Date : 10-04-2014

Question :

Are all prophets supported by miracles from Allah?


The Answer :

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our Master, the Messenger of Allah.


Allah The Almighty supported all His messengers with miracles that proved the truth of their prophethood. Some of these miracles are mentioned in the Qur'an or the Sunnah, while others are not mentioned. Furthermore, there are prophets whose names are not mentioned at all. However, this does not imply that they did not exist or that they had no miracles. Allah says {what means}: "And We certainly sent messengers before you; among them were those [whose stories] We have related to you, and among them were those [whose stories] We have not related to you." [Ghafir, 78].


This is further supported by the saying of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "There was no prophet among the prophets except that he was given signs (miracles) because of which people believed in him. And indeed, what I have been given is revelation which Allah has revealed to me, and I hope to have the most followers on the Day of Judgment." (Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).


In "Fath al-Bari" by Ibn Hajar, may Allah have mercy on him, it is stated: "His saying: 'There was no prophet among the prophets except that he was given' indicates that a prophet must have a miracle that proves his truthfulness to those who witness it, and it does not harm him if some persist in obstinacy. His saying: 'from the signs' refers to the miracles that defy natural laws... The meaning is that every prophet was given a sign or more, of which the nature is such that those who witness it from humanity would believe in him because of it."


Indeed, the matter of every prophet having a miracle is indicated by the apparent meaning of this hadith. As for the issue of mentioning the miracles of some messengers and prophets while remaining silent about the miracles of others, this is something that relates to the will of Allah The Almighty.


Indeed, the silence of the Sharia regarding the miracles of some prophets does not diminish their value or weaken their status. It also does not lead to the loss of any Sharia ruling. And Allah the Almighty knows best.