//Short Green>Muslims need to prove that Muhammad was a prophet. Statements in the Quran, Hadith, and Sirat make it very difficult for Christians to believe Muhammad was a prophet.//
---hmm, in ancient times,the kings used to b the most literate amongst his men.
---DURING the time of prophet Muhammad (saw), VARIOUS CHRISTIAN PRIESTS [Bahira, Waraka ibn Nawfal ,etc] testified his prophethood.
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---hmm, in ancient times,the kings used to b the most literate amongst his men.
---DURING the time of prophet Muhammad (saw), VARIOUS CHRISTIAN PRIESTS [Bahira, Waraka ibn Nawfal ,etc] testified his prophethood.
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-as u people r ignorant about the signs of prophethood, plz read the following:
---THE PEOPLE of this conversation were not the supporters of islam at that time, the answerer was one of the 3 most notorious enemies of islam::
‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas informed that Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed him that Heraclius had sent for him while he was in a camel-caravan (from Quraish). They were merchants doing business in Al-Sham (area comprising preset-day Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah’s Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم had a truce with Abu Sufyan and the infidels of Quraish. So they went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the court and he had Roman governors around him. Then he called for them and his translator (translating Heraclius’ questions) said:
“Whom amongst you is the most closely related to this man who claims to be a Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم ?”
-Abu Sufyan replied, “I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group).”
Heraclius said, “Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and let his companions come forward and make them stand behind his back.” He then told his translator, “Tell them (Abu Sufyan’s companions) that I will ask him (Abu Sufyan) about this man (the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم ) so if he lies to me deny what he says.” Abu Sufyan added, “By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions exposing my lies, I would have lied about him. The first question he asked me was:
‘What is his family status amongst you?’
-I replied, ‘He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst us.’
Heraclius further asked: ‘Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same (i.e. to be a Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم ) before him?’
-I replied, ‘No.’
He said, ‘Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?’
-I replied, ‘No.’
Heraclius asked, ‘Do the nobles or the weak (and poor) follow him?’
-I replied, ‘It is the weak who follow him.’
He said, ‘Are his followers increasing decreasing?’
-I replied, ‘They are increasing.’
He then asked, ‘Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become displeased with the religion and renounce it?’
-I replied, ‘No.’
Heraclius said, ‘Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim (to be a Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم )?’
-I replied, ‘No. ‘
Heraclius said, ‘Does he betray (break his promises)?’
-I replied, ‘No. We are in a truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it.’ I could not find opportunity to insert anything (against the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم صلى الله عليه و سلم) except that.
Heraclius asked, ‘Have you ever had a war with him?’
-I replied, ‘Yes.’
Then he said, ‘What was the outcome of the battles?’
-I replied, ‘Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.’
Heraclius said, ‘What does he order you to do?’
-I said, ‘He tells us to worship Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the truth, to be chaste and to keep up the ties with our relatives.’
Heraclius said to his translator:,
“Tell him, I asked you about his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the Prophets صلى الله عليه و سلم come from noble families amongst their respective peoples.
I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing, your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was following the previous man’s statement.
Then I asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom.
I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said, and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about Allah.
I then asked you whether the noble people followed him or the weak. You replied that it was the weak who followed him. And in fact all the Prophets have been followed by this very class of people.
Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing, and in fact such is the way of true faith, until it is complete in all respects.
I furher asked you whether there was anybody who, after embracing his religion, became displeased with his religion and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative, and in fact this is (the sign of) true faith, when its delight enters the heart and mixes with it completely.
I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray.
Then I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray, to speak the truth and to be chaste.
If what you have said is true, he will very soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew (from the scriptures) that he was going to appear but I did not expect that he would be from you (your people), and if I knew I could reach him, I would go out of my way to meet him and if I were with him, I would certainly wash his feet.’
Heraclius then asked for the letter sent by Allah’s Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra, who forwarded it to Heraclius. He read the letter, which said:
باسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful).
From Muhammad, the slave of Allah and His Prophet, to Heraclius the ruler of the Romans. Salaam (Peace) be upon him, who follows guidance (to the right path). I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this (invitation of Islam) you will also cary the sin of (misguiding your) subjects. And (Allah said in the Quran):
Say, “O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you – that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah.” But if they turn away, then say, “Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him].’ (3:64).
Abu Sufyan then added, “When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the letter, there was a great hue and cry (in the Royal Court) and people raised their voices and we were turned out of the court.
Then I told my companions: “The matter of Ibn Abi Kabsha (the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم) has become so great that even the King of Sons of Yellow (i.e. Romans) is afraid of him”. Then I remained sure that he (the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم) would be the conqueror in the near future until I embraced Islam (i.e. Allah guided me to it).”
(The sub narrator Al-Zuhri adds) “And Ibn An-Natuur – the Governor of llya’ (Jerusalem) and a friend of Heraclius- was the head of the Christians of Al-Sham. Ibn An-Natuur said that once while Heraclius was visiting ilya’ (Jerusalem), he got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of the dignitaries of the Roman state asked him why he was in that mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied, ‘At night when I looked at the stars, I saw that the King of those who practice circumcision has become the conqueror. Who are they who practice circumcision?’ The people replied, ‘Except the Jews nobody practices circumcision and you should not worry about them (the Jews). Just issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country.’ While they were discussing it, a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the news of Allah’s Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم to Heraclius was brought in. After having questioned this messenger, he (Heraclius) ordered his men to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was circumcised. The people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that he was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied, ‘Arabs also practice circumcision.’ (After hearing that) Heraclius remarked that, “The kingdom of these people has appeared”. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was as strong as Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Hims (a city in Syria) and stayed there until he received the reply to his letter from his friend who agreed with his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم and the fact that it was Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم . On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Romans to assemble in his palace at Hims. When they assembled, he ordered that all the doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, ‘O Romans! If success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم (i.e. embrace Islam).’
(Upon hearing the views of Heraclius) the people ran towards the gates of the palace like wild donkeys but found the doors closed. Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam, he ordered that they should be brought back in his audience. (When they returned) he said, ‘What I said just now was only to test your steadfastness upon your religion, and I have seen it.’ The people prostrated before him and became pleased with him, and this was the end of Heraclius’s story (in connection with his being called to Islam).
This was narrated by Salih bin Kaisan, Yoonus and Ma’mar from Al-Zuhri.
---THE PEOPLE of this conversation were not the supporters of islam at that time, the answerer was one of the 3 most notorious enemies of islam::
‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas informed that Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed him that Heraclius had sent for him while he was in a camel-caravan (from Quraish). They were merchants doing business in Al-Sham (area comprising preset-day Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah’s Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم had a truce with Abu Sufyan and the infidels of Quraish. So they went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the court and he had Roman governors around him. Then he called for them and his translator (translating Heraclius’ questions) said:
“Whom amongst you is the most closely related to this man who claims to be a Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم ?”
-Abu Sufyan replied, “I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group).”
Heraclius said, “Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and let his companions come forward and make them stand behind his back.” He then told his translator, “Tell them (Abu Sufyan’s companions) that I will ask him (Abu Sufyan) about this man (the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم ) so if he lies to me deny what he says.” Abu Sufyan added, “By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions exposing my lies, I would have lied about him. The first question he asked me was:
‘What is his family status amongst you?’
-I replied, ‘He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst us.’
Heraclius further asked: ‘Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same (i.e. to be a Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم ) before him?’
-I replied, ‘No.’
He said, ‘Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?’
-I replied, ‘No.’
Heraclius asked, ‘Do the nobles or the weak (and poor) follow him?’
-I replied, ‘It is the weak who follow him.’
He said, ‘Are his followers increasing decreasing?’
-I replied, ‘They are increasing.’
He then asked, ‘Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become displeased with the religion and renounce it?’
-I replied, ‘No.’
Heraclius said, ‘Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim (to be a Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم )?’
-I replied, ‘No. ‘
Heraclius said, ‘Does he betray (break his promises)?’
-I replied, ‘No. We are in a truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it.’ I could not find opportunity to insert anything (against the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم صلى الله عليه و سلم) except that.
Heraclius asked, ‘Have you ever had a war with him?’
-I replied, ‘Yes.’
Then he said, ‘What was the outcome of the battles?’
-I replied, ‘Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.’
Heraclius said, ‘What does he order you to do?’
-I said, ‘He tells us to worship Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the truth, to be chaste and to keep up the ties with our relatives.’
Heraclius said to his translator:,
“Tell him, I asked you about his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the Prophets صلى الله عليه و سلم come from noble families amongst their respective peoples.
I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing, your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was following the previous man’s statement.
Then I asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom.
I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said, and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about Allah.
I then asked you whether the noble people followed him or the weak. You replied that it was the weak who followed him. And in fact all the Prophets have been followed by this very class of people.
Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing, and in fact such is the way of true faith, until it is complete in all respects.
I furher asked you whether there was anybody who, after embracing his religion, became displeased with his religion and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative, and in fact this is (the sign of) true faith, when its delight enters the heart and mixes with it completely.
I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray.
Then I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray, to speak the truth and to be chaste.
If what you have said is true, he will very soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew (from the scriptures) that he was going to appear but I did not expect that he would be from you (your people), and if I knew I could reach him, I would go out of my way to meet him and if I were with him, I would certainly wash his feet.’
Heraclius then asked for the letter sent by Allah’s Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra, who forwarded it to Heraclius. He read the letter, which said:
باسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful).
From Muhammad, the slave of Allah and His Prophet, to Heraclius the ruler of the Romans. Salaam (Peace) be upon him, who follows guidance (to the right path). I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this (invitation of Islam) you will also cary the sin of (misguiding your) subjects. And (Allah said in the Quran):
Say, “O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you – that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah.” But if they turn away, then say, “Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him].’ (3:64).
Abu Sufyan then added, “When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the letter, there was a great hue and cry (in the Royal Court) and people raised their voices and we were turned out of the court.
Then I told my companions: “The matter of Ibn Abi Kabsha (the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم) has become so great that even the King of Sons of Yellow (i.e. Romans) is afraid of him”. Then I remained sure that he (the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم) would be the conqueror in the near future until I embraced Islam (i.e. Allah guided me to it).”
(The sub narrator Al-Zuhri adds) “And Ibn An-Natuur – the Governor of llya’ (Jerusalem) and a friend of Heraclius- was the head of the Christians of Al-Sham. Ibn An-Natuur said that once while Heraclius was visiting ilya’ (Jerusalem), he got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of the dignitaries of the Roman state asked him why he was in that mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied, ‘At night when I looked at the stars, I saw that the King of those who practice circumcision has become the conqueror. Who are they who practice circumcision?’ The people replied, ‘Except the Jews nobody practices circumcision and you should not worry about them (the Jews). Just issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country.’ While they were discussing it, a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the news of Allah’s Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم to Heraclius was brought in. After having questioned this messenger, he (Heraclius) ordered his men to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was circumcised. The people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that he was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied, ‘Arabs also practice circumcision.’ (After hearing that) Heraclius remarked that, “The kingdom of these people has appeared”. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was as strong as Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Hims (a city in Syria) and stayed there until he received the reply to his letter from his friend who agreed with his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم and the fact that it was Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم . On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Romans to assemble in his palace at Hims. When they assembled, he ordered that all the doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, ‘O Romans! If success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم (i.e. embrace Islam).’
(Upon hearing the views of Heraclius) the people ran towards the gates of the palace like wild donkeys but found the doors closed. Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam, he ordered that they should be brought back in his audience. (When they returned) he said, ‘What I said just now was only to test your steadfastness upon your religion, and I have seen it.’ The people prostrated before him and became pleased with him, and this was the end of Heraclius’s story (in connection with his being called to Islam).
This was narrated by Salih bin Kaisan, Yoonus and Ma’mar from Al-Zuhri.
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