BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD, peace be upon him

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD, peace be upon him


The Messenger of Allah, pbh, was born in 570 A.D in Arabia. There were only three major towns in Arabia in those days. They were Makkah, Taif, and Yethrib. Muhammad, pbh, was born at Makkah. In those days Makkah was an imprtant town because it was at the junction of many trading routs. It was famous as the home of Kabah where people used to come from far off places to worship. The original Kabah was built by Prophet Ibrahim, pbh, and his son, Prophet Ismail, pbh. 

His mother's name was Aminah bint Wahb. His father's name was Abdullah who had died two months before his death. Abdullah' father was Abd al-Muthalib. He was the head of the Quraysh tribe, guardian of Kabah and the protector of the pilgrims who visited this holy place. He was respected by all. He was happy at the birth of his grandson and gave the name of Muhammad to the baby. Muhammad in Arabic means 'one who is worthy of praise'.

Jubair bin Mutim, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, pbh, said:

"I have five names: I am Muhammad and Ahmad; I am al-Mahi, through whom Allah will eliminate al-kufr; I am al-Hashir, who will be the first to be resurrected, and I am also al-Aqib, (i.e. there will be no Prophet after me). Abu Musa Abdullah bin Qais narrates that the Messenger of Allah, pbh, said, " I am Muhammad; I am Ahmad; I am al-Muqaffi (the last in succession), and I am the Prophet of repentance and the Prophet of mercy."

On another occasion, the Prophet, pbh, said: "And I am the Prophet of al-Malhamah." 'al-Malhamah' means 'fighting' in Arabic. Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, pbh, said: "I am Mohammad and Ahmad; I am al-Hashir (first to be resurrected), I am al-Mahi, through whom Allah will eliminate kufr. On the Day of Judgement, the banner of praise will be with me, and I will be the leader of the Messengers, and their intercessors."

Allah says about the Prophet, pbh, in His Book, "Bringer of good news and warning". (al-Baqra 2:119)

Again Allah calls him: " Merciful and full of pity". (al-Tawbah 9:128) And Allah calls him: "A mercy to the world". (al-Anbiya 21:107)

WET NURSING

It was an Arab custom in those days that mothers would give their babies to suckling mothers. These suckiling mothers would carry the babies to their desert home and suckle the babies for a certain amount of money. Aminah gave the little baby Muhammad to a wet-nurse Halimah. The baby grew up well in the desert with Halimah and her family. When the child was three years, Halimah brought him to his mother.

When the child was six, his mother, Aminah took him to Yethrib so that the child could meet his uncles there. The child enjoyed the journey. In Yethrib, he enjoyed his stay there. He learned to swim in the company of his cousins. On the journey back to Makkah, his mother fell ill. Her servant maid, Barakah was with them. She nursed the ailing mother, but after a few days, she died on the way. Now the boy was under the protection of the loving care of his grandfather Abd al-Muttalib. After two years, his grandfather died. After his death, his uncle Abu, Talib adopted his nephew.

As a boy he used to take care of the sheep of Abu Talib. When he was a boy of twlve years, Abu Talib took him on a journey to Busra, in Syria. There a monk, Bahira saw the young Muhammad, pbh, and recognized the signs of Prohethood. The monk asked Abu Talib to return with he boy to al-Aqabah, so that the Jews might not do him any harm. Immediately, Abu Talib made arrangements to send the boy back to Makkah under the protection of his servants.

MARRIAGE TO KHADIJAH


Muhammad's experience of trading and his reputation of excellent manners brought him to the attention of Khadijah. She was a beautiful nd wealthy widow. She belonged to the family of merchants and she herself had her business. Khadihjah offered her goods to Muhammad to take them to Syria for trading. The trade trip to Syria was very successful and he brought good profit to Khadijah. She was very happy about the new business partner. Her servant, Maysarah, who accompanied Muhammad, pbh, to Syria also gave good report of his honesty in trading, and his excellent behaviour towards others. Khadijah was very impressed and she wanted to marry him. She conveyed her intention through her friend, Nufaysah. Muhammad, pbh, consulted his uncle and other family members. All happily agreed to this marriage.

HILF AL-FUDUL

One day a trader brought goods to Makkah to sell. But some wicked people of Makkah stole his goods. The helpless trader called for help, but nobody came forward to help him. He wrote a poem about what the people of Makkah did to him. He recited the poem loudly at the marketplace to attract the attention of the people. One of Muhammad's uncles, Zubayr heard this painful poem and felt ashamed.

Zubayr called a meeting of the elders of the town. This meeting discussed how helpless people face problems in that holy town of Makkah. The people formed an organisation to protect the helpless people. This organization was called 'Hilf al-Fudul'. Muhammad was an enthusiastic member of this organization. The members of Hilf al-Fudul took a pledge that they would come to the protection of all those people who were weak, even if they are from outside of Makkah.

Many years later, Muhammad, pbh, still considered this organization to be an important organization. He said, "I am not prepared to break my pledge, even against a herd of camels. If somebody should come to me even today, I would hurry to help him by virtue of that pledge."
His love for justice, his quick understanding of problems, and his real interest in his fellow beings made him a leader of people. People came to rely on him and his honesty. Often people would come to him with their disputes to settle them. He became famous among the people as 'al-Sadiq' .

BLACK STONE DISPUTE

In 605 A.D the draperies of the Kabah caught fire. In this fire accident the structure of Kabah was also damaged. They decided to reconstruct it. Each person contributed according to his capacity. Muhammad also participated in this reconstruction. He used to carry stones on his shoulder. One day there was a dispute among the people as who should refix the black stone to its place. Somebody suggested that the matter be left to Providence. They all agreed to accept the suggestion of the person who would enter there at that time. It so happened Muhammad just then entered to work there as usual. They all cried in one voice, "al-Sadiq has come". He listened to them and understand their problem. It was the problem of their ego. He asked them to bring a sheet of cloth. He spread the sheet on the ground and placed the black stone on the sheet. He asked all the leaders of the tribes to hold the corners of this sheet and take it to the wall. They brought it to the wall. He took the stone and placed it on its place. Everybody was happy that the problem was solved so easily. At that time,Muhammad, pbh, was thirty-five years old.

CAVE OF HIRA

After his marriage to Khadijah, he lived a comfortable life of a wealthy merchant. But soon he gave up all and often went to spend most of his time in the Cave of Hira. This Cave is about three miles from Makkah. He would stay alone in that cave as long as the food and water lasted. Often he used to go there and spend his time in prayer and meditation. Muhammad, pbh, as forty years old in 610 A.D. It was the month of Ramadan. As usual, he was sitting alone in the Cave of Hira. Archangel Jibril appeared before Muhammad, pbh, in human form. Jibril commanded him, "Read!". "I cannot read," replied Muhammad, pbh. The angel held Muhammad, pbh, tightly by the shoulders and shook him. And then Jibril taught him:
Read, in the name of your Lord who
created, created you from a clot. Read.
And your Lord is the Most Generous Who
taught by the pen, taught man what he did
he did not know.
These are the first verses Allah revealed to Muhammad, pbh, through Jibril. This new experience not only surprised him but confused him. He was feeling as if he was abut to fall sick. He rushed back to the comfort of home. He narrated what happened to him in the Cave of Hira. Khadijah comforted him. She assured him that his Lord would not harm him. She took him to her cousin, Waraqah. He was a man of knowledge. He assured Muhammad, pbh, the revelation was from the same source the Prophet Musa, pbh, had his message. It was from the same source the Prophet Isa, pbh, had his message.

Muhammad, pbh, realized Allah not only gave him guidance but chose him as His Messenger. He continued to receive the message of Allah for twenty three years.


HIS CHILDREN

He had three sons and four daughters. His three sons were : Al-Qasim, Abdullah, and Ibrahim. His daughters were: Zainab, Ruqayyah, Fatimah, and Umm Kulthum.

His sons:

Al-Qasim: After his birth, Muhammad, pbh, was nicknamed as Abu Qasim (Father of Qasim). He was born before his Prophethood. He died at the age of two. Qatada says about the child, "He lived until he was able to walk."

Abdullah: He was also called At-Tayyib and At-Tahir because he was born after Prophethood. Some scholars say these two names were names of other sons. But majority of the scholars agree that Abdullah was called by these two names also.

Ibrahim: He was born in Madinah and died there. It was the tenth year of Hijrah that he died at the age of 17 or 18 months.

His daughters:

Zainab: She was given in marriage to Abul-Aas bin Ar-Rabi, the son of her maternal aunt Halah bint Khuwailid. She gave birth to Alo who died in infancy. She had a daughter by name Umamah. It was this granddaughter the Prophet, pbh, carried in his arms while performing the prayers. She was married to Ali bin Abu Talib after the death of Fatimah.

Ruqayyah: She was married to Uthman bin Affan. Upon her death, he married her sister. Her name was also Umm Kulthum. She also died during his lifetime. Ruqyyah gave birth to a son who was named Abdullah. After his birth, Uthman nicknamed himself as Abu Abdullah (Father of Abdullah).

Fatimah: She was married to Ali bin Abu Talib. She gave birth to three sons, Hasan, Husain, and Muhassin, and two daughters, Umm Kulthum and Zainab. Muhassin died in his childhood. Her daughter, Umm Kulthum was given in marriage to Umar bin Al-Khattab, and Zainab was married to Abdullah bin Jafar.

Umm Kulthum: She was married to Uthman bin Affan after the death of his wife, Ruqyyah. She died during the lifetime her husband.

The children of the Prophet, pbh, were born in the following order.

Al-Qasim was the first, then Zainab, Ruqyyah, Fatimah, and Umm Kulthum were born before the Prophethood. Abdullah and Ibrahim were born in Madinah. All his children were from his first wife Khadijah. Ibrahim was born from Mariyah, the Coptic. All his children died before him except Fatimah. She died six months after his death.

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HIS HIJRAH (MIGRATION)

He migrated to Madinah along with Abu Bakr. The freed slave of Abu Bakr, Aamir bin Fuhairah was alosmwith them. The Prophet, pbh, took a disbeliever by name Abdullah bin Uraiqit al-Laithi as a guide.

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HIS DEATH


He died when he was sixty-three years old. Some scholars say that he was sixty, and some say he was sixty five at the time of his death. Majority of the scholars believe that he was sixty-three.

He died on Monday morning after twelve night have passed in the month of Rabi ul-Awwal. Some say it after two nights had passed, and some say it was at the beginning of the month.

He was buried on Wednesday night. And some say it was Tuesday night. He was ill for twelve days, and some say he was ill for fourteen days before he died.

His body was washed by Ali bin Abu Talib, his uncle Al-Abba, Al-FAdl bin Al-Abbas, Qutham bin Al-Abbas, Usamah bin Zaid, and Shuqran, his freed slave. Aws bin Khawla Al-Ansari also attended the washing of his body.

His body was shrouded in three pieces of cloth from Sahu, a city in Yemen. There was no shirt or turban.

The Muslims present there offered the funeral prayer individually without any Imam. A piece of red velvet that he used to cover himself with when he was alive was spread underneath him.

Al-Abbas, Ali , Al-Fadl bin Al-Abbas, Qutham, and Shuqran got into the grave. The sides of the grave were blocked by nine stone-blocks.

He was buried at the place where he died. It was the house of Aisha. Later Abu Bakr and Umar were also buried next to him.

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HIS SCRIBES

Abu Bakr, Umar bin Al-Khattab, Uthman bin Affan, Ali bin Abu Talib, Amr bin Fuhairah, Abdullah bin Al-Arqam, Ubayy bin Ka'b, Thabit bin Qais, Khalid bin Sa'id, Hanzalah bin Ar-Rabi, Zid bin Thabit, Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan, and Shurahbil bin Hasanah served as the scribes of the Prophet Muhammad, pbh. Among these, Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan and Zaid bin Thabit were the most attentive scribes.

HIS AMBASSADORS

Prophet Muhammad, pbh, sent Amr bin Umayyah Ad-Damri to An-Najashi, the ruler of Ethiopia. His proper name was Ashamah which means 'a grant'. He took the letter of the Messenger of Allah, pbh, placed it on his eyes. He got down from his throne and sat down on the floor. He accepted Islam before Ja'far bin Abu Talib and his companions. It is authentically reported that the Messenger of Allah, pbh, performed the funeral prayer for An-Najashi.

He dispatched Dihyah Al-Kalbi to Caesar, the emperor of Rome. Caesar was his title and Heraclius was his real name. He asked many questions about the Prophet, pbh, and he wanted to accept Islam. He had the fear that he would not be allowed to be the ruler if he accepted Islam. Fearing the loss of power, he kept away from Islam.

He sent Abdullah bin Hudhafah As-Shami to Khosrau, the emperor of Persia. The emperor took the letter of the Prophet, pbh, and tore it into pieces. When this was reported to the Prophet, pbh, he said: "May Allah tear his kingdom to pieces." Allah accepted the invocation of the Prophet, pbh, and Khosrau's empire was torn up.
Later, the emperor faced great defeat and lost his empire.

The Messenger of Allah, pbh, sent Hatib bin Abu Balt'ah to Al-Muqauqis who was the ruler of Alexandria (Egyp). The ruler received the message with good manners and said kind words. He did not accept Islam but presented Mariyah Al-Qibtiyah and her sister, Sirin as royal gifts to the Messenger of Allah, pbh. The Messenger of Allah, pbh, gsve Sirin as a present to Hassan bin Thabit.

The Prophet, pbh, Amr bin Al-Aas to the ruler of Oman. At that time, Jaifar was the ruler. He and his brother, the sons of Al-Julandi were from the tribe of Al-Azd. These two brothers accepted Isam. The gave the responsibility of collecting the Zakah to the ambassador of the Prophet, pbh, himself. Amr bin Al-Aas carried out his responsibility until the death of the Prophet, pbh.

Salit bin Amr bin Al-Aamri was sent to Hawdhah bin Ali Al-Hanafi at Yamamah. He received the ambassador with respect and entertained him generously. He sent a letter to the Prophet, pbh, and suggested in that letter, "How excellent is what you invite the people to do. I am the orator and poet of my people. So allocate for me some position." The Messenger of Allah, pbh, rejected his suggestion. The ruler died as a disbeliever in the year of the conquest of Makkah.

The Messenger of Allah, pbh, sent Shuja bin Wahb Al-Asdi to Al-Harith bin Abu Shamir. He was king in Balqa, a province in Syria. Shuja met with him at Ghuta in Damascus. Al-Harith read the message and threw it away. He threatened, "I will march forth to him."

The Prophet, pbh, sent Al-Muhajir bin Abu Usmayyah to the king of Yemen, Al-Harith Al-Himyari.

He sent Al-Ala bin Al-Hadrami to Al-Mundhir bin Sawi Al-Abdi, the king of Bahrain, with a letter, inviting to Islam. After reading the letter, he accepted Islam.

Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari and Mu'adh bin Jabal Al-Ansai were sent to the people of Yemen. They invited the people to accept the sessage of Islam. The ruler and majority of the people accepted Islam.

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HIS ANIMALS

The first horse Prophet Muhammad, pbh, owned was As-Sakb. He purchased this horse from a Bedouin from Banu Fazarah for ten silver coins. The horse was called Ad-Darris by the Bedouin, but the Prophet, pbh, changed its name and called his As-Sakb. The horse had spots onhis lower right legs, and it was the first horse the Prophet, pbh, fought, sitting on it.

He had another horse named Sabhah which he used to race on.

Al-Murtajaza was the horse he bought from a Bedouin. Khuzaiiiiimah bin Thabit was a witness for this purchase, and the seller Bedouin was from Banu Murrah.

Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'adi said: "There were three horses of the Messenger of Allah, pbh, Lizaz, Az-Zarab, and Al-Luhaif. Lizaz was a gift from Al-Muqauqis, Al-Luhaif was a gift from Rabi'ah bin Abul-Bara who inherited this horse from Kilab. Az-Zarab was given to him by Farwah bin 'Amr Al-Judhami.

He had a horse called Al-Ward that was given to him by Tamim Ad-Dari. He gave this horse as a present to Umar. Umar found this horse to be very fast in running.

He had a mule named Ad-Duldul which he used for going on long journeys. The mule grew old and lost it teeth. The mule died in Madinah.

He had a donkey which was named Ufair. This donkey died in the year of his Farewll Message.

He had twenty milking camels. Every night they were milched. Among the most productive were Al-Hanna, As-Samra Al-Uraiyus, As-Sa'diyah. Al-Baghum, Al-Yusairah, and Ar-Rayya. He had a milking camel named Burdah and this camel was given to him by Ad-Dahak bin Sufyan. It would provide as much milk as of the other most productive camels. He had one, named Murrah, and this was sent to him by Sa'd bin Ubadah, and another camel Ash-Shuqra. He had another camel, named Al-Abada. This camel, he bought from Abu Bakr for four hundred dirhams. This is the camel he rode on for migrating to Madinah. He had two racing camels, Al-Qaswa and Al-Jud'a. The speed of these two camels amazed the onlookers.

Hehad seven goat. He used them for milk. They were 'Ajzah, Zamzam, Suqya, Barakah, Warasah, Atal, and Atraf. Apart from these seven milking goats, he had a flock of hundred goats.

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HIS MIRACLES


Of all the miracles of the Prophet, pbh, the Quran stands out as the greatest. Its eloquence and fluency are matchless. Mankind could never produce even one verse similar to its verses. This is an infallible Book of guidance.

Once the polytheists asked him to show them a sign. He split asunder the moon. Allah the Almighty states this occurance in His Book:
"The hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder." (Al-Qamar 54:1)

The Messenger of Allah said, pbh, "Allah has gathered up the earth for me, and I have seen the places where the sun rises and the places where it sets. The domain of my nation will reach to the places I have been shown," (Muslim No.2889)

The Messenger of Allah, pbh, used to deliver the sermon on a palm tree trunk. When he began using a pulpit instead of this tree trunk it began to weep. The Messenger of Allah, pbh, touched this tree trunk with his hand to console it. Then it stopped sobbing.

It is authentically reported that water gushed forth from between his fingers on more than one occasion.

Pebbles in his palm were heard glorifying Allah the Almighty. Then he put the pebbles in the palm of Abu Bakr, then Umar's, and then Uthman's, and they all heard the pebbles glorifying Allah. They used to hear the glorification of the food, while he ate it. The trees and stones used to greet him. The poisoned shoulder of a sheep revealed to him that it was posoned. The one who ate the meat with him died of the effect of the poison in it.

A wolf testified to his Prophethood. Once he saw a camel loaded with things. The camel saw him and sat down. The Messenger of Allah said, "It complains to me about the hard task it is charged with, and the little fodder it is given."

At another time he entered a garden where he found two stampeding camels. Their owners could not control them. When one of the camels saw the Messenger of Allah, pbh, it came and knelt down before him. The Messenger of Allah, pbh, muzzled it and gave the lead to its owner. The other camel with all obedience.

One day during his journey he was resting at one place. A tree shot up, splitting the earth, and stood by the place where he was lying. When he woke up, his companions told him what had happened. He replied: "It was a tree that asked permission of its Lord to greet Allah's Messenger, so He permitted it."

And he, pbh, ordered two trees to combine, and they did. Then he ordered them to go back to their places, detached from each other, they did.

A bedouin asked him to show him a sign. The Messenger of Allah, pbh, ordered a tree to come him. The tree came to him and stood before him. Then he, pbh, ordered it to return to its place, and it did so.

And at another time when he wanted to slaughter six camels. Each one of them tried to push the other out of the way to be the first to be slaughtered by him.

He once rubbed the udder of an extremely old ewe , and the udder swelled with milk. He drank the milk drawn from it and also gave it to Abu Bakr to drink.

Qatadah bin An-Nu'man Az-Zafari's eye was gouged out and it fell into his hand. The Messenger of Allah, pbh, put the eye back into its place, and after this his eyes were sharper than before.

He put some of his saliva in the eye of Ali bin Abu Talib when it was infected. It recovered with no sign of infection after that. He prayed to Allah when Ali fell sick, and he regained his health. Because of that 'dua' of the Prophe, pbh, Ali never fell sick afterwards.

Abdullh bin Atik's leg was wounded. The Messenger of Allah, pbh, rubbed it and it was cured.

He foretold that he would kill Ubayy bin Khalaf on the day of Uhud. During the battle, the Messenger of Allah, pbh, gave him a superficial scratch, and later he died of it.

Sa'd bin Mu'ad said to his brother, Ummayyah bin Khalaf, "I heard Muhammad saying that he is the one who will kill you." Umayyah was killed on the dayof Badr in the state of kufr.

On the day of the battle of Badr, he foretold the names of the disbelievers who would be killed and pointed out the places they would fall dead. Every he foretold died at the exact place he had mentioned.

He foretold the names of his companions who would invade the foreign lands, and it occurred as he said.

He foretold that Uthman bin Affan would suffer a great affliction. He faced it and eventually he was assassinated.

He said about Al-Hasan, may All be pleased with him, "Indeed this son of mine is a master and may Allah make reconciliation between two great groups of the believers through him." (See Al-Bukhari/No.3704, Abu Dawud/No.46662, At-Tirmidhi/No.3773, An-Nasa'i/No.3:107, and Ahmad/No.5:49)

This too happened exactly as the Prophet, pbh, foretold.

He told his companions who were the murderers of the false prophet, Al-Aswad Al-Ansi were on the very night that he was killed in San'a in Yemen. He told the same about Khosrau, and it happened just as he foretold.

He foretold about Ash-Shaima bint Buqaila Al-Azdiyah that she would die on a mule wearing a black head covering. She died during the time of Abu Bakr in the army of Khalid bin Al-Walid as he described.

He said to Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas: "You will live a praiseworthy life, and die as a martyr." He lived a praiseworthy life and was killed as a martyr at the battle of Yamamah.

He said about one of those who claimed Islam participating in a battle with him; " He is one of the inhabitants of the Fire." That man later committed suicide.

He prayed to Allah for Umar bin Al-Khattab to accept Islam, and Umar accepted Islam.

He supplicated for Ali bin Abu Talib to be protected from heat and cold, and from that time Ali felt neither heat nor cold after that.

He asked Allah the Almighty to bestow on Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, the understanding of the religion, and the interpretation of the Quran. He was later known as the most knowledgeable and wise person because of his immense knowledge.

He prayed for Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that he live longer and have an abundance of wealth and children and the blessings of Allah on these. Anas is said to have had 120 male children, his palm-trees would yield twice a year, and live for more than 120 yars.

When Utaibah bin Abu Lahab tore the shirt of the Messenger of Allah, pbh, and caused him harm, he invoked Allah against him, for him to be killed by a dog. A lion tore him to pieces in Az-Zarqa in Greater Syria.

While he was delivering a sermon, a man complained to him about the drought.In response, he raised his hands to Allah and asked for rains. Although there were no traces of cloudsin the sky, suddenly the sky was overcast and the rain poured, and pured for a week. When trhe people complained of too much of rains, the Messenger of Allah, pbh, asked Allah to withhold the rains. Then the rain stopped.

At the battle of Trench, one thousand companions took part. With a few handfuls of wheat all ate to their fill, and had more food left than when they started eating.

The people of Khandaq were fed by a small amount of dates brought by the daughter of Bashir bin Sa'd for her father and her maternal uncle, Abdullah bin Rawahah.

On another occasion, he ordered Umar bin Al-Khattab to provide for four hundred horsemen with a small heap of dates. He did as he was commanded. From this small heap every man ate to his fill, and the heap remained as it was originally, without being diminished even by as much as a single date.

He fed eight men in the house of Abu Talha with a few loves of barley that Anas had brought under his arm.

He fed an army with the provisions brought by Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, until all of them ate to their fill. The remainder of it was brought back.

He was presented with a dish of food as a gift on the occasion of his marriage to Zainab. From that dish, he fed many people. The remaining food in the dish was more than what was originally given to him as a gift.

On the day of Hunain, he cast a handful of dust at the enemies. Allah defeated that army by causing the dust to frustrate their sight.Allah refers to this when He says: "And you (Muhammad, pbh,) threw not what you threw, but Allah threw." (Al-Anfal 8:17)

On the night of migration, he went out and threw dust at those who were there to kill him. About one hundred men were there. As a result of throwing of this dust, they were temporarily blinded. They could not see him when he left Makkah.

When Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'shum followed him, intending to kill him, to get the prize proclaimed by the kafirs, the legs of his horse sank into the sand and he fell down. Suraqah then asked the Prophet, pbh, to save him. The Messenger of Allah, pbh, prayed to Allah and Allah saved Suraqah.

All the signs of the Messenger of Allah, pbh, presented here have been authenticated in the ahadith which are sahi and sound.

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