Dates from the Palm Tree
A Bedouin asked for a sign, and a cluster of dates came down from its palm by Allah’s permission.
By Kazi Nasrat Ali 4 min read November 20161. A Bedouin asks for a sign
Ibn Abbas narrated that a Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked how he could know that Muhammad ﷺ was truly a prophet. The Prophet ﷺ pointed to a cluster of dates on a palm tree and offered a visible sign.
2. The date cluster obeys
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called the date cluster. It descended from the palm until it fell near him. He then told it to return, and it returned to its place. The Bedouin accepted Islam.
جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ بِمَ أَعْرِفُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ إِنْ دَعَوْتُ هَذَا الْعِذْقَ مِنْ هَذِهِ النَّخْلَةِ أَتَشْهَدُ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ. فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَعَلَ يَنْزِلُ مِنَ النَّخْلَةِ حَتَّى سَقَطَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ ارْجِعْ. فَعَادَ فَأَسْلَمَ الأَعْرَابِيُّ.
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3628; classified hasan gharib sahih by Al-Tirmidhi3. A clear response
The Bedouin asked plainly for evidence and, after witnessing the sign, responded by accepting Islam. The account reminds us that miracles occur only by Allah’s permission and serve the truth entrusted to His messengers.
There is no might nor power except with Allah.