Vocabulary
Miracles
Al-Isra wal mi’raj
Non-muslims thoughts on Muhammad
Abu Sufyan and Hercules
100

What does Khatam-ul-Nabiyyen mean?

It means seal of prophets.

100

Which miracle was the one where prophet Muhammad was riding the Baruq'?

The journey of Al-Israa and Al-Maraj


100

What are the two phases of the prophets miraculous night journey?

Al Isra and Al mi’raj

100

What did Reverend Bosworth Smith say about Muhammad?

"If a man ruled by a divine right, it was Muhammad, for he had all the powers without their support. He cared not for the dressings of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping with his public life"

100

Who informed Hercules about prophet Muhammad?

Abu sufyan ibn harb

200

What does Mu'jizah mean?


Mu'jizah means a prophetic miracle made only by the will of Allah.

200

What miracle happend when the prophet placed his hand in a small container of water?

The water flowed from among the fingers of allahs apostle,providing enough water for everyone.


200

Where did Al Isra begin and end, and where did Al mi’raj take place.

Al Isra took place from Makkah to Jerusalem,and Al mi’raj took place from Jerusalem to the heavens

200

What did Annie Besant say about Muhammad?

"It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although whenever I read them, a new way of admiration, a new reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher"

200

Where did abu sufyan and Hercules meet?

They met Hercules at ilya,Jerusalem

300

What does Al-Israa' mean? Where was the prophet at and where was he taken to?

 Al-Israa' means the night journey.This is when Muhammad (saw) was taken from Makkah to Bait-Ul-Maqdis/Jerusalem.

300

What was the miracle the disbelievers demanded from the prophet? What did they say after it happened?

The miracle was the splitting of the moon. After this miracle was preformed, the disbelievers said "This is continuous magic!"

300

To every level of heaven, what was Jibreel asked and how did he respond.

Jibreel asked for the gate to be opened, and a voice from inside asked,"Who is it" "Jibreel" "Who is accompanying you?" "Muhammad." "Has he been sent for?" "Yes." "He is welcomed. What an excellent visit this is!"

300

What did Dr. Gustav Weil say about Muhammad?

"Muhammad was a shining example to his people. His character was pure and stainless.His house, his dress, his food—they were characterized by a rare simplicity. So unpretentious was he that he would receive from his companions no special mark of reverence, nor would he accept any service from his slave which he could do for himself. He was accessible to all at all times. He visited the sick and was full of sympathy for all. Unlimited was his benevolence, generosity, and anxious care for the community's welfare."

300

According to abu sufyan, who followed prophet Muhammad, the nobles or the poor?

The poor followed him.

400

What does Al-Mi' raj mean? Where was the prophet at and where was he taken to?

Al-Mi' raj means the rise or elevation to heaven. The prophet was taken from Bait-Ul-Maqdis/Jerusalem to heaven.

400

What was the book the prophet received. What does the ayat in surah al-Issra' say about the book?


The book the prophet received was the holy Quran. The ayat in al-Issra' says that." If the whole of mankind and the Jinn gathered to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce the like of it, even if they work together"

400

Which Heaven was prophet Musa in and why did he weep?

Prophet Musa was in the sixth heaven, and he weeped because after him there has been sent a prophet whose followers will enter Paradise in grater number than his followers.

400

What did George Bernard say about Muhammad?

“I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Saviour of Humanity."

400

When Hercules asked whether prophet Muhammad’s followers were increasing or decreasing day by day,what did Abu sufyan reply?

They are increasing.

500

What does Sidrat-ul-Muntaha mean?

It means the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary.

500

Explain the miracle of the tree trunk crying for the prophet Muhammad.

A woman or man from the Ansar said to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), ‘O Messenger of Allah, should we not make something for you to sit on? He said, ‘If you wish.’ So they made a pulpit for him. When it was Friday, the Prophet sat on the pulpit that had been made, and the date palm that he used to stand by when delivering sermons cried like a child. The Prophet came down and embraced it, and it continued like a child being quieted until it calmed down. He said, ‘It cried for what it used to hear of remembrance.'

500

Who did the prophet meet in the seventh heaven? Where was he ascend to? What two rivers did he see? What was he told? Who sent him back? And what was the final reduction?

In the seventh heaven, he met Prophet Ibrahim the Prophet Muhammad ascended to the Lote Tree (Sidrat al-Muntaha) in the Divine Presence. The two rivers he saw were the Nile and Euphrates. He was initially told that his followers must perform fifty daily prayers. However, Prophet Musa sent him back multiple times to ask for a lighter burden. Ultimately, the final reduction brought the requirement down to five daily prayers, which still carry the spiritual reward of fifty.

500

What did Michael Hart say about Muhammad?

“My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. It is probable that the relative influence of Muhammad on Islam has been larger than the combined influence of Jesus Christ and St. Paul on Christianity It is this unparalleled combination of secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad to be considered the most influential single figure in human history.”

500
What did prophet Muhammad order his followers to do,according to Abu sufyan?

He tells us to worship Allah alone and not to worship anything else besides him and to renounce all that our ancestors have said.he orders us to pray,to speak the truth,to be chaste,and to keep good relations with our kin and kin.

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