A comment on Ibn Taymiyyah’s statement: “And even among the righteous”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner, may Allah preserve you, says: The Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), mentioned a chapter in his book *Al-Nubuwwat* (The Prophethoods) in which he said: “And like the she-camel of Salih (peace be upon him), for that sign was not like it for anyone else, namely the emergence of a she-camel from the earth, unlike the resurrection of the dead, in which many prophets participated, and even some of the righteous.” The question is: What is your comment on the phrase “and even some of the righteous”?
Answer:
Yes, he is referring to the miracles (karamat) that occur for some of the awliya (close friends of Allah), such as the story of Jirjis when he was accused of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and it was claimed that this child of the prostitute was his, because the prostitute said, “This child is from Jirjis.” He was a righteous servant who worshipped Allah, but his mother came to him while he was praying and called out to him, and he did not respond to her; he continued his prayer. So she cursed him, and he was afflicted with this calamity. They came and demolished his monastery and beat him, so he asked them, “Why?”
They said, “Because this child of this prostitute is from you.” He said, “Let me pray.” So he prayed two rak'ahs, and when he finished the prayer, he poked his finger into the child’s belly and asked, “By Allah, who is your father?” The infant said, “My father is so-and-so, the shepherd.”
“My father is so-and-so, the shepherd.” So the innocence of Jirjis (may Allah have mercy on him) became apparent through his obedience and dutifulness. They said to him, “We will build your monastery out of gold.” He said, “No, but build it out of clay as it was.” This is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) for one of the awliya (close friends of Allah); Allah caused this child to speak through his hand, which is among the extraordinary occurrences.
As for the resurrection of a dead person, I do not know, but the resurrection of the dead occurred through the hand of 'Isa (peace be upon him), because when he addressed the dead, they would speak: “I bring the dead to life by the permission of Allah.” As for whether one of the righteous resurrected a dead person, I know nothing of that. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner, may Allah preserve you, says: The Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), mentioned a chapter in his book *Al-Nubuwwat* (The Prophethoods) in which he said: “And like the she-camel of Salih (peace be upon him), for that sign was not like it for anyone else, namely the emergence of a she-camel from the earth, unlike the resurrection of the dead, in which many prophets participated, and even some of the righteous.” The question is: What is your comment on the phrase “and even some of the righteous”?
Answer:
Yes, he is referring to the miracles (karamat) that occur for some of the awliya (close friends of Allah), such as the story of Jirjis when he was accused of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and it was claimed that this child of the prostitute was his, because the prostitute said, “This child is from Jirjis.” He was a righteous servant who worshipped Allah, but his mother came to him while he was praying and called out to him, and he did not respond to her; he continued his prayer. So she cursed him, and he was afflicted with this calamity. They came and demolished his monastery and beat him, so he asked them, “Why?”
They said, “Because this child of this prostitute is from you.” He said, “Let me pray.” So he prayed two rak'ahs, and when he finished the prayer, he poked his finger into the child’s belly and asked, “By Allah, who is your father?” The infant said, “My father is so-and-so, the shepherd.”
“My father is so-and-so, the shepherd.” So the innocence of Jirjis (may Allah have mercy on him) became apparent through his obedience and dutifulness. They said to him, “We will build your monastery out of gold.” He said, “No, but build it out of clay as it was.” This is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) for one of the awliya (close friends of Allah); Allah caused this child to speak through his hand, which is among the extraordinary occurrences.
As for the resurrection of a dead person, I do not know, but the resurrection of the dead occurred through the hand of 'Isa (peace be upon him), because when he addressed the dead, they would speak: “I bring the dead to life by the permission of Allah.” As for whether one of the righteous resurrected a dead person, I know nothing of that. Yes.
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