Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah Evidence, proofs and miracles that witness to the prophecy of Muhammad (sws) and testify that he is the last of all prophets and messengers Compiled by: Muhammad Al-Sayed Muhammad 1 Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah Table of Contents Introduction 5 The Message of Muhammad (sws) 7 Evidence to Prove the Prophecy of the Prophet Muhammad (sws) 8 The First Proof: The Belief Prophet Muhammad (sws) Brought 8 The Second Proof: The Holy Kaäbah—The Ancient House 21 The Third Proof: The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (sws) and His Grandfather, 28 Abdul-Muttalib's, Promise to Sacrifice His Son, Abdullah The Fourth Proof: The Lineage and Features of the Prophet Muhammad (sws) and His 30 Condition Before and After the Call The Position of Prophet Muhammad (sws) before and after the Message: Let Us Judge 34 on the Evidence The Fifth Proof: The Initiative to Practice What He Preached and His Constant 38 Remembrance of Allah The Sixth Proof: The Abandonment of the Present Life and Its Attractions 40 The Seventh Proof: The Prophet's Call: Could It Have Been Brought by an Illiterate 43 Man? The Eighth Proof: The Stance of the Unbelievers towards both Call and Caller 45 The Ninth Proof: A Mercy to the Whole World 47 The Tenth Proof: The Education of the Prophet's Companions and Their Great Love 51 and Admiration for Him 2 Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah The Eleventh Proof: The Prophet's Miracles 55 The Stance of the Unbelievers When They Heard the Quran 57 Some Miracles of the Quran 59 The Miracles of the Prophet (sws) that Confirm His Message 73 - His Accepted Prayers - The Visible Miracles of Prophet Muhammad (sws) The Twelfth Proof: The Witness of the Previous Books—The Bible and Torah—to the 78 Call of Allah's Messenger (sws) The Thirteenth Proof: {Verily it is We Who have sent down the Reminder, and surely, 86 We will guard it.} No Jew or Christian Really Believes… 89 The Testimony of Western Intellectuals 91 The Testimony of Scientists 93 Trustworthiness and Honesty are Proof of His Prophecy and Mission 96 Some Evidence of His Truthfulness and Honesty Before and After the Mission 99 The Incident of the Slander (against Aisha, the Prophet's Wife) 99 His Mission at the Age of Forty Was One Proof of His Prophecy 101 Allah Protected Muhammad (sws), in Life and in Death 104 The Perseverance and Care of Allah over His Prophet are Evidence of his Prophecy 108 His Complete, Good, Pure and Prophetic Biography is Evidence of His Prophecy (sws) 109 3 Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah The Character of the Prophet is Evidence of His Prophecy and Message 110 His Conduct and Behavior are Evidence of his Prophecy 113 His Physical Constitution is Evidence of His Prophecy 114 A Dialogue among Islam, Christianity and Judaism 116 Tangible Evidence Proves the Trustworthiness of this Great Religion 120 Conclusion 121 A Brief Exhortation 123 4 Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah Introduction All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Originator of the darkness and the light. I bear witness that nothing is worthy of worship but Allah, Who is Alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (sws, salla Allahu `alaihi wa sallam: may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) is His slave and prophet. Oh Allah, let your peace be upon Muhammad (sws), the final prophet and messenger, his family, his companions and all those who followed him and upheld his traditions until the Day of Judgment. Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, defends his prophets and preserves their position amongst all creation, whether in the present life or after their death. Allah Almighty singled out His prophet, Muhammad (sws), with special protection, due to the severe oppression he suffered during his call to Islam and also due to the slander and accusations which continue to proceed from every misleading and misled group as it aims to defame Islam, the religion which Allah has elected to be the correct belief for the whole of mankind. Allah honored His prophet, Muhammad (sws), and raised him above all mankind by distinguishing him with outstanding moral features which could not have been found in any other human being. This research has compiled evidence, proofs, verses, signs and miracles (including the miraculous nature of the Quran) which combine to prove the prophecy of Muhammad (sws). Many brilliant scholars have studied this evidence (some of which is scientific), and become convinced of the Message of Muhammad (sws) and the trustworthiness of the Quran and Hadith (the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, sws). And the search is not over. With the progress of science, we may continue to discover more and more undeniable truths which have already been referenced in the Quran and Hadith. Yet, the fact that the Quran offered such detailed and accurate descriptions over 1400 years ago, when no one could possibly have had such precise knowledge, has made many knowledgeable people certain that the Quran is indeed a book from God (Allah), and that Muhammad (sws), who delivered these amazingly accurate statements, is a prophet sent by God (Allah). This research presents testimony, in the form of statements, admissions and declarations, offered by prominent scholars and scientists, all of whom witnessed that Muhammad (sws) is the prophet of Allah. It also examines quotations from the previous Divine scriptures, the Torah and the Gospels, which prove the prophecy of Muhammad (sws). 5 Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah This research provides a description of the morality of the Prophet Muhammad (sws): his character, behavior and way of thinking. This research has been composed and collected from many Islamic sources, and it ends with a brief exhortation. I ask Allah Almighty to accept this effort and all our good deeds. Allah says in the Quran: َﻥﻮُﻔِﺼَﺗ ﺎﱠﻤِﻣ ُﻞْﻳَﻮْﻟﺍ ُﻢُﻜَﻟَﻭ ٌﻖِﻫﺍَﺯ َﻮُﻫ ﺍَﺫِﺈَﻓ ُﻪُﻐَﻣﺪَْﻴَﻓ ِﻞِﻃﺎَﺒْﻟﺍ ﻰَﻠَﻋ ﻖﱢ َﺤْﻟﺎِﺑ ُﻑِﺬْﻘَﻧ ْﻞَﺑ This means, {Nay, we fling (send down) the truth (this Koran) against falsehood (disbelief), so it destroys it, and then falsehood is vanquished.} [Al-Anbiya 21:18] 6 Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah The Message of Muhammad (peace be upon him) It has always been Allah's Way to send His messengers when the world is in need of them, and when people have strayed from the correct path that will connect them to Allah. Allah sends messengers when people have become corrupt, when they differ in opinion and quarrel, and when they are in need of a law to reform their beliefs and connect people with one another in harmonic and intimate unity. Only at that point would people be properly able to thank their God for the blessings He granted them, for sending them a prophet with pure beliefs, noble morals and a straight-forward system of legislation, based on truth, virtue and justice. Allah says: ًﺍﺮﻴِﻨُﻣ ًﺎﺟﺍَﺮِﺳَﻭ ِﻪِﻧْﺫِﺈِﺑ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﻰَﻟِﺇ ًﺎﻴِﻋﺍَﺩَﻭ ًﺍﺮﻳِﺬَﻧَﻭ ًﺍﺮﱢﺸَﺒُﻣَﻭ ًﺍﺪِﻫﺎَﺷ َﻙﺎَﻨْﻠَﺳْﺭَﺃ ﺎﱠﻧِﺇ ﱡﻲِﺒﱠﻨﻟﺍ ﺎَﻬﱡﻳَﺃ َﻱﺍ It means, {O Prophet! Lo! We have sent thee as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a Warner, and as one who invites to Allah (grace) by His leave, and as a lamp spreading light.} [Al-Ahzab 33: 45-46] And He says: ْﻢِﻬْﻴَﻠَﻋ ْﺖَﻧﺎَﻛ ﻲِﺘﱠﻟﺍ َﻝﻼْﻏَﻷﺍَﻭ ﻢُْﻫَﺮْﺻِﺇ ﻢُْﻬْﻨَﻋ ُﻊَﻀَﻳَﻭ َﺚِﺋﺎَﺒَﺨْﻟﺍ ُﻢِﻬْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﻡﱢﺮَﺤُﻳَﻭ ِﺕﺎَﺒﻴﱢﱠﻄﻟﺍ ُﻢُﻬَﻟ ﻞﱡِﺤُﻳَﻭ ِﺮَﻜﻨُﻤْﻟﺍ ِﻦَﻋ ْﻢُﻫﺎَﻬْﻨَﻳَﻭ ِﻑﻭُﺮْﻌَﻤْﻟﺎِﺑ ﻢُﻫُﺮُﻣْﺄَﻳ It means, {He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear.} [Al-A`raf 7: 157] And He also says: َﻥﻮُﻤَﻠْﻌَﺗ ْﺍﻮُﻧﻮُﻜَﺗ ْﻢَﻟ ﺎﱠﻣ ﻢُﻜُﻤﱢﻠَﻌُﻳَﻭ َﺔَﻤْﻜِﺤْﻟﺍَﻭ َﺏﺎَﺘِﻜْﻟﺍ ُﻢُﻜُﻤﱢﻠَﻌُﻳَﻭ ْﻢُﻜﻴﱢﻛَﺰُﻳَﻭ ﺎَﻨِﺗﺎَﻳﺁ ْﻢُﻜْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﻮُﻠْﺘَﻳ ْﻢُﻜﻨﱢﻣ ًﻻﻮُﺳَﺭ ْﻢُﻜﻴِﻓ ﺎَﻨْﻠَﺳْﺭَﺃ ﺎَﻤَﻛ It means, {Even as We have sent unto you a messenger from among you, who recites unto you Our revelations and causes you to grow, and teaches you the Scripture and wisdom, and teaches you that which ye knew not.} [Al-Baqarah 2: 151] 7 Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah Evidence to Prove the Prophecy of the Prophet Muhammad (sws) The First Proof: The Belief Prophet Muhammad (sws) Brought To understand the importance of the belief with which the Prophet Muhammad (sws) brought, we must notice the following: From Allah's Wisdom, the issue of belief was the first issue to be addressed from the very first day of the Prophet's message. Prophet Muhammad (sws) began his first steps in the call by asking people to testify that there is no god but Allah. His mission was to allow people to know their God and to worship Him alone. The proof of this assertion may be found in the following: A) The countries of Bilad al-Sham (Greater Syria) in the north were ruled by Arab leaders on behalf of the Byzantine Empire, and the countries of Yemen in the south were ruled by Arab leaders on behalf of the Persians, while the Arabs themselves had nothing to rule except the Hijaz and the Najd (the western and eastern-central Arabian Peninsula), which were nothing more than barren desert with fertile oases scattered here and there. Muhammad (sws) could have stirred up feelings of Arab nationalism if his goal was just to unite Arab tribes eroded by blood-feuds and torn apart by small-scale conflicts. Muhammad (sws) was known as 'The Honest' and 'The Trustworthy' among his people. Fifteen years earlier, the nobles of Quraysh had chosen him to judge between them concerning the matter of the Black Stone (of the Kaäba) and they accepted his judgment. He was from Bani Hashim, the most noble branch of the tribe of Quraysh. He could have united them and directed them to take back their extorted lands from the colonial empires (the Byzantines in the north and the Persians in the south) and raised the flag of Arab identity and nationalism. He could have established a strong unity over the whole of the Arabian Peninsula. Had he done that, all Arabs would (more than likely) have responded to his call, instead of suffering for 13 years in the opposite direction to reform the belief of the Arabs, then others, and ultimately, the whole of mankind. It could be said that, after the Arabs responded to Muhammad (sws) and he had assumed the position of leader and consolidated power and glory in his hand, he would have been in a position to use this influence to establish the belief of pure Islamic monotheism with 8 Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah which Allah had sent him, but Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, the All-Knowing and Wise, did not direct His messenger to do that. He instructed him to come out openly with the truth that "there is no god but Allah" and, with the few who would respond to him, to bear a great amount of suffering. But why? It is not that Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, wanted His prophet and the believers to suffer; rather, it was that He knew that would not be the way. The point was not just to rid the world of Byzantine or Persian rule and turn it over to the Arabs. The world belongs to Allah, and it must be made only for Allah. And the world will not be made only for Allah until the flag of 'La ilaha illa Allah' has been raised so that no one has power over anyone but Allah, for all power belongs to Allah and there is no law but that of Allah. The only nationality Islam wants for people is the nationality based on the creed that declares Arab equal to Byzantine, Persian and any other ethnic or cultural group under the banner of 'La ilaha illa Allah' (There is no true god but Allah). Take, for example, Salman al-Farisi, named thus because he was from Persia (Furs), Sohaib al-Rumi, from the Byzantine Empire (Rum), and Bilal al-Habashi from Abyssinia (Habashah; currently Ethiopia). All of them were companions of Prophet Muhammad (sws). B) When Muhammad (sws) was sent with the religion of Islam, Arab society was in the worst possible condition in terms of the distribution of wealth and justice. A small proportion of the population had money and businesses, multiplying their wealth and trade through usury, while a large proportion owned nothing but austerity and hunger. Those who possessed fortunes also possessed honor and status, while the vast majority suffered the lack of either wealth or dignity. Muhammad (sws) could have begun his call by raising the flag of social justice, waging war against the social elite. He could have started a movement for social reform, giving the wealth of the rich to the poor. Had he done that, Arab society would (more than likely) have been divided into two: the vast majority with the new call, standing in the face of the tyranny of wealth and status, instead of standing as a society united in defense of 'La ilaha illa Allah' (There is no true god but Allah)—a message which was not raised high at the time, except by a few singular individuals. It could be said that, after many people had responded to Muhammad (sws), chosen him as their leader, overcome the privileged minority and thereby made them compliant, he 9 Muhammad (sws) Truly Is the Prophet of Allah would have been in a position to use his influence and power to impose the belief of monotheism with which his Lord had sent him. But Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, the All-Knowing and Wise, did not direct His messenger to do that. He knew that would not be the way. He knew that social justice must emanate from society through a comprehensive belief system that refers all its affairs to Allah and that is content to voluntarily accept the justice of the distribution ordained by Allah. Only through the integration of society as a whole can satisfaction grow in the hearts of both giver and taker, making it possible to implement a system pleasing to Allah—a system which, when obeyed, would nourish hope for everything good in this world and the Next. Hearts would no longer be filled with greed and hatred, matters would not be settled by sword or stick, intimidation or violence, and hearts would not become completely corrupt and suffocate the soul, as was the case in systems based on anything other than Allah. C) When Muhammad (sws) was sent, the level of morality in the Arabian Peninsula was at its worst in so many ways, despite the simple virtues of the desert nomads. Oppression was widespread, wine and gambling were basic cultural institutions and a source of pride, and prostitution in its various guises was one of the distinctive features of society. Muhammad (sws) could have begun his mission with a call for reform—redefining a sense of morality, restoring a base of purity, cleansing souls and reestablishing a set of checks and balances. He found (as does any moral reformer in any environment) that he could find good people being harmed by such filth, and their innate dignity and self-respect leads them to respond to the call of reform and purification. Perhaps someone would say: if Muhammad (sws) had done that, and a good majority responded to him from the beginning, they would have reformed their morals and purified their souls and gotten closer to accepting the correct belief and supporting it rather than provoking opposition to the call of 'La ilaha illa Allah' (There is no true god but Allah) from the outset. Yet Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, the All-Knowing and Wise, did not instruct His messenger (sws) to proceed in that direction. Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, knew that was not the way. He knew that morality cannot be built on a foundation other than belief—a belief that sets the standards, decides the values and establishes the power to stabilize the checks and balances. Until such a belief has been settled, all values and the morals they are based on would remain in a state of instability, without restriction, authority or consequence. 10