Children rose from the dead

A well-known devotee and admirer of the Beloved Prophet, a great scholar, ‘Allāmaĥ ‘Abdur Raḥmān Jāmī رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated, ‘Sayyidunā Jābir رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ had sacrificed the goat in the presence of his children. When he finished and left, his children took a knife and went on to the roof of the house where the elder brother told his younger brother, ‘Let’s imitate our father’, I will do with you what our father did with the goat.’ The elder brother then tied the younger brother’s hands together, ran the knife over his throat and beheaded him, holding the head in his hands. When their mother became aware of what had happened, she ran after the elder son who ran away from his mother in fear, fell down from the roof and died. Despite losing her two sons, she did not weep and wail as she did not want to disturb her honourable guest صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم. With resoluteness she covered the dead bodies of her sons with a piece of cloth, not telling anyone including even her husband, Sayyidunā Jābir رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ.

Though her heart was shedding tears of blood, she still maintained a bold face; fresh and glimmering. In these trying moments she still managed to prepare food. The Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم then arrived and the food was served. The very same moment, Angel Jibrāīl عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام came and said, ‘Yā Rasūlallāĥ (صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم)! Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has commanded you to order Jābir (رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ) to bring his children so that they may also be privileged to eat food with you.’ The Noble Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم ordered Sayyidunā Jābir رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ to bring his children. Sayyidunā Jābir رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ immediately went and asked his wife as to where the children were. She asked him to inform the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم that the children were not present.

Rasūlullāĥ صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم insisted that the children be immediately brought as it was the command of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Sayyidunā Jābir’s bereaved wife burst into tears informing him that she could no longer bring the children. Sayyidunā Jābir رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ asked, ‘What is the matter? Why are you weeping?’ Taking him inside, his wife informed him of the calamity that had befallen them lifting the cloth to uncover the dead bodies of their children. Seeing this, Sayyidunā Jābir رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ also began to weep. Hence Sayyidunā Jābir رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ placed both the corpses of his children before the Prophet of Raḥmaĥ صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم. The voice of weeping people began to emanate from the house. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ sent Angel Jibrāīl عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام stating, ‘O Jibrāīl! Inform my Beloved [Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم] that his Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ states; O My Beloved [Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم]! You make Du’ā and I will resurrect them.’ Hence the Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم made Du’ā and both children rose from the dead with the command of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’

(Shawāĥid-un-Nubūwwaĥ, pp. 105; Madārij-un-Nubūwwaĥ, vol. 1, pp. 199)

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on them and forgive us without accountability for their sake!

ٓآمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم

Qalb-e-murdaĥ ko mayray ab to jilā do Āqā Jām ulfat kā mujĥay apnī pilā do Āqā

Dear Islamic brothers! How great and glorious the status of our Beloved and Blessed Rasūl صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم is! He fed a large number of people with a little amount of food that did not reduce even after all the people ate. Further, he made the goat rise from the dead twitching its ears by reciting blessed words and resurrected Sayyidunā Jābir’s children with the command of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

Sarkār kĥilātay ĥayn Sarkār pilātay ĥayn Sulṭān-o-gadā sab ko Sarkār nibĥātay ĥayn