SCIENTIFIC MIRICALES IN THE QURAN3

Also, Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the servant of God, His “chosenone” and “messenger” who will bring down a law.“He will notfalter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. Inhis law the islands will put their hope.” (Isaiah 42:4). Verse 11,connects that awaited messenger with the descendants of Kedar.Who is Kedar? According to Genesis 25:13, Kedar was the secondson of Ishmael, the ancestor of the Prophet Muhammadr.3) God will put His words in the mouth of this prophet:The words of God (the Holy Qur’an) were truly put intoMuhammad’srmouth. God sent the Angel Gabriel to teachMuhammadrthe exact words of God (the Holy Qur’an) and askedhim to dictate them to the people as he heard them. The words aretherefore not his own. They did not come from his own thoughts,but were put into his mouth by the Angel Gabriel. During the lifetime of Muhammadr, and under his supervision, these wordswere then memorized and written by his companions.Note that God has said in the prophecy of Deuteronomy:“Ifanyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks inmy name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy,18:19). This means that whoever believes in the Bible must be-lieve in what this prophet says, and this prophet is Muhammadr.(Please visitwww.islam-guide.com/mibfor more informa-tion on Muhammadrin the Bible.)(4) The Verses in the Qur’an That MentionFuture Events Which Later Came to PassAn example of the events foretold in the Qur’an is the victoryof the Romans over the Persians within three to nine years after theRomans were defeated by the Persians. God has said in the Qur’an:(The Romans have been defeated in the near-est land (to the Arabian Peninsula), and they,after their defeat, will be victorious withinbedd’(three to nine) years....)(Qur’an, 30:2-4)Let us see what history tells us about these wars. A bookentitledHistory of the Byzantine Statesays that the Roman armyChapter 1Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam(4) The Verses in the Qur’an That Mention Future Events Which Later Came to PassA Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam35
was badly defeated at Antioch in613, and as a result, the Persiansswiftly pushed forward on all fronts.1At that time, it was hardto imagine that the Romans would defeat the Persians, but theQur’an foretold that the Romans would be victorious within threeto nine years. In622,nineyears after the Romans’ defeat, thetwo forces (Romans and Persians) met on Armenian soil, and theresult was the decisive victory of the Romans over the Persians,for the first time after the Romans’ defeat in 613.2The prophecywas fulfilled just as God has said in the Qur’an.There are also many other verses in the Qur’an and sayings ofMuhammadrthat mention future events which later came to pass.(5) Miracles Performed bythe Prophet MuhammadrMany miracles were performed by the Prophet Muhammadrby God’s permission. These miracles were witnessed by manypeople. For example:§When the unbelievers in Makkah asked the Prophet Muham-madrto show them a miracle, he showed them the splittingof the moon.3§Another miracle was the flowing of water through Muham-mad’srfingers when his companions got thirsty and had nowater except a little in a vessel. They came to him and toldhim that they had no water to make ablution nor to drink exceptfor what was in the vessel. So, Muhammadrput his hand inthe vessel, and the water started gushing out between hisfingers. So, they drank and made ablution. They were onethousand five hundred companions.4There were also many other miracles that were performed byhim or which happened to him.Chapter 1Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam(5) Miracles Performed by the Prophet MuhammadA Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam36(1)History of the Byzantine State, Ostrogorsky, p. 95.(2)History of the Byzantine State, Ostrogorsky, pp. 100-101, andHistory of Persia, Sykes, vol. 1, pp. 483-484. Also seeThe NewEncyclopaedia Britannica, Micropaedia vol. 4, p. 1036.(3) Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari, #3637, andSaheeh Muslim, #2802.(4) Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari, #3576, andSaheeh Muslim, #1856.
(6) The Simple Life of MuhammadrIf we compare the life of Muhammadrbefore his mission asa prophet and his life after he began his mission as a prophet, wewill conclude that it is beyond reason to think that Muhammadrwas a false prophet, who claimed prophethood to attain materialgains, greatness, glory, or power.Before his mission as a prophet, Muhammadrhad no finan-cial worries. As a successful and reputed merchant, Muhammadrdrew a satisfactory and comfortable income. After his mission asa prophet and because of it, he became worse off materially. Toclarify this more, let us browse the following sayings on his life:§Aa’isha, Muhammad’srwife, said: “O my nephew, wewould sight three new moons in two months without lightinga fire (to cook a meal) in the Prophet’srhouses.” Hernephew asked: “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said: “Thetwo black things, dates and water, but the Prophetrhad someAnsar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and theyused to send the Prophetrsome of its milk.”1§Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Muhammad’srcompanions, said:“The Prophet of Godrdid not see bread made from fine flourfrom the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”2§Aa’isha, Muhammad’srwife, said: “The mattress of theProphetr, on which he slept, was made of leather stuffed withthe fiber of the date-palm tree.”3§Amr Ibn Al-Hareth, one of Muhammad’srcompanions, saidthat when the Prophetrdied, he left neither money noranything else except his white riding mule, his arms, and apiece of land which he left to charity.4Muhammadrlived this hard life till he died although theMuslim treasury was at his disposal, the greater part of the ArabianChapter 1Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam(6) The Simple Life of MuhammadA Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam37(1) Narrated inSaheeh Muslim, #2972, andSaheeh Al-Bukhari, #2567.(2) Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari, #5413, andAl-Tirmizi, #2364.(3) Narrated inSaheeh Muslim, #2082, andSaheeh Al-Bukhari, #6456.(4) Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari, #2739, andMosnad Ahmad, #17990.
Peninsula was Muslim before he died, and the Muslims werevictorious after eighteen years of his mission.Is it possible that Muhammadrmight have claimedprophethood in order to attain status, greatness, and power? Thedesire to enjoy status and power is usually associated with goodfood, fancy clothing, monumental palaces, colorful guards, andindisputable authority. Do any of these indicators apply to Mu-hammadr? A few glimpses of his life that may help answer thisquestion follow.Despite his responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman,and a judge, Muhammadrused to milk his goat,1mend hisclothes, repair his shoes,2help with the household work,3and visitpoor people when they got sick.4He also helped his companionsin digging a trench by moving sand with them.5His life was anamazing model of simplicity and humbleness.Muhammad’srfollowers loved him, respected him, andtrusted him to an amazing extent. Yet he continued to emphasizethat deification should be directed to God and not to him person-ally. Anas, one of Muhammad’srcompanions, said that there wasno person whom they loved more than Muhammadr, yet when hecame to them, they did not stand up for him because he hated theirstanding up for him,6as other people do with their great people.Long before there was any prospect of success for Islam andat the outset of a long and painful era of torture, suffering, andpersecution of Muhammadrand his followers, he received aninteresting offer. An envoy of the pagan leaders, Otba, came tohim saying: “...If you want money, we will collect enough moneyfor you so that you will be the richest one of us. If you wantleadership, we will take you as our leader and never decide on anymatter without your approval. If you want a kingdom, we willChapter 1Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam(6) The Simple Life of MuhammadA Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam38(1) Narrated inMosnad Ahmad, #25662.(2) Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari, #676, andMosnad Ahmad, #25517.(3) Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari, #676, andMosnad Ahmad, #23706.(4) Narrated inMowatta’ Malek, #531.(5) Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari, #3034, andSaheeh Muslim, #1803,andMosnad Ahmad, #18017.(6) Narrated inMosnad Ahmad, #12117, andAl-Tirmizi, #2754.