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The Miracle of the Boulder
Jabir and his companions were working hard on their section when they struck a huge
boulder. Try as best they might, no one, not even the strongest among them could
shatter it, let alone move it. When the news of the boulder reached the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) he left his section of digging and made his way to it. Then, taking
hold of an ax struck the boulder three times saying “Allah is the Greatest” whereupon it
disintegrated into piles of sand.
When the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) struck the boulder the first time, a light
shone so brilliantly from it that it reached the palaces of Syria (Ash Shams). Upon his
second strike, the light stretched as far away as Madian in Persia whereas the light of
the third strike reached and lit up Yemen which was under the protectorate of Abyssinia
at that time. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) later explained that the
miraculous light was a sign that one day Islam would spread to these distant lands. This
light is reminiscent of the light which emitted from Lady Aminah when she conceived and
then again when she gave birth to the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
Six days had now passed since word reached the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
Jabir and his companions were working hard on their section when they struck a huge
boulder. Try as best they might, no one, not even the strongest among them could
shatter it, let alone move it. When the news of the boulder reached the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) he left his section of digging and made his way to it. Then, taking
hold of an ax struck the boulder three times saying “Allah is the Greatest” whereupon it
disintegrated into piles of sand.
When the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) struck the boulder the first time, a light
shone so brilliantly from it that it reached the palaces of Syria (Ash Shams). Upon his
second strike, the light stretched as far away as Madian in Persia whereas the light of
the third strike reached and lit up Yemen which was under the protectorate of Abyssinia
at that time. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) later explained that the
miraculous light was a sign that one day Islam would spread to these distant lands. This
light is reminiscent of the light which emitted from Lady Aminah when she conceived and
then again when she gave birth to the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
Six days had now passed since word reached the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)