Al Qur'an wa Sunnah wa Ijma' wa Qiyas
The Miracles (Mu'jiza) of Sayyidina Muhammad
The words below have been quoted from the book Mirat-i Kainat. The sources for the majority of mu’jizas (miracles) are given in that book, but we have not written them here. And those we have written were done as briefly as possible.
There were many evidences to prove that Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) was a true prophet. Allahu ta'ala declared: "I would not have created anything, if you had not been created." The existence of creatures proves not only the existence and the Oneness of Allahu ta'ala, but it also proves the reality of Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) being a true and superior prophet. The karamas (miracles) which occurred at the hands of awliya (saintly people) among his ummah (followers) are completely ascribable to him, too. This is because karamas are seen in those who are dependent on him and who follow his true path. Even all the mu’jizas of the past prophets are deemed to be his mu’jizas because all the Prophets (alaihimussalawatu wattaslimat) wanted to be among his ummah. In addition, all of them were created from his divine light. The Qasida-i Burda by Imam-i Busayri (45) explains this reality wonderfully.
The mu’jizas of Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) have been divided into three groups, according to time. The first group contains the mu’jizas seen from the time of the creation of his holy spirit until the time when his prophethood was announced, which is called "bi'set." The second group includes those which occurred between the times of the bi'set and his death. The third group consists of the ones which occurred after his death and will continue to occur until Doomsday. The first group is called "Irkhas", the beginnings. Each group is divided into two parts: the ones seen and the ones understood by wisdom. Him mu’jizas are too numerous to count or to put a limit upon. The mu’jizas in the second group were reported to be nearly three thousand. Eighty-six of the most well-known are listed below:
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Sayyidinaa Wa Mawlaana Muhammad Nabiyyur Rahmah
Wa Rauf ur Rahim wa Shafe’il Mudhnibeen
صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم
Muhammad Sa'id Hunafa Qadiri
"Qadhi Iyadh in his “As Shifa” says:
Abu Bakr ibn Tahir explained the verse "We have not sent you except as a mercy to all the worlds." 21:107 as meaning Allah endowed Prophet Muhammad, Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim, with mercy so that his very being was mercy and all his qualities and attributes were a mercy to all creation. When a person is touched by any portion of his mercy he is saved in both worlds from every hateful matter and reaches everything that is loved. He further explained that the Prophet's life and death were a mercy because the Prophet, Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim, said, "When Allah decrees mercy for a nation He takes its Prophet to Him before them, and causes him to be the one to go ahead in order to prepare the way for them."
As-Samarkandi further elaborated "as a mercy to all the worlds" saying it refers to both mankind and jinn, and that it has also been explained as being for all of creation. For believers he is indeed a mercy as he is their guide. As for the hypocrites he was also a mercy to them because of his granting their security by not killing them rather a fine was imposed. When it comes to those who did not believe he was also merciful by deferring their punishment. Ibn Abbas' commented, "He is a mercy to both believers and unbelievers. In the case of the unbeliever they are saved from the punishment that came upon other communities who belied their Prophet."
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Sublime Aspiration
A descriptive translation of Ĥusn al-Maqşid fī Ámal al-Mawlid of the Mawlid Celebration
Original Arabic Work
by
Imam Jalāluddīn Ábdu’r Raĥmān al-Suyūţī
Translation and Footnotes
Abu Hasan
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