Question 203.
What miracles were performed by the prophets? ?

Answer 203.
The prophets have performed a number of miracles by the will of Allah. Some well-known miracles are: The Staff ('asa) of Hadrat Musa (peace be on him) turned into a serpent and swallowed up all the magic snakes of the charmers. Allah gave such a shine to the hand of Hadrat Musa that its light outshone the light of the sun. A dry passage appeared in the river Nile for Hadrat Musa (peace be on him) and he, along with his men, crossed the river through this passage. When Fir'aun's (Pharaoh's) army marched up to the midway of the passage thus carved out for crossing the river, the water currents again joined each other and drowned Pharaoh and his troops.
Hadrat 'Isa (jesus, peace be upon him) revived the dead by the order of Allah. He gave sight to the born blind and healed the lepers. He also made clay birds, breathed soul into them and made them fly.
The greatest miracle of our Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is the holy Quran, itself. About fourteen and a half centuries have elapsed since but despite their best efforts the greatest among scholars and men of letters in Arabic have failed to produce even a single verse comparable to its smallest surah (chapter). Nor will they succeed in doing so till the Final Day. The second among the Prophet's miracles is the Ascent (mi'raj). The third is the splitting in two of the moon (shaq-qul-qamar). The fourth is that he predicted many things at Allah's bidding which eventually came to pass as predicted by him. The fifth miracle is that the food sufficient barely for one or two persons served to feed hundreds of people, as a result of the Prophet's blessing. There are hundreds of the Prophet's miracles mentioned in advanced books.