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== =Miracles of the Prophet Muhammad=

Muhammad is known to Muslims as the seal of the prophets. He is said to have received the word of god and to have recorded it in the Qur'an¹. Muslims believe he lived his life as the final prophet of god sent to deliver his message. Like in many other religions as years went by the prophet Muhammad "gained miracles in his name". Unlike many religions Muhammad stayed humble and said his only miracle was receiving the words of the holy Qur'an. Despite his best efforts his followers still told stories of this man and his mystical doings.

Receiving the Word of God
"Recite: In the Name of thy Lord who created" The Prophet Muhammad was told the word of Allah² by the archangel Gabriel. To do so Gabriel would come to Muhammad during a series of revelations over a period of 23 years. When these revelations occurred he went into a kind of trace. While in this trace the weight of Allah's words would bear down on him with physical weight. During one revelation while on a camel the animal had to stop because it couldn't carry the "weight" that was added to Muhammad. After these revelations is when the true miracles would take place. Muhammad would tell his followers what he had heard and they would write it down. The truly strange thing was that Muhammad could not read or write yet he constructed sentences and used grammar on a well educated, scholarly scale. This made even the most skeptical people question themselves, was this man who was called a prophet really hearing the word of god?

Other Miracles
Muhammad preformed many miracles that aren't known as well to the non-Muslim but were still great. Non-Muslims partially don't know these miracles because he didn't admit fully to them. For instance, He is said to have caused stones to speak. His followers claim he can multiply food sources, a variation of //this// miracle is common in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Muslims also say he split the moon causing the Rocky Belt³ to form. They say he preformed this miracle to help people believe in him and the power of Allah. Lastly there was his great Night Journey, in which the archangel Gabriel awoke Muhammad and to him to Jerusalem on Buraq⁴. There he met all the past prophets and founders including Jesus and Moses. After this he mounted his steed again and ascended through heaven all the way until he was on the level of Allah. Once there he had to shield his eyes because Allah was so magnificent. He then returned home before the next morning. Once he told followers that he had been to Jerusalem and back in one night there was no question of his powers. Bibliography


 * 1.** Qur'an-Muslim Holy Book **2.** Allah-Muslim God **3.** Rocky Belt-A crack in the Moon showing it once split. **4.** Bruaq-A magical human steed