THE MIRACLES OF OUR PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAAS)

Our Prophet (saas) is a blessed person to whom Allah (God) revealed
the Qur'an, the last righteous Book, and made an example to humanity
with his moral perfection, taqwa and closeness to Allah. Our Prophet
(saas) fulfilled the great responsibility he was given in the best way
possible, summonedpeople to Allah's path and became the one who guided
all believersto Allah's path. As is known, All-Mighty Allah supported
our Prophet (saas) with many miracles from His sight. Our purpose in
this bookis to remind people of some of the miracles Allah granted to
our blessed Prophet (saas) He made exemplary to all people with his
superior morality, profound faith and all his manners and words. By
Allah's leave, throughout his life, our Prophet (saas) showed many
miracles to people.Some of these miracles were witnessed only by his
followers while someothers by a great majority of unbelievers. Some of
the miracles of our Prophet (saas) are conveyed in the Qur'an while
some others in ourProphet's (saas) sayings and in various explanations
of Islamic scholars. Our purpose is to show our blessed Prophet's
(saas) miraculous aspects to people and to summon them to make the
Qur'anand our Prophet's (saas) sunnah a guide to themselves.

AL-WALEE The Protector

Allah is the Protector of those who believe. He brings them out of the
darkness and into the light. But those who do not believe have false
deities as protectors. They take them from thelight into the darkness.
Those are the Companions of the Fire remaining in it timelessly,
forever. ( Surat al-Baqara, 2:257)
Both in this world and inthe next, people have only one real friend.
Thisfriend never abandons them, is next to them, and helps them in the
face of every difficulty. From the day they are born until they die,
He is always with them and protects them against their enemies. He is
more reliable than anyone else, and always rewards them without
expecting anything in return. This friend, of course, is our Lord, the
believers' most intimate friend, Who purifies all those who place
their trust in Him and promisethem a distinguished lifehere and
eternal wealth in the Hereafter.
Throughout their lives, people seek someone more powerful or wealthier
upon whom they can rely in all circumstances. Yet while seeking such
people, they totally forget our All-Mighty Lord, Who created them and
meets all of their needs. They take Satan, who only leads them toward
sin and hinders them from attaining Paradise , as their friend. This
is the beginning of a gloomy world.
People who have faith and sincere faith in Allah, on the other
hand,enjoy a good and honorable life. In this life, there is no room
for failure, because Allah grants victory to believers as long as they
remain committed to their religion and their words. Meanwhile, the
actual reward is waiting for them in the Hereafter. Allah is the sole
real protector of believers both in this world and beyond. His
attribute of al-Walee is described in the following verses:
Allah knows best who your enemies are. Allah suffices as a Protector;
Allah suffices as a Helper.(Surat an-Nisa', 4:45)
And remember when two of your clans were on the point of losing heart
and Allah was their Protector. Let the believers put their trust in
Allah. (Surah Al 'Imran,3:122)
It is He Who sends down abundant rain, after they have lost all hope,
and unfolds His mercy. He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy. (Surat
ash-Shura, 42:28)

Water Lilies

Little flowers on the earth are mostly considered commonplace by
people,notwithstanding their overall perfection. What prevents people
from grasping the creation miracles in these flowersis the familiarity
broughtabout by seeing them everywhere and every day. Therefore,
flowers that grow in a totally different place, under totally
different conditions and in totally different sizes will be assessed
without the 'glasses of familiarity' and thus help us grasp the
existence of God.
Amazon water lilies that grow in the sticky mud covering the bottom of
the Amazon River are interesting enough to remove the 'glasses of
familiarity' from people, because they continue their lives not in the
waypeople are accustomed to and witness everyday,but with a very
differentstruggle.
These plants start to grow in the mud at the bottom of the Amazon
River, and then reach out towards the river surface. Their goal is to
reach the sunlight whichis vital to their existence.When they finally
reach the water's surface, they stop growing and develop thorny, round
buds. The buds develop into gigantic leaves witha reach of 2 meters in
as short a time as a couple of hours. 'Knowing' that the more they
cover the river surface with abundant leaves, the more will they be
able tomake use of sunlight, these water lilies make ample use of
daylight to perform photosynthesis. They 'know' that otherwise they
will not be able to survive at the bottom of the river due to the
scarcity of light. It is certainly quite inspiring for a plant to
employ such an 'intelligent' tactic.
However, sunlight alone does not suffice for the Amazon water lilies.
They also need oxygen equally, yet it is obvious that this oxygen does
not exist in the muddy ground in which their roots are located. This
is why water lilies stretch out stems developing from their roots
upwards towards the water surface where their leaves float. Sometimes
these stems grow as tall as 11 meters; they are tied to the leaves and
function as oxygen-carriers between the leaves and the root.
How can a bud in its initial stages in life in the depths of a river
know that it needs oxygen and sunlight to survive, that it would not
be able to live in their absence, and that everything it needs is
present on the water surface? A being recentlyintroduced to life is
aware neither of the factthat this water has an ending point, nor of
the existence of the sun or oxygen.
Therefore, if the whole event is assessed from the standpoint of
evolutionists, these plants should long before have been defeated by
environmental conditions and become extinct. Nevertheless, water
lilies are still present today in all theirperfection.
The unbelievable life struggle of water lilies continues well after
theyreach light and oxygen on the water surface, where they curl the
brims of their huge leaves upward to prevent them from sinking.
They can continue their lives with all these precautions, yet they
also know that these arenot enough for their reproduction. They needa
living being that will carry their pollen to another water lily, and
this living being is a beetle (coleopterans) which has been created
with a special weakness for white color. They prefer these white
waterlilies out of all the attractive flowers of the Amazon River.
When Amazon water lilies are visited by creatures which will continue
their species, they close all their leaves, imprison them, and offer
them ample pollen. They let them free after keeping them for one
night, and then change their color so that they do not bringthe same
pollen back to them. The once pure white, glorious water lilies will
now go on adorning the Amazon river in pink.
Could such flawless and finely calculated plans be the work of a bud
unaware of everything? Of course not. They are the work of the wisdom
of God, Who created all things. All the details summarized here show
that plants, like all other living beings in the universe, came into
existence already furnished with the most convenient systems, and this
was thanks to their Creator.

Fathwa, - First night dua is evil?

Question:
I do not understand why (question ID 538) the dua to be recited on the
first night only speaks of the evil in women. Evil is in men too. Men
are not perfect. Both are Allah's creation. I thinkmany women would
object to such an insult. Being called evilon your wedding night. That
is not romantic or nice. The dua should at least be mutual celebrating
thegood in both men and women and the evil in both men and women.
Women are not evil. If they were God would not have created them for
men to enjoy life with, to carry offspring, made responsible for the
upbringing and care ofchildren.
What is the Islamic basis for such a dua? I would like to have exact
references to either hadith or Qur'an.
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Praise be to Allah.
May Allah's peace and blessings shower upon our beloved Messenger.
Dear Sister,
I pray this message finds you in good health and spirits.
This dua comes from the Sunna of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
give him peace.
Before judging these words according to our modern sensibilities, it
is worthwhile to consider the context. Most of the ahadith, or
sayings, of the Prophet were uttered in the presence of men. Hence,
the invocation appears to address the male gender.However, the Arabic
language has a grammatical principle that an address to the male
gender implicitly includes the female gender, in other words, the
implication of the wording is general to both genders.
For practical purposes, any dua which refers to women in a specific
way can also be inverted to refer to men. Thus, it is perfectly
permissible andacceptable for a woman to make a similar dua about her
husband, "O Allah I ask you for the good in him and the good with
which you have created him, and I seek refuge in you from the evil in
him and the evil with which you havecreated him."
This hadith is not saying that only women are evil. Unlike early
Christianity for example, Islam never taught that women were the root
of all evil and the cause of man's fall from Paradise.
This hadith is certainly not meant as an insult. All human beings,
with the exception of the Prophets, peace be upon them, are
susceptible to the whisperings of the Devil and have the capacity for
evil. Both husband and wife woulddo well to follow this Sunna and pray
for the good in each other and seek Allah's refuge from each other's
evil.
Another thing to consider is the style of the language. Seeking refuge
from the woman's evil does not mean that she is evil. Instead, this
invocation refers to her possibility for evil. This possibility
resides in both men and women.
Allah Most High employs this style of language in the Qur'an when He
says,"Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn, from the evil of
that which He created... [Al-Falaq, 113:1-2]
This is a prayer that Muslims are encouraged to recite everyday,
especially before going to sleep. We ask Allah to indeed protect us
from the evil of created things. This is hardly limited to one gender!
Another famous supplication from the Qur'an is the following:
"And those who, when they are reminded of therevelations of their
Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat. And those who pray, "Our Lord!
Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be thecomfort of our eyes,
and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous." [Al-Furqan, 25:73-74]
Supplicating Allah Most High for pious spouses and offspring, as well
as seeking His protection from the harm of impious spouses and
offspring has a basis in both the Qur'an and Sunna.
By all means, if it makes you more comfortable, go ahead and recite a
dua that is inclusive of both genders.
However, it is crucial to realize that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
uttered this hadith in language the people of his time understood and
could relate to. In our context, there is nothing wrong with making
this dua more inclusive, while remaining loyal to the spirit of the
Sunna ofthe Beloved, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace._______________________________________________It's actually a
very nice answer that goes on to tell husbands not to pushtheir new
wives to have sex, and instead get to know them and make them feel at
ease. There'snothing here to suggest that women are evil.
I pray this was helpful
And Allah knows best.