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THE SIGNS BEFORE PROPHETHOOD!!
This period of seclusion (privacy) of Muhammad ﷺ lasted for 3 YEARS.
(This does not mean he entirely lived in the cave for 3 years. It means he went there whenever possible to spend time alone and this condition lasted for 3 years.)
When he was around 40 years, he began to experience the SIGNS OF PROPHETHOOD.
Initially, the dreams or visions he saw started to come true.
(Sahi Bukhari Vol.1, page 6)
This means whatever dream he saw in his sleep or the vision he saw during the day, would happen exactly the same way.
After that, he used to hear some unusual sounds and see some flashes of light.
Also, the stones of Makkah began to offer salaam to Muhammad ﷺ.
Al- Baihiqi mentioned that these signs continued for 6 months
(Fathul Bari 1/27)
[Muhammad ﷺ ka ye tanhayi ka waqt isi tarah se 3 SAAL tak chalta raha.
(Iska matlab ye nahi ke Muhammad ﷺ pure 3 saal tak ghaar mei hi rahe, iska matlab ye hai ke wo aisi tanhayi mei rehna pasand karne lage the aur 3 saal tak unki yahi kaifyat rahi.)
Jab wo 40 saal ke qareeb pohochne wale the to un par nabuwat ki alamaat (nishaniya) pesh aani shuru ho gayi.
Shuru mei, jab bhi wo koi KHWAAB YA MANZAR dekhte to wo HAQEEQAT MEI SACH HO JATA.
(Sahi Bukhari Vol.1, page 6)
Iska matlab, jo kuch bhi wo neend ki halat mei khwaab dekhte ya din mei koi manzar dekhte to wo waise hi ho jata.
Uske baad, unhe kuch AWAAZE SUNAYI DETI thi aur kuch ROSHNIYA DIKHAYI DETI THI.
Iske alawa, Makkah ke PATTHAR unhe SALAAM karne lag gaye the.
Al-Baihiqi rivayat karte hai ke ye alamaat unhe 6 MAHINE tak rahi. (Fathul Bari 1/27)]
