The greatest personality that
ever came on the face of this earth was Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon
Him). He was born in Mecca in the area of Bani Hashim on the ninth of
Rabi’ul-Awwal, in the year of elephant incident i.e. the twentieth or twenty
second of April, 571 C.E.
This date was confirmed by a
renowned scholar of Islam Muhammad Sulaiman Al-Mansurpuri and also a famous
astronomer Mahmood Pasha (the difference in the
dates of April exist mainly due to the previous and current method of calendar
calculations)
Birth Place of Muhammad (PBUH)
What were the unusual signs
that were shown by Allah (SWT) when Muhammad (PBUH) was born?
Upon Muhammad’s (PBUH) arrival in
the world, Allah (SWT) showed many unusual signs that were later on reported by
various people.
Light from Pudendum:
It was reported by Ibn Saa’d that the mother of Muhammad
said: “When Muhammad was born, there was a brightening light that came out of
my Pudendum and brightened the palaces in Syria.” (Musnad
Ahmad 4-127, 128, 185 and 5-262, Ibn Saa’d 1-63).
The Collapse of Towers of Kisra’s Palace:
Another unusual sign of Prophet’s birth was the 14 towers of
Kisra’s palace that collapsed. The collapse was mainly due to an earthquake
that shook the entire palace that belonged to a Persian king.
The Sacred Fire that went out:
There was fire in the temple of Persia that went out which
had been burning for a thousand years continuously.
Lake Sawa sank down:
The famous Lake Sawa drying up is considered to be another
unusual event upon Muhammad’s arrival.
These last three events that took place were
recorded by Al-Baihaqi, At-Tabari and others as well, but none of the chains of
their narrations are confirmed.
