the prophet muhammad (saas) - Prophet Muhammad (SAW) for All

That looked like a particularly remote possibility when the Prophet (saas) was alive, yet it later came
about. They returned to Palestine and established the State of Israel in 1948. Israel's military and political
power is no secret to anyone today.
In this verse regarding the Jews, and in other verses, one of the important things is the revelation that
things that looked totally impossible at the time, would come about. All of these examples are miracles of
the Qur'an, of course.
The Prophet confided a certain matter to one of his wives, then when she divulged it Allah
disclosed that to him, and he communicated part of it and withheld part of it. When he told her of it,
she said, '"Who told you of this?" He said, "The All-Knowing and All-Aware informed me of it." (Surat at-
Tahrim: 3)
As is revealed in this verse, the Prophet (saas) imparted a secret to a number of his wives. However,
they were unable to keep it, and revealed it to each other. Allah had told the Prophet (saas) of that
behaviour, that they would talk amongst themselves. The Prophet (saas) then told his wives that he knew
they had divulged the secret.
Information about the unknown the Prophet (saas) revealed in the hadiths
O my people! You are about to conquer Egypt. Keep the welfare of the conquered people in view. You
shall have to abide by the divine covenant that their life and property and their honour should be
protected.212
In the hadiths, the Prophet (saas) gave the good news that Egypt would be conquered. At the time
when he communicated that message, Egypt was under the dominion of the Byzantines. Furthermore, the
Muslims had yet to attain any great power. Yet, these words of the Prophet (saas) came true, and, not long
after his death, the Muslim armies under the command of Amr bin al-As conquered Egypt in 641 A.D., during
the caliphate of Omar. That is one example of the Prophet (saas) accurately knowing the unknown.
Kisra (Khosrau, King of Persia) will die; there will be no Kisra after him, and Qaisar (Caesar, King of
Rome) will die; there would be no Qaisar after him, but, by One in Whose Hand is my life, you will spend
their treasures in the cause of Allah.213
The word "kisra" that appears in this hadith was a name that used to be used for kings of Persia. The
title "caesar" was used for the Roman Empire. The Prophet (saas) gave the good news that the Muslims would
come into possession of the treasures of both these rulers.
What needs to be stressed here is that when the Prophet (saas) related that fact, the Muslims still
lacked the necessary economic, military and political strength to effect such a great conquest. Furthermore,
at that time, the Persian and Byzantine Empires were the two most powerful states in the Middle East. For
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