Signs of ar-Rahman - Hoor al-Ayn

Jibraeel alayhissalaam will not die until he loses his eyesight and be grantedvast knowledge.”It is well known that Abdullah bin Abbaas (ra) became Hibrul Unmmah -a most distinguished Aaalim, even amongst the Sahaabah (ra). During hisold age he lost his eyesight. This prediction was thus fulfilled.]Sahl (ra) said to his son Abu Umaamah (ra):Oh my son, if only you had seen us on the day of Badr, pointing ourswords towards the head of a mushrik, and his head would fall from hisbody before our swords would reach him.”Anas (ra) narrates that a man who used to write for Rasulullah sallAllaahualayhi wasallam became a murtad (apostate, na’uthbillah) and joined themushrikeen. Rasulullah sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam prophesised: The earthwill not accept him.He narrates: We buried him a number of times, but the earth did notaccept him. i.e. the grave expelled his body each time.The Crying of the Date PalmRasulullah sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam used to lean against a date palmwhile delivering the Jum’uah Khutbah. When the mimbar was made andRasulullah sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam stood on it for the first time, thedate palm cried like a baby and continued to do so until RasulullahsallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam descended and embraced it. It then calmeddown.The Debt of Jaabir’s FatherJaabir (ra) narrates: My father passed away while he was in debt. I offeredthe creditors dates in lieu of his debts, but they refused, RasulullahsallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam then said: Place each heap of dates in aseparate corner.Rasulullah sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam circumnutated the largest heapthree times and then sat on it. He said: Call the creditors.He then continued to mete out to each creditor until He fulfilled all that20