Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 192
CHAPTER 9 Dreams, visions and prophecies of the Truthful Communicator 192 Dream of marrying Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra Before marriage to Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was shown a picture of her and told that she was his wife. Apparently it seemed impossible as Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra was engaged to someone else and the difference between the age of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and her age was more than forty years. In spite of the total trust in this advance information about the future, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa acted with utmost caution in interpreting this dream. He said, "If God wishes to fulfill this dream in its apparent form, He Himself would provide the means. " 2 Despite the unfavourable circumstances God fulfilled this dream in an extraordinary manner. Jubair bin Mu t ‘im's engagement to Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra ended and young ‘ A ’ishah ra was married to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and thus granted the title of Ummul-Mu’min i n. Prophecy of victory of Badr during the Makkan period Amongst other prophecies, there was a prophecy of victory at Badr. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was still in Makkah, Muslims were very weak and were a target of torture and cruelty. On one hand the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa advised patience by relating the stories of the sacrifices of the earlier nations and on the other hand, the newly revealed signs of God, endowed the Muslims with strength and