Allah Ta’ala decreed Rabi’ al-Awwal as the month of the birth of the greatest of humanity, Nabi-Karim Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam, thereby lighting up the entire universe after a period of 600 years of darkness. At the time of his birth and even before his birth, amazing and miraculous signs were witnessed indicative of a great impending event in the universe. These events include: the rediscovery of the well of Zam Zam, linked to the eternal spring of his spiritual blessings; ?the destruction of Abraha and his army of elephants who had set out to destroy the Ka’bah; the lighting up of the entire horizon on the occasion of his birth; the star sighted on his birth by the Jews signalling the coming of the final Messenger; ?a shower of falling stars; ?the quake which caused the 14 pillars of the palace of Kaysar to collapse; ?the fire of the fire-worshippers was extinguished after burning for 1000 years; and the collapse of the idols at the Ka’bah indicative of the removal of all forms of polytheism and shirk from the Arabian Peninsula. Again in Rabi’ al-Awwal, 53 years later, his arrival in Yathrib illuminated it causing it to become known as Al-Madinah al-Munawarrah. Rabi’ al-Awwal also heralded his departure from this world. Due to these significant events of his life associated with Rabi’ al-Awwal, all Believers should be motivated to make a serious commitment to studying the Sirah diligently and applying its lessons to daily life, so that we may achieve success in this life and the Hereafter.

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