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HOW CAN YOU RECOGNIZE HIM?
what do you expect from him?
think for a moment: your friend
mahmud has left
his satchel in your home. A person
knocks at the door
and says, "i have been sent by
mahmud.he wants
me to pick up his satchel for him,
please give it to
me." if you don't know this boy,
what should you do?should you immediately hope for
the best and trust
him and give him the satchel? how
do you know he
has really been sent by mahmud?how can you recognize
him as a true messenger? do you
ask him for
some proof that he has really been
sent by mahmud?surely you will say, "give me some
proof and you
can take the satchel.
then, if he is really sent by mahmud,
he will give
some proof.for example, he will
say: "mahmud said
the satchel is in the living room,
or it contains his
arithmetic book, a religious book,
a blue pen, a little
red pencil and a watch.
"If his signs are correct, what
do you realize, what
do you do?
if his signs are correct, you realize
that he is telling
the truth, and that mahmud has
sent him because he
trusts him, and you respect him.You trust him too
and you give him the satchel.
with this example in mind, can
you say how we
should recognize a prophet'?
a prophet is sent by Allah, and
in order to identify
himself he brings with him special
signs from Allah,
so that the people can trust him
and accept his call.If a prophet did not bring a special
sign from Allah,
how would the people recognize
him as a prophet?how would they know whether he
was really a prophet
sent by Allah, and not simply an
impostor?the special signs Allah gives to
his prophets are the
miracles. without these miracles
how would the people
recognize the prophets?how would
they realize that
they have a special relationship
with Allah, and that
they are his servants and messengers?
how would
they trust them'? how would they
know whether or
not to accept their call?miracles are the special sings
given by Allah to his
prophets. A miracle is an action
that people are unable
to perform, and can only be performed
by Allah and
his special messengers.When someone says: i am a prophet
of Allah and
i have a special connection with
Allah," then if he
shows miracles. The truth-loving
people realize that he
is telling the truth and is really
Allah's messenger and
prophet, and that he has a special
connection with
Allah and enjoys Allah's trust
and confidence.The truth-loving people trust him,
believe his words,
accept his call, obey him and say:
"since he has miracles
he is a real prophet and must have
special
connection with Allah." miracles
in the quran
in book three, you learned about
the miracles of
the prophets. you learned how Musa (as) put his
hand inside his pocket and how,
when he brought it
out, it shone just like a bright
star.you also learned
that Musa's (as)staff-by
the authority of Allah-used
to turn into a fierce snake. The
same staff was used
by the prophet Musa (as),
with the authority of Allah,
to make path in the bed of the
nile river and the
tribes of israel were able to walk
upon it and escape
from pharaoh.Allah has described these and tens
of other miracles
in the qur'an. The miracles of Isa (as) cured those
who were born blind, and brought
the dead to life.
with the divine authority he made
a bird with clay,
breathed into it, and the bird
came to life. He was also
aware of hidden things.for example,
he could tell the
people what they had eaten and
what they had hidden
in their homes. And, when only
a new-born baby,
Isa (as) spoke to people
from his cradle.In the same way, by the command
of Allah the tyrant
nimrud's fire that he had arranged
to burn the prophet
ibrahjm (as) became cool,
and Ibrahim (as) felt no
discomfort.
the prophet (as) of islam
also had many miracles.His greatest miracle is the holy
qur'an. Later, you
will learn more about all his miracles.
now, let us look
at how miracles are shown.
with his limitless power and might,
Allah does
whatever he wishes. Other than
Allah, who can make
path in the river with a simple
stick? who except Allah
can grant sight to those born blind?
who, except Allah,
can give life to a clay model and
give it feathers, eyes
and flesh? who-other than Allah-is
aware of the
unseen?with the power invested in them
by Allah, the true
prophets perform such deeds so
that the truth-loving
people realize that the prophets
are genuine.
witnessing these miracles, the
people realize that the prophets
have a special relationship with
Allah, are trusted and
chosen by him, and have brought
the people Allah's
message.These deeds are called miracles.
a miracle is an
action that Allah and his messengers
can show. when
Allah sends a person as a prophet,
he puts these special
powers at the disposal of the prophet
to be a kind of
sign of the people, so that they
can recognize him as
a prophet.
without such clear signs for the
people, how would
they be able to recognize the prophets?
how would
they know the genuine from the
false? how would
they he able to trust them and
accept their leadership?
