Testimony of Mountain

The chief of the oppressed, Imam Husain (a.s.) said:

A Jew came and objected to the Muslims that you believe your Prophet to be having all merits of prophets and regard him superior to all of them. Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) was present among the Muslims. He said:
“Come to me and ask whatever you like.”

Among the things which Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) said, were:

The angel appointed on mountains came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) and said: “I am commanded by Almighty Allah to obey whatever you command. If you permit, I will destroy your enemies by dropping mountains on them. The Prophet did not allow, saying: “I am the Prophet of mercy. O God, guide my people.”

…mountains recited divine praises along with His Eminence Dawood (a.s.), but Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) did something better. I was with Prophet facing Hira mountain [in Mecca] when suddenly it began to move. The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

“O mountain, be still, as the Prophet and Siddiq Shaheed [Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)] is upon you.” I saw it obey the command of Prophet and became still.

They have also narrated that some Jews came to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and said: “O Muhammad, command this mountain to testify for your prophethood. If it testifies, we would also follow suit and embrace faith.” The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

“I will go to any mountain you like to make it testify and it would also testify.”

So, they went to a mountain and said: “Make this mountain testify.” So the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) commanded that mountain to testify for his prophethood. It moved and testified in such a loud voice that all heard it. It also testified that Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was superior to all creatures.

The mountain said: “O Muhammad, if you request your Lord to change human beings into monkeys and pigs, He would do so. If you request Him to make the sky reach the earth or the earth to reach the sky, He would fulfill it. Almighty Allah has made the earth, heavens, mountains, rivers, winds, lightning, animals and everything else obedient to you. Whatever you command would be obeyed.”


(Isbaatul Wilayah of Ayatullah Haaj Shaykh Ali Namazi Shahroodi (r.a.) Section Ten: Obedience of non-living things to the Prophet and Holy Imams (a.s.), Behaarul Anwaar, vol. 10, p. 30-40, vol. 17, p. 275)

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