The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 387
The Holy Qur'ān 387 fear and awe of Allāh. We narrate these illustrations so that people reflect upon the grandeur of the Word of. God. . . . . Besides this, large numbers of miracles of external changes are mentioned in the Holy Qur'ān. Miracles of this kind are like ornaments for the beauty of the Qur'ān with which handsome people are bedecked. It is obvious that what is beautiful in itself does not need any ornament though an ornament enhances its beauty to some degree. . These miracles that are mentioned in the Holy Qur'ān are of diverse types. One is that through the prayer of the. Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him]. God Almighty manifested His powerful control over the heavens and split the moon into two pieces. Secondly, the change that God Almighty brought about on earth through the prayers of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] which appeared in the form of a famine that lasted for seven years, whereby people were so overcome that they ground down bones and swallowed them. Thirdly, the miraculous control that was exercised on the day of the migration of the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allāh be on him] to safeguard him against the mischief of the disbelievers. When the disbelievers of Mecca resolved to kill him, God, the Glorious, informed the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of. Allāh be on him] of their design and commanded him to migrate from Mecca to Medina and gave him the good news of his victorious return. It was a Wednesday, the time was around midday, and the day was very hot, when this trial was manifested by God. In this situation of distress when the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of