One day, while traveling north, one of the Arab tribes from Makkah met a hermit in the desert. Some of the men stopped to speak with him. Hermits were known to be wise and the Arabs often asked their advice. The hermit asked where they had come from. When they replied that they were from Makkah, he told them that Allahﷻwould soon sends a prophet, who would come from their people. They asked the name of this prophet and the hermit answered that his name would be Muhammad and that he would guide them to a new way of life.
Meanwhile, in Makkah, Aminah, although saddened by the loss of her husband, felt especially well and strong as she awaited the birth of her baby. During this time she dreamt of many things. On one occasion it was as if a great light were shining out of her, and on another, she heard a voice telling her that she would have a boy and that his name would be Muhammad. She never forgot that voice but she told no one about it.
On Monday, the twelfth day of Rabi al-Awwal in the Year of the Elephant, Aminah gave birth to a son. Allahﷻ sends man many signs when one of His chosen Prophets is born and on that twelfth day of Rabi al- Awwal in the year 570 A.D, many such signs were seen. Some were seen by Jewish scholars who had read in their scriptures of a coming Prophet.
One of these learned men in Yathrib, for instance, saw a brilliant new star he had never seen before as he studied the heavens that night. He called the people around him and, pointing the star out to them, told them a Prophet must have been born. That same night another Jew was passing by the meeting place of the leaders of Quraysh in Makkah. He asked them if a baby boy had just been born and told them that if it were true, this would be the Prophet of the Arab nation.
Aminah sent news of the birth to her father-in-law, 'Abd al-Muttalib, who was sitting near the Kaaba at the time. He was very happy and began at once to think of a name for the boy. An ordinary name would not do. Six days came and went and still, he had not decided. But on the seventh day, as he lay asleep near the Kaaba, 'Abd al-Muttalib dreamt that he should give the baby the unusual name of Muhammad, just as Aminah herself had dreamt. And the child was called Muhammad (PBUH), which means 'the Praised One.
When 'Abd al-Muttalib told the leaders of Quraysh what he had named his grandson, many of them asked, 'Why did you not choose the sort of name that is used by our people?' At once he replied, 'I want him to be praised by Allahﷻ in the heavens and praised by men on earth.
Eight Miraculous Signs of the
Birth of
[The Noble Qur’an, 21:107]
The birth of Rasulullahﷺ has been the greatest blessing and favor to our Ummah and mercy to all the world. His birth was an exceptionally important event and Allahﷻ sent several miraculous signs to the world, many of which have never been experienced before.
‘Indeed Allahﷻ conferred a great favor on the believers when he sent among them a Messenger from among themselves, reciting unto them His verses, and purifying them, and instructing them (in) the Book (Quran) and Al-Hikmah, (the wisdom and the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw)), while before that they had been in manifest error
(Qur’an, 3:164)
SubhanAllah, here are just a few of the amazing miracles that preceded the blessed birth of Rasulullahﷺ.
1. A light that shone like never before
Before his birth, Rasulullahﷺ mother, Aaminah, was conscious of a light within her when she was pregnant with him, which one day shone from her so intensely that she could see the castles and palaces of Syria. (Ibn Ishaq)
2. The Persian Fire was extinguished
Pre-Islam, the Persians worshipped fire and kept a fire burning continuously for a thousand years. Imam Baihaqi narrated from Hani’ I-Makhzumi that as soon as Rasulullahﷺ was born, this fire went out. This was a sign of the truthful call of Rasulullahﷺ to his followers, to worship Allahﷻ alone.
3. The Throne Arch of Chosroes shuddered
The throne arch is referred to as the Aywan and indicates the political shift caused by the Prophet’s (saw) birth. The Arch (Aywan) of the Palace of Kisra (Chosroes), the ancient emperor of Persia, trembled when Rasulullahﷺ was born. [Baihaqi]
4. Fourteen royal balconies collapsed
The throne arch is referred to as the Aywan and indicates the political shift caused by the Prophet’s (saw) birth. The Arch (Aywan) of the Palace of Kisra (Chosroes), the ancient emperor of Persia, trembled when Rasulullahﷺ was born.
[Baihaqi]
The Palace of Kisra, mentioned in Baihaqi’s narration, had fourteen balconies which all collapsed when Rasulullahﷺ was born. This was a sign that Persian rule would only last for fourteen more Persian kings. The fourteenth (and last) Persian king ruled from the time of the Prophet (saw)’s birth until the Muslims completely destroyed the whole of the Persian Empire under Umar Bin Khattab (ra) and Uthman Bin Affan (ra).
[Baihaqi]
5. Lake Sa’wah ran dry
The lake of Sa’wah is located in Qum and Hamadan in modern-day Iraq. It was known as a city of evildoers but on the night of the birth of Rasulullahﷺ, the lake, which was vast enough for ships to sail through, dried up entirely. [Baihaqi]. This was seen as a sign of Allahﷻ power and a reminder to the people of Sa’wah to follow the path of righteousness.
6. Idols fell flat
The birth of Rasulullahﷺ signaled the end of idol worshipping in the lands of Arabia. When the Prophet (saw) was born, a total of 360 idols fell in and around the Holy Kaaba. One of those idols was called Hubal, which resembled a human figure and was believed to control acts of divination.
Several people witnessed the falling of the idols, including Abdul-Mutallib, the grandfather of Rasulullahﷺ. The idols remained on the floor for a full twenty-four hours and any effort to pick them up and erect them throughout the world was unsuccessful.
Abdul Muttalib (ra) took his grandchild to the Kaaba and named him Muhammad (saw), three days after the idols fell. As soon as the child was taken to the Kaaba for the naming ceremony, the four corners of the walls of the Kaaba spoke and declared:
“There is none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad is the Seal of Prophethood.”
7. The throne of Iblis collapsed
Iblis had a god complex and observed that the throne of Allahﷻ is upon water as is mentioned in the following Qur’anic passage: ,
(The Noble Quran 11:7)
When he was banished from Paradise, Iblis established his throne upon water on planet earth, but this collapsed at the time of the birth of Rasulullahﷺ..
8. The devils were attacked by
shooting stars
'And we pried into the secrets of heaven, but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires. 'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.
[The Noble Qur’an, 72:8 & 9]
At the time of Rasulullahﷺ. birth, they were stricken with falling stars and barred from accessing this knowledge, and chased away instead by flames and comets. Among the signs is that Iblis, the forefather of the devils, was blocked from the news of the sky so he rang out a very loud scream.
The beauty of Islam allows us to continue drawing divine links from Rasulullahﷺ. birth to events that took place centuries before it. The miraculous signs of His birth are a reminder that He is indeed the Seal of the Prophets, that he was sent down as a mercy to mankind.
Rasulullahﷺ. taught us about the virtues of giving, so this Rabi ul-Awwal follows his Sunnah of spreading love, peace, and mercy by donating towards one of our appeals, and helping the less fortunate.
Allahﷻ
Rasulullahﷺ
Rasulullahﷺ
Allahﷻ
Allahﷻ
Rasulullahﷺ
Rasulullahﷺ
رضي الله عنه
سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى ﷺ.
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