History

Reason for an aayat of the Quraan to cause Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu anha) to weep

Q: There is a book I read called "100 stories of Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu anha) by Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias".

One of the chapters that sparked my curiosty was "Her concern for the Aakhirah" It was about how she was overcome by the Surah At Toor aayat 27. The translation of the ayat is: "However, Allah has favoured us and saved us from the punishment of the scorching wind."

The book stated that she was so overcome by this aayat that she kept on reciting it repeatedly, weeping more each time. I want to know a little more about this aayat (tafseer), why was it so powerful that it made her weep so much?

Some details regarding the mubaarak birth of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)

Q: It will be appreciated if you can clarity and confirm the authenticity of the following:

1. Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was extracted from the womb of Bibi Aamina in a sajdah posture.

2. Sand particles were found in the mubaarak fingers of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) upon his birth.

3. For moments on end his eyes were focused to the sky meaning to Allah.

4. His shahada finger was lifted.

Did all this happen on Rasulullah's (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) birth?

It's being quoted that historians have recorded the above. Guidance on the above will be appreciated.

Incident of a Sahaabi's mill producing flour on its own

Q: When in jamaat, I heard this story being narrated in the bayaans often, under the quality of salaah. The story is as follows:

A Sahaabi (radhiyallahu anhu) had no food in his home. He then went to the masjid and read 2 rakaats of salaah and returned home. He found that there was still no food, and then returned to the masjid to read another 2 rakaats of salaah and returned again to still find no food. For the third time he done this. On his return after the third time, he found that the mill was producing flour on its own. He filled all the containers in his home, and then opened the mill and it stopped making flour.

When he reported the incident to Rasoolullaah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Rasoolullaah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) told him that if he did not open the mill, it would have continued making flour until the day of qiyaamah.

I want to find out if the above story is authentic.

Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahimahullah) being a Mujaddid

Q: Is there ijma of Ulama that Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahimahullah) was the mujadid that Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) mentioned for every hundred years?

Is the qawl that Moulana Ilyaas (rahimahullah) was a mujaddid in tableegh and Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahimahullah) in tasawwuf and another great aalim in another field like Jihad? (Maybe the Afghan people. Masha Allah they are great fighters in Allah's path).

If someone says that no one knows Moulaaa Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahimahullah) in hijaaz, so how was he the Mujadid? (Obviously he was. From what I know from reliable sources). How should one reply?