The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 26
26. Essence of Islam-V only a Messenger from among the mortals, and am not empowered to do anything on my own; I only obey the command of God. It is therefore foolish to demand from me only some particular signs. I can show only what God has decreed, and no more. [Toḥfah Ghaznaviyyah, Rūḥāni Khaza'in, vol. 15, p. 540]. Many miracles were shown by the Holy Prophetsa on his own, without any supplication on his part. On some occasions he dipped his fingers into a mere bowlful of water and caused it to increase so much that the whole army, including camels and horses, drank of it, and yet the water remained as it was. On other occasions he would place his hand on a few pieces of bread and they would serve to satiate thousands of hungry people. At times he would bless a little milk with the touch of his lips, and would feed the whole company with it. On yet other occasions, he would put his saliva into a well of brackish water, and it would become delectably sweet. Sometimes, he would place his hand on the grievously wounded and heal them. On occasions when someone's eyeballs fell out of his eyes during a battle, he would restore them by blessing them with his hands. He likewise performed many other miracles through his personal power, which was also accompanied by some hidden. Divine power. . . . But it must be remembered that even though such phenomena as are performed by man on his own do in fact emanate from God, they cannot in any way equal those special acts of God which He manifests on His