[^6] The Signs that signified the Holy Prophet’s (S) birth On a day like this...

[^6] The Signs that signified the Holy Prophet’s (S) birth On a day like this, Allah the Exalted bestowed the greatest blessing on creation, namely the Holy Prophet (S). This was the beginning of a decisive stage in the destiny of mankind.

Regarding the birth of the Holy Prophet (S), it has been said that when he was born, the battlements of the Persian king’s castle collapsed, the fire of the Temple of Azargoshnasb which had been burning for centuries, went out, that Saveh Lake which was considered sacred by some people at that time, dried out and the idols which were hanging from the walls of Ka’bah, collapsed. These signs which are divine codes show that the Holy Prophet (S) was about to be born.

The meaning of these significant events was that the birth of the Holy Prophet (S) would put an end to the humiliation which had been imposed on mankind as a result of the actions of autocratic and oppressive rulers such as those in Iran and Rome of that time and as a result of worshipping things or people instead of God. Human beings will be saved by the Holy Prophet (S).

They will be saved from the injustice that has been imposed by tyrannical rulers on oppressed people over the course of history, and from humiliating superstitions and wrong beliefs that forced human beings to bow to and worship lowly creatures or other human beings.

For this reason, there is an Ayah regarding Be’that of the Holy Prophet (S) which says: “He it is Who sent His Messenger with the guidance and the true religion that He may make it prevail over all the religions, and Allah is enough for a witness.” [^7] No time has been specified for “that He may make it prevail over all the religions” and it only shows the direction. This event should cause human beings to move towards spiritual, social, genuine and intellectual freedom.

This movement was started and we human beings are responsible for continuing it. This is another law of creation. If human beings make more determined efforts, they will achieve divine goals faster, the goals that Allah the Exalted has specified for them.

But if they fail to do so and show that they are weak, they will waste years on this path, just like the Children of Israel: “For forty years, they shall wander about in the land.” [^8] The Children of Israel caused such conditions that they were forced to wander in the desert. They could have prevented that hardship and bitterness. They could have made their journey shorter.