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Tribe of Mudar. There was such torrential rain that the people of Medina came to him
asking him to pray for the cessation of the showers. Then the clouds moved away from
Medina and rained in the environs for the next one month.
(20) Before the Annunciation ( Baasat ) of the Prophet (a.s.) Hazrat Abu Talib took him
along on a journey to Syria. The caravan halted near the hermitage of the Hermit, Bahira
Rahab. Rahab was a scholar of the Divine Books and had read that a Prophet would pass
through that way at a particular time. When he saw the caravan, he arranged a feast for
them. To his disappointment, Rahab didn’t find anyone fitting into the description of a
prophet in the group. He asked the people of the caravan if they had left anyone near their
luggage outside the hermitage. They affirmed that there is an orphaned child stationed
near the luggage. Rahab rushed to the spot and found the orphan asleep near the luggage
and a cloud was hovering over his head. Rahab said that the child was the orphaned
jewel. He also affirmed that this child was the last of the chain of Prophets of Allah and
that he would soon be annunciated. The Qureish were surprised to hear this and started
holding the Prophet in esteem.
This story traveled fast to Mecca and therefore Hazrat Khadija binte Khawilad expressed
her wish of matrimony with him turning down proposals of other prominent persons of
Mecca. Thus she was blessed to be the consort of the Prophet of Islam (a.s.).
(21) Before the Migration ( Hegira ) the prophet (a.s.) asked Hazrat Ali (a.s.) to request
Hazrat Khadija to prepare some food. She did it. The Prophet (a.s.) invited his close
relatives, forty in number, to partake of the food with him. He asked Hazrat Ali (a.s.) to
lay the food. Hazrat Ali (a.s.) brought forth the food that was sufficient for three persons
and requested the gathering of forty guests to say Bismillah ( in the name of Allah ) and
start to eat. The guests did not say Bismillah but the Prophet (a.s.) uttered these words and
started to eat. The entire gathering of forty ate the food to their fill. Abu Jahl said, “
Mohammed (a.s.) has performed a great magic. The food for three persons sufficed for
the large gathering! What could be a bigger magic than this!” The prophet (a.s.) again
invited the same group after a few days and sated them with the food sufficient for three
persons!
(22) Hazrat Ali (aa.s.) has said that he went to the market and bought meat, flour of one
Dirham each and brought home to Fatima Zehra (a.s.), the Prophet (a.s)’s Daughter,
asking her to prepare the food that the Prophet (a.s.) was to join them for the meal. Then
he went to the Prophet (a.s) who was busy praying for provision against hunger of the
people! Hazrat Ali (a.s.) said, “ O Prophet of Allah! The food is ready. Please do
accompany me to have your meal.” He took the Prophet (a.s.) home. The Prophet (a.s.)
told to his daughter, “ Bring the food to me.” When the food was laid in front of him, he
covered it with a sheet of cloth and prayed to Allah. Then he took out nine bowls of the
soup and nine naans and sent to his wives. Then he asked Fatima (a.s.), her husband, Ali
(a.s.) and the children to eat out of the food. He then sent portions to the neighbors and
sufficient quantity of food was left thereafter to suffice for many days.