Al Qur'an wa Sunnah wa Ijma' wa Qiyas
Sayyidah Aminah (Alayhas-Salaam) related that just before her confinement her whole body trembled for a very short time, and after that she saw the house excessively illuminated, so that fright and terror overcame her, and she felt a white bird rubbing its wings against her. When her apprehensions vanished she felt very thirsty; then an extrememly white beverage was given her, which she imagined was milk, but drinking thereof she found it more sweet than honey. After that she beheld a number of women of tall stature, whom she considered to be maidens of the Beni A'bd Munaf. She took confidence in them and wondered whence they had come, but they calmed her mind. Hereon she saw a piece of long white brocade, and heard the allocution: 'Keep her concealed from the eyes of people.' She perceived a company of men, standing in the air with vases of silver in their hands. Then perspiration was dripping from her which had the odour of musk, and she exclaimed: 'I wish A'bd-ul-Muttalleb were here!' She beheld, as it were, the whole world ina blaze of light; a legion of birds with emerald beaks and ruby wings had entered the house, and the Lord Most High having raised the veils, she bodily saw the eastern and western regions of the world. On the roof of the Ka'bah and in other places banners had been erected, and many shocks were felt in the house without seeing movers. The moment Muhammad (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) was born he prostrated himself in adoration, and raised his head towards the sky, as if in the act of supplication and prayer. All of a sudden a hand appeared from above, which covered and snatched him up into a cloud out of sight, and the words were heard:
'Receive him in the series of prophets, invest him with the robe of honour of the orthodox religion, show him to his ancestor Ebrahim, and take him to the ocean that the inhabitants of the sea may know that in his time unbelief and idolatry will be abolished.' After that, upon a folded woollen cloth, and piece of silk was spread under him for a couch. He had keys in his hands, and a voice was heard saying: 'This is Muhammad, who holds in his hands the keys of prophecy, victory, and confirmation.'
In fine, the chief of created beings, the mediator of existing creatures, and bestower of the essence of individuality, Muhammad (saws) the chosen was born of Aminah, the Daughter of A'bd Munaf Zohri, during the year of the elephant, at the end of the eighty-second of the Alexandrian era, and manifested his word-adorning countenance to the denizens of the earth.
The following are some of the miraculous events of that night, which became to everybody as plain as daylight: The dissappearance of the water from the lake Sadah; the overflowing of the river Samavah, which is one of the watercourses of Syria, and had been dry during one thousand years. But possibly when the water of the lake Sadah was absorbed by the earth, it bubbled forth again in the Wadi Samavah, as Shekh Kamal-ud-din, that model of piety-may his secret be sanctified- has said:
Distich: The Greek dug a mine in the country of Beran, And again came out in the country of Khojand. During that night also the palace of Naushirvan so trembled that fourteen of its pinnacles fell to the ground. This event filled the mind of Kesra with terror and apprehension, which, however, he did not communicate to anyone, until at last he one day convoked his intimate friends and courtiers, and wished to do so, when all of a sudden news arrived from Estakhar that the fire of the chief temple of Persia, which had been burning for a thousand years, had become extinguished. Having searched their historical books for the meaning of this sign, they found that it protended 'decline of power.' At this information the smoke of amazement ascended into the receptacle of the brains of Naushirvan, and his dismay was much augumented.
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The Adab of the Holy Last Messenger
صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
A beneficial discourse by
Sayyidinaa Imam El-Shaykh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Jilani El-Hashimi رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ
It is almost certain that the Holy Last Messenger, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, would never have said anything unpleasant to a Muslim. If at all he did so, it was inevitably accompanied by a Du’a. He never sent La’nah on women, servants, and attendants. During the course of war he was requested to send La’nah on the enemy, he replied that "I had been sent as Rahmah and not for La’nah." When he was requested to say a bad Du’a on a Muslim or infidel he would send a Du’a except for Jihad in Allah’s way and except for where Deen of Allah were concerned, he, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, would never seek revenge. Whenever he, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم would opt for the way which would be easier for the Ummah except where the possibility of wrong and severing of ties was present because he was very careful about these two things. Whenever an attendant or maid-servant would come to him seeking assistance or solution to a problem he would at once come to their help.
Hazrat Anas narrates that "I swear by Him who sent the Last Messenger, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, with the Truth, that whenever the Last Messenger, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, was disturbed by any of my actions, he would never directly criticize me and whenever any member of his, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, family criticized me, he would say the same to them."
He, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, never criticized his bedding. If it were available then he would lie on it otherwise on the bare floor.
It was his blessed habit that if he would meet somebody he would say the Salaam first. If anybody would stop him to say something then it was his practice to stand there till the other person had left himself. If anyone would shake hands, he would not withdraw his hand till the other had withdrawn it first. Whenever he would meet a companion he would warmly shake hands and then interlock the fingers and give him a hard squeeze.
