water that was mercy upon the faithful. Allah
(SWT) says: “…and He caused rain to descend on you from
heaven to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of Satan, to
strengthen your hearts and to plant your feet firmly therewith.” (VIII:
11) Allah (SWT) mentions that He sent down rain
upon the faithful for four reasons: ritual purification, elimination of the
devilish insinuation of Satan, strengthening their hearts and consolidating the
sandy ground at Badr so that the feet of the faithful might keep firm while
walking. Mujahid said: “Allah sent down rain to abate the dust and so the
ground became firm and they had peace of mind and their feet got firm.”[60]
‘Urwah Ibn al-Zubair said: “Allah caused rain to descend while the valley was
of soft loose soil. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and his
Companions were provided with what made the ground firm and did not prevent
them from walking, whereas the Quraish were provided with what prevented them
from traveling.”[61]
The rainwater was behind the
elimination of the insinuation of Satan that wanted to discourage the faithful
to fight after they had experienced Ihtilam (being in a state of major ritual
impurity in sleep), for they performed their payers while in a state of major
ritual impurity (junub). When it rained the water was available for them to
take a bath and get rid of the state of that impurity. Thus Allah removed
therewith the stain of Satan.[62]
Modern science has proved that the cardiac muscles are
muscular fibers, in the shape of threads wrapping the heart longitudinally and
horizontally. When adrenaline is secreted it causes the cardiac muscles to
relax and consequently these fibers and ropes relax also and the limbs get
trembling. It has been found that the fastest means to reduce adrenaline is by
spraying the body with water to make the heart tightly tied by the muscular
fibers through the contraction of the muscles, thus removing the relaxation.
The feet would get firmer and would no longer tremble. Allah (SWT) says: “…and to strengthen your hearts, and make your feet firm thereby.”
(VIII: 11)
A.
Reducing the number of one party in the sight of the other
Among the Signs of Allah (SWT) in
this battle is that He caused each party to see the number of the members of
the other party less than the actual number. The purpose of Allah (SWT) was
that the battle should take place and that the truth should triumph over
falsehood. Allah (SWT) says: “And (remember) when you
met (the army of the disbelievers on the Day of the battle of Badr), He showed
them to you as few in your eyes and He made you appear as few in their eyes, so
that Allah might accomplish a matter already ordained (in His Knowledge), and
to Allah return all matters (for decision).” (VIII: 44)
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas said: “When the people (fighting
parties) came close together, Allah reduced the Muslims in the sight of the
polytheists and reduced the polytheists in the sight of the Muslims.”[63]
B. Sending down angels to fight on the
side of the faithful.
Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them
both) said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) looked at the polytheists on
the Day of Badr and they were one thousand, while his Companions were 300 odd
men. Raising his hands and facing the Qibla, till his cloak fell from his
shoulders, he supplicated Allah (SWT) for victory over the polytheists, saying:
“O Allah! I request You (to fulfill) Your contract and
promise. O Allah! (If You wished that the Believers be destroyed), You would
never be worshipped henceforth.” So Abu Bakr came to him and said: “O
Prophet of Allah, this prayer of yours to your Lord will suffice you, and He
will fulfill for you what He has promised you.” So Allah, the Glorious and
Exalted, revealed (the Qur'anic verse): ‘When you
appealed to your Lord for help, He responded to your call (saying): ‘I will help
you with one thousand angels coming in succession.’” (VII: 9)[64]
The Prophet was wearing his armor and then went out reciting: “Their multitude will be put to flight and they will show
their backs.” (LIV: 45)[65]
Then Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)
showed the sites where each of the polytheists would be killed, saying: “This is the place where so and so will be killed tomorrow,
Allah willing; this is the place where so and so will be killed tomorrow, Allah
willing.” He placed his hand on the earth (saying here and here). All
that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) had said came true.[66]
Allah (SWT)
supported the Muslims in that expedition with one thousand noble angels to
fight along with the faithful and inspired them to keep the faithful firm and
promised that He would fill the infidels’ hearts with terror. Allah (SWT) says:
“(Remember) when your Lord inspired the angels:
'Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who
have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have
disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite all their fingers-tips
off them.’” (VIII: 12)
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased
with them both) said that on the Day of Badr the Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: “This is Gabriel holding the head of his horse
and equipped with war material.”[67]
Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with
them both) said: “While on that day a Muslim was
chasing a disbeliever who was going ahead of him, he heard over him the
swishing of the whip and the voice of the rider saying: ‘Go ahead, Haizum!’ He
glanced at the polytheist who had (then) fallen down on his back. When he
looked at him (carefully he found that) there was a scar on his nose and his
face was torn as if it had been lashed with a whip, and had turned completely
green. An Ansari came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and related
this (event) to him. He said: ‘You have told the truth. This was the help from
the third heaven.’”[68]
Abu Dawud al-Mazini said: ‘While I was chasing a
polytheist to strike him, his head fell down before my sword reached him. I
realized that somebody else had killed him.”[69]
A man from the Ansar (Helpers) brought Al-‘Abbas Ibn
‘Abd al-Muttalib as a war prisoner. Al-‘Abbas said: “By Allah this (man) has
not captured me, but rather a bald man with the most handsome face and riding a
piebald horse has captured me. I do not see such a man among the people
present.” The Ansari said: “O Allah’s Messenger! I have captured him.” Allah’s
Messenger said: “Keep quiet! Allah supported you with
a noble angel.”[70]
Al-Rabi’ Ibn Anas said: “On the Day of Badr people
would differentiate those killed by the angels from those killed by them by
observing the traces of striking over the necks and cutting off finger-tips with
the mark of something burned with fire.”[71]
The battle ended with the defeat of the polytheists,
seventy of whom were killed and seventy more captured in a short while, with
the Grace of Allah.
Gabriel said to the Prophet (peace be upon
him): “How do you regard the men of Badr among yourselves?” He said: “As the
best of the Muslims.” Gabriel said: “And so do we regard the angels who
assisted at Badr.”[72]
C.
Casting sleepiness on the faithful
The Companions worried about their small number in
opposition to the large number of their enemy. Allah (SWT) cast on them
sleepiness to comfort them. Allah (SWT) says: “(Remember)
when He covered you with a slumber as security from Him….” (VIII: 11)
The same situation occurred at Uhud Battle. Abu Talha
said: “I was among those who were overwhelmed with slumber on the Day of Uhud.
My sword fell down from my hand several times. It would fall down and I would
pick it up.”[73]
Ibn Kathir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “This was out of Allah’s
Favor, Mercy and Grace upon them,” as Allah (SWT) says:
“So verily, with hardship, there is relief. Verily, with hardship, there is
relief.” (LCIV: 5-6)
‘Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud said: “Sleepiness in fighting is
comfort from Allah; in the prayer, it is from Satan.”[74]
The fight of the angels on the side of the Prophet
(peace be upon him) in the Battle of Uhud
Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him)
said: “I saw Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) on the Day of Uhud with two
men fighting on his side vigorously. They were clad in white garments. I had
not seen them before, nor did I see them later on.” He meant Gabriel and
Michael (peace be upon them).[75]
Allah’s support of the Messenger with wind and angels
in the Battle of al-Ahzab (the Confederates)
The disbelieving Confederates gathered to fight
against the Prophet (peace be upon him). They were about 10000. They conspired
with the Jews dwelling in the east of Medina to fight against the Prophet
(peace be upon him) and his Companions. The Muslims, who dug a trench
separating them from the infidels, were in a difficult situation. The infidels
besieged Medina for about a month.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) supplicated his Lord
for victory over the conspirators against Islam. He said: “O Lord, You Who has revealed the Book and Who is swift in
calling to accounts, defeat the Confederates. Our Lord, defeat them and cause
them to tremble.”[76]
Allah (SWT) responded to the supplication of His
Messenger (peace be upon him) and sent against the Confederates a violent wind
that badly disturbed them, and forces that shook them. Besides, Allah brought
about dismay among them and thus they decided to depart leaving the City of the
Prophet (Medina).
Hudhaifah (may
Allah be pleased with him) said: “I was with the
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) on the night of the Battle of al-Ahzab
and we were gripped by a violent wind and severe cold. Allah’s Messenger (peace
be him) said: ‘Hark, the man who (goes reconnoitering and) brings me the news
of the enemy shall be ranked with me on the Day of Judgment.’ We all kept quiet
and none of us responded to him. He repeated this statement for the second and
third times but nobody responded (because of fear, cold and hunger). Then he
said: ‘Get up, Hudhaifah. Bring me the news of the enemy but do not provoke
them against me.’ When he called me by name I had no choice but to get up. When I left him, I felt warm as if I were
walking in a heated bath until I reached them. I saw Abu Sufyan warming his
back against fire. I put an arrow in the middle of the bow intending to shoot
at him, but I recalled the words of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) ‘Do
not provoke them against me.’ Had I shot at him, I would have hit him. I heard
him shouting: ‘Let us depart! Let us depart!’ I gathered courage and sneaked
into the army. Behold! The nearest people to me were Banu ‘Amir (tribe), who
were shouting: ‘Let us depart! Let us depart, O Banu ‘Amir! It is futile for
you to stay here.’ Wind was confined to their army without extending one span
further. By Allah, I heard the sound of stones striking their tents and
furniture and the wind blowing against hem. Then I returned to Allah’s
Messenger (peace be upon him). While I was in the middle of the way or
thereabout I met about twenty horsemen wearing turbans. They said: ‘Tell your
Companion (Allah’s Messenger) that Allah has spared him (the trouble of
fighting).’ I returned to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and (felt warm
as if) I were walking in a heated bath. I caught cold when I returned and felt
very cold. I told Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) about the people (the
enemy) and that I had left them departing. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon
him) wrapped me in a blanket that he had in excess to his own requirement and
with which he used to cover himself while performing his prayers. He used to
perform prayers when he faced a difficult situation. So I continued sleeping
until it was morning. When it was morning Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)
said: ‘Get up, O heavy sleeper.’”[i][77]
Allah (SWT)
revealed the story of this event, mentioning the state of the faithful, the
hypocrites and the People of the Scripture in it, and how victory was
accomplished. Allah (SWT) says: “O you who believe!
Remember Allah’s Favor to you, when there came against you hosts, and We sent
against them a wind and forces that you saw not [i.e. troops of angels during
the battle of al-Ahzâb (the Confederates)]. And Allah is All-Seer of what you
do. When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the
eyes grew wild and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harboring
doubts about Allah. There, the believers were tried and shaken with a mighty
shaking. And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was a disease (of
doubts) said: ‘Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!’ And
when a party of them said: ‘O people of Yathrib (Medina)! There is no stand
(possible) for you (against the enemy’s attack!) Therefore go back!’ And a band
of them ask for permission of the Prophet saying: ‘Truly, our homes are bare
and exposed’ though they were not exposed. They but wished to flee.” (XXXIII:
9-13)
Allah (SWT) also
says: “And when the believers saw al-Ahzâb (the
Confederates), they said: ‘This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised
us’, and Allah and His Messenger had spoken the truth, and it only added to
their faith and to their submissiveness (to Allah). Among the believers are men
who have been true to their covenant with Allah [i.e. they have gone out for
Jihad (holy fighting), and showed not their backs to the disbelievers], of them
some have fulfilled their obligations (i.e. have been martyred), and some of
them are still waiting, but they have never changed [i.e. they never proved
treacherous to their covenant which they concluded with Allah] in the least.
That Allah may reward the men of truth for their truth and punish the
hypocrites if He will or accept their repentance by turning to them in Mercy.
Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And Allah drove back those who
disbelieved in their rage; they gained no advantage. Allah spared the believers
the fighting (by sending against the disbelievers a severe wind and troops of
angels). And Allah is All-Strong, Almighty. And those of the people of the
Scripture who backed them (the disbelievers) Allah brought them down from their
forts and cast terror into their hearts, (so that) a group (of them) you
killed, and a group (of them) you made captives. And He caused you to inherit
their lands, and their houses, and their riches, and a land that you had not
trodden (before). And Allah is Able to do all things.” (XXXIII: 22-27)
“The wind Allah
sent against the Confederates,” said Mujahid, “was the wind of Siba (eastern
wind blowing when day and night are equal in length) and the forces were the
angels.”[78]
In the Sahih, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “I
was granted victory with the Siba, while ‘Ad was destroyed by the Dabur (a wind
blowing from the west in contrast with the Siba).”[79]
It means that Allah (SWT) dismissed their enemy by means of the wind that He
sent against them and the forces of angels and other forces that Allah sent
against them. “…and Allah spared the believers the
fighting …” (XXXIII: 25), i.e., They did
not have to fight them, but Allah, the All-Powerful, drove them away with His
Power.
In the two Sahihs,
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Allah’s Messenger (peace be
upon him) used to say: ‘There is no God but Allah
alone: He has honored His Forces, granted victory to His slave and conquered
the Confederates by Himself. There is nothing after that.’”[80]
Sulaiman Ibn
al-Sard (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I heard
the Prophet (peace be upon him) on the evacuation of the Confederates, saying:
‘Now, we shall invade them, and they will never invade us again. We will go and
fight them in their own territory.’”[81]
This came true, for Medina was never invaded thereafter, but rather the
Prophet (peace be upon him) invaded the infidels of the Quraish and conquered
Mecca. This information is also considered as one of the Signs of Prophethood
for it is related to a prophesy about the future.
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