This document summarizes miracles that occurred at the time of the Prophet Muhammad's birth in Mecca. It mentions that he was born 50-55 days before an incident where flocks of birds destroyed an army of elephants that was approaching Mecca. It also describes narratives of palaces in Syria being illuminated on the night the Prophet was born, and of 14 turrets belonging to a Persian general collapsing, which were signs of the future spread of Islam. The document analyzes the authenticity of these narratives and their significance as indications of the coming prominence of Islam and conquests of the early Muslim community.

1. Lesson Five – Miracles at the time
of Birth

2. Incident with the People of the
Elephants
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Prophet was born Fifty or fifty five days before
the incident with the people of the elephants.
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This incident is mentioned is Surah Feel.
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Abdul Muttalib had faith Allah would protect it.
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Huge flocks of small birds appeared. Each had
a pebble in their beak and claws.
This incident took place in Muharram.

3. Surah Feel - 106
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. Have you (O Muhammad ()) not seen how your Lord dealt with the Owners
of the Elephant? [The elephant army which came from Yemen under the
command of Abrahah Al-Ashram intending to destroy the Ka'bah at
Makkah].
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2. Did He not make their plot go astray?
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3. And sent against them birds, in flocks,
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4. Striking them with stones of Sijjil.
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5. And made them like an empty field of stalks (of which the corn has been
eaten up by cattle).

4. Birth
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Born at Dawn on Monday 8th Rab'i Al – Awwal
which is April 570 A.D in Makkah in Abu Talib's
house.
Allama Ibn Jawzi confirms majority of the
scholars are of this view.
Abdullah ibn Aas says Prophet was born on the
crack of dawn.
The crack of dawn was the appropriate time for
the rising of the sun (Birth of the prophet)
whose time will come after forty years.

5. Date of Birth
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12th Rab'i Al – Awal is famous. However,
Muhaddithin and historians prefer the 8 th Rab'i
Al Awal. (Abdullah ibn Abbas, Jubiar ibn Mutim
and Qastalani)
Conclusion, Majority are of the view of the 8 th.

6. Miracles at the time of Birth
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The mother of Uthman bin Abul As, Fatima bint Abdullah says: During the
blessed night I was his mother and the enitre house was radiant with Nur
(Light) and I also saw start stooping down that I thought it would come down
crashing on me.
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Who was Uthman Bin Abu As?
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The narrator of this hadith Yaqub bin Muhammed Zuhri.
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His narrations are found in Ibn Majah and Bukhari
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This narration can be found in Fathul Bari volume 6 page 426.
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Similar narration are in Ahmed, Mustadrak Hakim. Ibn Hibban say this
narration is authentic.
Haytami says this hadith is narrated by Ahmen and the chain of narration is
satisfactory.

7. Palaces of Busra Illuminate
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Palaces of Busra (Syria) were illuminated.
The light refers to an indication that the darkness of polytheism will be removed
from the earth.
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Why palaces in Syria?
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Super-Powers of that time
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First city to be conquered by the Muslims.
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Blessed Area
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Isa (A.S) will be taken to Damascus
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Prophet encourage the migration to Syria before the day of Judgement.
(Hakim and Hibaan)

8. Fourteen Turrets collapse of the
Persian general
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Fourteen represents
the kingdoms they
ruled.
Fire was extinguished

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A priest seen a dream: Powerfully built camels
were dragging Arabian horses. They cross the
river and disperse around the world.
Sign of the collapse of their empire
10 out of the 14 kingdom was was conquered
within four years and the remaining four was
conquered by Uthman.
Jarir Tabari, Hafiz ibn Hajar, Ibn Kathir narrates
this incident.
This narration is Mursal, however the narrators
are authentic.

10. Analysis of this incident.
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Jarir Tabari, Hafiz ibn Hajar, Ibn Kathir narrates
this incident.
This narration is Mursal, however the narrators
are authentic.
Mursal narrations were accepted by Imam
Malik, Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Ahmed.
To read more on the authenticity of this
narration Seeratul Mustafa Page 72 & 43

11. Next week
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Circumcision, Aiqah, Naming & Kuniya.