The miracles of Hadhrat Maryam (May peace be upon her)

The miracles of Hadhrat Maryam (May peace be upon her)

 

The Holy Quran mentions miracles at many places – the miracle of Maryam (May peace be upon her) in Surah Aale Imran, the miracle of the People of the Cave and of Hadhrat Khidhr (May peace be upon him) in Surah Kahf, the miracle of Maryam (May peace be upon her) in Surah Maryam and the miracle of Asif bin Barkhiyya, a follower of Prophet Sulaiman (May peace be upon him), in Surah Naml.

 

When the time for the birth of Hadhrat ‘Isa (May peace be upon her) drew close, his mother Hadhrat Maryam (May peace be upon him) approached a dry date palm with no dates on it.  Allah Most High said:

 

And shake the trunk of the date-palm towards you. It will shed fresh ripe dates upon you.  Surah Maryam (19:25)

 

It is mentioned in the verse that the moment Hadhrat Maryam (May peace be upon her) touched the trunk of the date palm, it started shedding fresh dates in her lap.  For a dead tree to become green again, it takes time.  A tree does not become fruit bearing in a few moments or a few hours.  It cannot become green and cover itself with foliage and flowers.

 

A dead tree become green and fruit-bearing in just a moment is surely a miracle of the pious worshipper of Allah Most High.

 

Out of season fruits appearing from nowhere

 

Out of season fruits would appear from nowhere in the closed room of Hadhrat Maryam (May peace be upon her).  It is given in Surah Al-Imran:

 

So, her Lord graciously accepted her (Maryam [Mary]) with excellent acceptance and brought her up immaculately and entrusted her guardianship to Zakariyya (Zacharias). Every time Zakariyya (Zacharias) entered her chamber of worship he found with her (novel and uncommon) food items. He inquired: ‘O Maryam, wherefrom have these things come for you?’ She replied: ‘This (sustenance) comes from Allah. Verily, Allah provides sustenance without measure to whom He desires.’  Surah Al-Imran (3:37)

 

This verse of the Holy Quran explicitly establishes the miracles of the saints.  Hadhrat Maryam (May peace be upon her) is not a Prophet, but a saint.  Whenever Hadhrat Zakariya (Peace be upon him) came to her, he would see various fruits near her.  In summer, fruits of winter would be found and in winter, fruits of summer.

 

Out of season fruits and food/sustenance being present without any visible worldly means is the miracle of Hadhrat Maryam (May peace be upon her).