Post by laila on Jun 30, 2005 15:13:01 GMT -5
Asalamu alaikum,
There has now come to you a Messenger from among yourselves; grievous to him is your suffering; anxious is he over you; toward the believers kind and compassionate. (9:128)
Miraculous Events Attending the Blessed Prophet's Birth
Not only the idols in the Ka'ba but all the idols in the world fell on their faces and were broken on the eve of our Master's birth. On that night the fires of the Magians were totally extinguished for the first time in a thousand years, leaving not a trace of heat. Lake Sava disappeared into the earth leaving not a trace of water behind. It seemed as though a sudden heatware had made it all evaporate. Nothing but dust arose when people walked across it. Fourteen of the twenty-two battlements of Chosroes' palace collapsed. The throne of Anushirwan, the Persian emperor, also collapsed that night. A terrible fear possessed him and when morning came, he assembled all his astrologers, diviners and soothsayers. "I had a terrible dream last night.” he said. "Interpret it for me." When the soothsayers asked him about what he had seen, Anushirwan replied, "I shall not tell you what I saw. You must tell me, otherwise I shall not believe your interpretation." They told him that this was beyond their power and said: "There is a diviner in Bahrayn, by the name of Rabir ibn Rabi'a; ask him." Anushirwan then sent one of his men, called 'Abd al-Masih, to this diviner, who had not a single bone in his body. They called him "Flat Man" because he always lay on a board. He could not sit up, having no bones at all apart from his skull. He was very old. That Flat Man was a scholar who had studied all the heavenly scriptures. He was also an expert in the science of divination.
Once each year they would put him upon a sheet of gold and take him out to hear him give his predictions for the coming year. They would write down his prophecies and commit them to memory.
The "Flat Man" Interprets the Emperor's Dream
Anushirwan's servant, 'Abd al-Masih, happened to reach Bahrayn on the very day when the Flat Man was due to come out of his cell. His very first utterance was an interpretation of King Chosroes' dream. Although 'Abd al-Masih had not even spoken to him, he related Chosroes' dream and interpreted it.
He described the fourteen battlements of Chosroes' palace and the drying up of Lake Sava, as well as the extinguishing of the pyrolaters' fire. He announced that Anushirwan, emperor of the Medes and Persians, had dreamt a terrible dream in which Arab horses and dromedaries had come and filled the city of Meda'in, driving out his own camels. He interpreted this dream as follows: "A Prophet has been born in the city of Mecca. His name is Muhammad [Allah bless him and give him peace]. He is the most noble descendant of the venerable Abraham, and the last of the Prophets. That most holy being is a Messenger whose pure character and noble qualities and attributes are praised and extolled in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms and all the other heavenly scriptures. From this day on, all the divination of the diviners on the world has been rendered void, for Satan has been denied access to heaven. The king of esoteric knowledge has arrived. As for the interpretation of Anushirwan's dream, the Arab horse and the Arabs mounted on dromedaries are the companions of this newborn Messenger. These men are destined to conquer that city and country, driving out the people of Anushirwan. Such is the meaning of the dream.
"As for the collapse of fourteen of the battlements of Chosroes' palace, leaving eight intact, this is a sign that eight emperors will follow Anushirwan before that country is conquered by the Arabs. What is indicated by the extinguishing of the pyrolaters' fires and the drying up of Lake Sava is that many of the Magians, Jews and Christians will attain right guidance through the final Prophet, while those who do not will be scattered in disarray. It is indicated that when that glorious Messenger comes, he will illumine the whole world with the Light of Faith."
Having uttered these words, the Flat Man spent a long time weeping. "Little remains of my life,” he said. "Flat Man will not survive to announce the mission of that glorious Prophet. That is the reason for my tears."
Anushirwan's servant, 'Abd al-Masih, noted down and memorized everything he heard Flat Man say, then came and reported to his Master. Anushirwan was pleased with the news; eight rulers would succeed him; eight reigns he reckoned, would cover a hundred and fifty or two hundred years. However, it did not turn out that way. The eight rulers came and went in a short space of time, the venerable Caliph 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, wiped the Persian Kingdom from the map of the world and the Sasanid dynasty became extinct.
The companions of Allah's Messenger occupied Meda'in, driving out the fire-worshippers. Iran was ennobled with Islam.
Many signs and portents marked the noble birth of Allah's Messenger, Allah bless him and give him peace. Hundreds of books would be needed to record all the marvels associated with our Master from his origin as Primal Light until the time when his venerable mother, Amina, brought him physically to birth.
There has now come to you a Messenger from among yourselves; grievous to him is your suffering; anxious is he over you; toward the believers kind and compassionate. (9:128)
Miraculous Events Attending the Blessed Prophet's Birth
Not only the idols in the Ka'ba but all the idols in the world fell on their faces and were broken on the eve of our Master's birth. On that night the fires of the Magians were totally extinguished for the first time in a thousand years, leaving not a trace of heat. Lake Sava disappeared into the earth leaving not a trace of water behind. It seemed as though a sudden heatware had made it all evaporate. Nothing but dust arose when people walked across it. Fourteen of the twenty-two battlements of Chosroes' palace collapsed. The throne of Anushirwan, the Persian emperor, also collapsed that night. A terrible fear possessed him and when morning came, he assembled all his astrologers, diviners and soothsayers. "I had a terrible dream last night.” he said. "Interpret it for me." When the soothsayers asked him about what he had seen, Anushirwan replied, "I shall not tell you what I saw. You must tell me, otherwise I shall not believe your interpretation." They told him that this was beyond their power and said: "There is a diviner in Bahrayn, by the name of Rabir ibn Rabi'a; ask him." Anushirwan then sent one of his men, called 'Abd al-Masih, to this diviner, who had not a single bone in his body. They called him "Flat Man" because he always lay on a board. He could not sit up, having no bones at all apart from his skull. He was very old. That Flat Man was a scholar who had studied all the heavenly scriptures. He was also an expert in the science of divination.
Once each year they would put him upon a sheet of gold and take him out to hear him give his predictions for the coming year. They would write down his prophecies and commit them to memory.
The "Flat Man" Interprets the Emperor's Dream
Anushirwan's servant, 'Abd al-Masih, happened to reach Bahrayn on the very day when the Flat Man was due to come out of his cell. His very first utterance was an interpretation of King Chosroes' dream. Although 'Abd al-Masih had not even spoken to him, he related Chosroes' dream and interpreted it.
He described the fourteen battlements of Chosroes' palace and the drying up of Lake Sava, as well as the extinguishing of the pyrolaters' fire. He announced that Anushirwan, emperor of the Medes and Persians, had dreamt a terrible dream in which Arab horses and dromedaries had come and filled the city of Meda'in, driving out his own camels. He interpreted this dream as follows: "A Prophet has been born in the city of Mecca. His name is Muhammad [Allah bless him and give him peace]. He is the most noble descendant of the venerable Abraham, and the last of the Prophets. That most holy being is a Messenger whose pure character and noble qualities and attributes are praised and extolled in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms and all the other heavenly scriptures. From this day on, all the divination of the diviners on the world has been rendered void, for Satan has been denied access to heaven. The king of esoteric knowledge has arrived. As for the interpretation of Anushirwan's dream, the Arab horse and the Arabs mounted on dromedaries are the companions of this newborn Messenger. These men are destined to conquer that city and country, driving out the people of Anushirwan. Such is the meaning of the dream.
"As for the collapse of fourteen of the battlements of Chosroes' palace, leaving eight intact, this is a sign that eight emperors will follow Anushirwan before that country is conquered by the Arabs. What is indicated by the extinguishing of the pyrolaters' fires and the drying up of Lake Sava is that many of the Magians, Jews and Christians will attain right guidance through the final Prophet, while those who do not will be scattered in disarray. It is indicated that when that glorious Messenger comes, he will illumine the whole world with the Light of Faith."
Having uttered these words, the Flat Man spent a long time weeping. "Little remains of my life,” he said. "Flat Man will not survive to announce the mission of that glorious Prophet. That is the reason for my tears."
Anushirwan's servant, 'Abd al-Masih, noted down and memorized everything he heard Flat Man say, then came and reported to his Master. Anushirwan was pleased with the news; eight rulers would succeed him; eight reigns he reckoned, would cover a hundred and fifty or two hundred years. However, it did not turn out that way. The eight rulers came and went in a short space of time, the venerable Caliph 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, wiped the Persian Kingdom from the map of the world and the Sasanid dynasty became extinct.
The companions of Allah's Messenger occupied Meda'in, driving out the fire-worshippers. Iran was ennobled with Islam.
Many signs and portents marked the noble birth of Allah's Messenger, Allah bless him and give him peace. Hundreds of books would be needed to record all the marvels associated with our Master from his origin as Primal Light until the time when his venerable mother, Amina, brought him physically to birth.
