Prophecies of Muhammad (ﷺ) – Part 2

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Regarding the night prior to the Battle of Badr, ‘Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb (rA) said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) showed us where those [enemies] at Badr would die.

He would place his hand somewhere on the ground and say, ‘This is where so-and-so will die tomorrow, by God’s will, and this is where so-and-so will die.’ I swear by the One who sent him with the Truth, none of them fell other than exactly where the Prophet’s hand had touched.” [Muslim]

Anas (rA) reported that, as the Battle of Mu’tah was taking place in Jordan, the Prophet (ﷺ) had informed the people in Madinah of the martyrdom of Zayd b. Ḥāritha, Ja‘far b. Abi Ṭālib, and ‘Abdullāh b. Rawāḥa. While 600 miles away, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Zayd took the flag (as commander) and was killed, then Ja‘far took the flag and was killed, then Ibn Rawāḥa took the flag and was killed.” 

Anas describes that as the Prophet (ﷺ) was telling them this, “his eyes were shedding tears.” He (ﷺ) continued, “Then the flag was taken by one of God’s swords (Khālid b. al-Walīd), and Allah made him victorious.” [Bukhari] 

That army eventually returned to Madinah, with eyewitness accounts that matched exactly what the Prophet (ﷺ) had described.

Abu Ḥumayd as-Sā‘idi (rA) said, “When we reached Tabūk, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘There will be a strong wind tonight and so no one should stand and whoever has a camel should fasten it.’ So we fastened our camels. A strong wind did in fact blow at night, and a man stood up and was consequently blown away to a mountain called Ṭay’.” [Bukhari]

Sahl b. Sa‘d (rA) reports that as the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions returned to camp after a day of battle, he overheard people celebrating the valor of a man “who vanquished every enemy that faced him; none outdid him today.” To the shock of those present, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Rather, he will be in the Hellfire.” 

One man said, “I will shadow him,” and closely followed him at every turn. Soon thereafter, this man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “I testify that you are indeed the Messenger of Allah!” He (ﷺ) said, “Why [do you say] that?” He said, “The people were astounded when you said this man would be in the Hellfire, so I followed him until he was badly wounded and sought to hasten his death; he placed the handle of his sword on the ground and its tip between his chest, then leaned on it and killed himself.”

Explaining that this mortal sin was an indicator of prior insincerity undetected by others, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Certainly, a man may perform the deeds of the people of Paradise, in terms of what is apparent to the people, while [in reality] he is among the people of the Hellfire. And a man may perform the deeds of the people of the Hellfire, in terms of what is apparent to the people, while [in reality] he is among the people of Paradise.” [Bukhari and Muslim]

Certainly our Prophet (ﷺ) was a profound human being. Every Prophecy he (ﷺ) ever gave came true with every detail he (ﷺ) explained, and yet the people do not believe.

Back in his time (ﷺ), the non-Muslims claimed he was a magician. Now, they simply stay ignorant of the prophecies he (ﷺ) gave humanity or claim they were from other sources.

May Allah make us of those who truly follow His greatest creation, His Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

Allah knows best.

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