MUHAMMAD’S MIRACLES All these miracles were attributed to Muhammad so as to make him look saintly or rank on the level of Christ. These are all fabrications by his sycophant followers. There are many miracles which were claimed by Muhammad himself, which no one but he could verify and many contemporary Muslims doubted them because some of these miracles are so ridiculous that they are hardly more than childish jokes and Muhammad proved himself to be a laughing stock. It is recorded in Qur’an that the pagan Meccans repeatedly asked Muhammad to perform a miracle so that they could believe him. “They say: We will not believe in you until you make a spring gush from the earth for us, or, until you own a garden of palms and vines and cause rivers to gush forth with abundant water in them; or, until you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, as you have claimed, or, as a surety bring Allah with the angels in front; or, until you possess an ornate house of gold, or ascend into the heavens; and we will not believe in your ascension until you have brought down for us a book which we can read” (Surah 17.90-93). According to an old tradition (cited Walker, 2002, p. 220), when the Meccans demanded Muhammad to prove his Divine mission by making a mountain move, Muhammad replied that only Allah has the power to do that. However by repeated demands from Meccans, Muhammad Thought of giving it a try. Turning to the direction of Mount Safa, Muhammad commanded it to come to him but with much embarrassment to Muhammad, nothing happened. Then Muhammad exclaimed, “Allah is compassionate! Had it come it would have caused an earthquake or fallen upon us to our destruction. I will therefore go to the mountain instead, and thank God for his mercy!!!” Surprisingly, when Muslims read this story with the spectacle of faith, they see a miracle in it.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:00:00 +0000
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