The suspended stone


Ibne Shahr Ashob has narrated that one day, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) was walking in Abtah when Abu Lahab the accursed threw a stone at the Prophet and it continued to be suspended in the air for seven days. People used to wonder who has made it suspended and the Prophet said that it was the one who has held up the sky without pillars.

(Ref: Hayatul Quloob, Chp. 20, Miracles averting the harm of enemies, Miracle No. 15)

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