Miracles of Hazrat Muhammad (SAW)
Abu Jahal had hidden some stones in hand,
Asked: Tell me, what is it, Ahmad (saw)?
If thou art Prophet, tell me what is in my hand
Thou who claim to know the secrets of heaven
Hazrat Muhammad (saw) had replied: state thy wish,
I must tell, or they tell themselves what they are
Abu Jahal said the 2nd option sounds much more interesting;
God indeed has absolute power, Hazrat Muhammad (saw) replied:
Thou hath six pieces of stone in thy hand.
Listen clearly as each praise of God chant.
Palpably, each stone held in his hand at once,
Began to recite “Kalma Shahadat” in response.
Proclaimed with reverence: There is no God but God,
And Hazrat Muhammad (saw) is His Prophet.
When Abu Jahal heard stones proclaiming faith,
He threw them on the floor in disbelief and wrath.
No sorcerer is greater than you on earth, he said,
Thou art the king of magicians and wizards.
Abu Jahal, the jealous that the miracle did witness
He returned home full of woe and bitterness.
He had chosen his way other than the Truth;
The unfortunate soul is doomed for a ditch.
Millions of imitators and blind followers faith do abandon
Caught in doubt and mistrust obsessive, they duly become
Their following and logic is though based on assumption
Can’t escape self-assumed boundary their imagination
Verily! Satan raises doubts in hearts of people.
All of them fall prey to it, whether big or small
A window to Mathnavi Maulvi Ma’nvi
Translation and Commentary Seema Arif
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The logic rests on the wooden feet.
The wooden feet are but very weak.
The blind, with the help of staff, walk on
So they must not fall fiercely on the stones.
Hailing victory for his Army like a Captain
Men of heart are really leaders of perception.
Blind have learned to sense their way with staff
Though men of vision still keep them under guard
If none with foresight and leadership were there
Blind would be dead, finding no place to live here
So nicely, if guidance and affection had not worked
Reason would be a failure; logic must have flopped.
What is staff? Petty logic and presumption
Just a tool facilitated by Lord of Compassion
He blessed us with tools so we may progress
In anger repel and reverse its use the adulterous
These means are now source of war and conflict
Wiser it is to throw them to pieces; we must admit
Why do we love the company of blind forever?
Search for wise person with some vision, O clever!
Hold the hand of person who gave you support in patience
Ponder and reflect what Adam gained of disobedience?
NOTES
(1) Allah says in Qur’an: 2:65. And well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: “Be ye apes, despised and rejected.”
This blind following imitates the customs and rituals of a religion and ignores its true spirit, which extends human welfare.
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