A Response to Three Questions of a Christian — Page 45
Reply to the Third Question 45 which have streams flowing beneath them, came not only into the hands of the Holy Prophet s as , but remain there in the possession of his servants. Most of that generation remained deprived of the government of the land of Canaan, as promised to Moses as , but due to the blessed miracles of the Holy Prophet s as , most of his peo- ple saw the fulfilment of the promises made to him and—God- willing—they will also reach the real Canaan as well. The third and fourth miracles , that the sky should shatter and rain down upon the deniers, and that Allah the Exalted and the army of angels should destroy the disbelievers; both these mir- acles, which were asked for by the disbelievers, are also present in the Holy Books. Observe: The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints… (Deuteronomy 33:2) This prophecy came to fulfilment most perfectly on the day when the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, entered victoriously into Makkah. Ponder over page 613 of S a hih al - Bukh a r i , printed by Meerut Press, and page 50 of volume 2 of the Egyptian edition of S a hih al - Bukh a r i. On that day, the very number of ten thousand holy Companions, accompanied by angels, were present with the Holy Prophet; and on that day, the heavens so burst and came falling down upon the disbelievers so that no trace of them was left behind. It must be kept in mind that Hagar is the Mount Sinai of