In this regard...
In this regard, the Holy Qur’an says: وَ ما كانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِآيَةٍ إِلاّ بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ “And an apostle may not bring a sign except by Allah’s leave.” [^1] It is evident from what we have stated that apart from the fact that it has nothing to do with polytheism, this belief is totally harmonious with the principle of monotheism and Unity of God.
Supernatural power of great divine people from a Qur’anic viewpoint With utmost explicitness, the heavenly scripture of Islam mentions the names of a number of righteous servants of God who, by the decree of God, have such extraordinary power. Below are some instances: 1.
The supernatural power of Hadrat Musa (Moses) (‘a) God, the Exalted, ordered His prophet, Musa ( ‘a ), to strike a rock with his staff and fountains of refreshing water gushed forth: ﴿ وَإِذِ اسْتَسْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ فَانفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْناً ﴾ “And when Moses prayed for water for his people, We said, ‘Strike the rock with your staff.’ Thereat twelve fountains gushed forth from it.” [^2] 2.
The supernatural power of Hadrat ‘Isa (Jesus) (‘a) Various instances of the supernatural power of Hadrat ‘Isa ( ‘a ) are mentioned in the Qur’an, one of which is the following: أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ لَكُم مِّنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ فَأَنفُخُ فِيهِ فَيَكُونُ طَيْرًا بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ وَأُبْرِئُ الأكْمَهَ والأَبْرَصَ وَأُحْيِـي الْمَوْتَىٰ بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ “I will create for you out of clay the form of a bird, then I will breathe into it, and it will become a bird by Allah’s leave.
And I heal the blind and the leper and revive the dead by Allah’s leave.” [^3] 3. The supernatural power of Hadrat Sulayman (Solomon) (‘a) The Glorious Qur’an points to the supernatural power of Hadrat Sulayman ( ‘a ) and states: وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إِنَّ هَذَا لَهُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ “Solomon inherited from David, and he said, ‘O people!
We have been taught the speech of the birds, and we have been given out of everything.
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