The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 274
274. Essence of Islam-1 me, and I am almost daily honoured with the converse of. God Almighty. [Chashma-e-Masīḥī, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 20, pp. 350-351]. When a person arrives at this exalted stage of meeting with God, he sometimes performs acts which appear to be beyond human power and have the colour of Divine. Power. For instance, during the battle of Badr, the Holy. Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] threw a handful of gravel at the opposing force not accompanied by any prayer, but with his own spiritual power, which affected the opposing force in such an extraordinary manner that everyone's eyes were struck by the gravel and they were rendered sightless and began to run around in confusion and helplessness. This miracle is referred to in the verse: وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتٌ وَلكِنَّ الله رفى 166. When you threw the handful of pebbles, it was not you who did throw, but it was Allāh Who threw; meaning that it was Divine Power that was working behind the scene and it did that which was not within human power. . In the same way, another miracle of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] which was the splitting of the moon, was displayed by Divine Power. It was not accompanied by any prayer as it happened merely by his pointing at the moon with his finger which was filled with Divine power. There are many other miracles which the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of. Allāh be on him] worked purely with his power and which were not accompanied by any prayer. On many 166 al-Anfal, 8:18 [Publisher]