Greetings to all believers on the occasion of birth of the Holy Prophet Mohammed

Greetings to all believers on the occasion of birth of the Holy Prophet Mohammed
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Greetings to all believers on the occasion of birth of the Holy Prophet Mohammed (saw).

The Shia ulemas agree that the birth of Holy Prophet Mohammed (saw) took place on the 17^th day of the month of Rabiul Avval.

Here are some narrations about the events which took place at the time of birth of the most noble messenger of Allah.

Aminah, the mother of the prophet, told Abbas that when the pains of parturition came upon her she heard many voices having no human resemblance, and saw displayed a banner of the silk of paradise, mounted on a staff of ruby and filling all the space between heaven and earth. Light beamed form the head of the child, illuminating the heavens.

It is related on the authority of Imam Jafar Sadiq (as), that Iblees was at first allowed to go up even to the seventh heaven and listen to the reports of those blessed abodes, but when Hazrat Isa (as) was born, Iblees was inhibited to the three heavens, and on the birth of Mohammed (saw) the demons were debarred from them all, and driven by arrows of meteoric fire from the gates of those celestial regions. At the birth of the prophet every idol fell on its face, and the palaces of Kesry, emperor of Ajem ( Persia ), trembled, and fourteen of the towers fell. Lake Sivah , which was worshipped, disappeared; its site is the salt plain near Kasham. The wady (valley) of Samavah, where for a number of years no water had been seen, now flowed with that element. The sacred fire if Fars , which had not been extinguished for a thousand years, were quenched that night, on which likewise, the wisest of the Majoosee (Magian) ulemas dreamed that a number of strong camels led the horses of Arabia across the Dujlah or Tigris into their territory. On that night a light appeared in Hijaz (A district of Arabia , including Mecca ) filling the whole world and moving eastward. On the morning following, the thrones of all the kings were found reversed. The skill of the soothsayers (fortune – teller) departed, the magic of the sorcerers ended.

At Mohammed’s (saw) birth, Shaytan shrieked among his infernal children who drew to inquire what new curse had befallen him. Woe to you! he cried; throughout this night I have observed momentous changes in the heavens and the earth. Some great event must have transpired on earth unparallel since the ascension of Isa to heaven; fly to discover what it is. The subordinate fiends (beasts) flew in all directions, on their infernal errand (task), but returned without making any discovery to satisfy the doubts of Shaytan, who then undertook the matter himself, glided down to the earth, and sought far and wide around, till at last, coming to Mecca, he found the sacred place encircled by a host of angels, who repelled him with a shout. He then assumed the form of a sparrow and entered the city, but Jibraeel (as) detected him in this disguise, and sternly said, Begone, accrused! He replied, allow me only to ask what has occurred on earth the past night. Jobraeel answered, Mohammed (saw), the best of the prophets, is born. Have I any portion in him? Inquired the accursed, No, said Jibraeel. But have I no portion in his sect? added the evil spirit. Yes, replied the archangel, upon which Iblees professed himself satisfied, and departed.

From Ali (as), the commander of the faithful, it is related that the idols which were in the Kaaba fell on their faces when the prophet was born, and a voice proclaimed form heaven. Truth is revealed and error is annihilated. The whole world was illuminating on that night, and every stone and clod and tree laughed for joy, and all things in heaven and earth uttered praise to Allah. Shaytan fled, crying. The best and the dearest of creatures is Mohammed (saw).

Iblees, after learning what had transpired, assembled his offspring and cast dust on his head, crying. Since my creation no calamity like this has befallen me; a son is born whom they call Mohammed bin Abdullah (saw). He will destroy idolatry, and require men to worship Allah in unity of His being. Hereupon the whole evil crew cast the dust of degradation on their heads, and fled to the fourth sea, where they wept forty days.

Excerpts from the book ‘Hayat al Qulub’ Vol. 2 written by Allamah Majlisi (ar). These and more traditions like them can be found under the section ‘Birth of Mohammed (saw)’.

Updated Sunday, April 24, 2005