During the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the sun was eclipsed.
And it happened on the very day his young son Ibrahim passed away.
What happened next is remarkable.
The people began saying that the eclipse had occurred because Ibrahim had died. A rare celestial event had happened on the very day the Prophet ﷺ lost his son.
It would have been easy to allow people to believe it. But he didn't.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The sun and the moon are two signs amongst the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse because of someone's death or life.” (Sahih al-Bukhari)
He ﷺ then instructed them to pray and supplicate to Allah.
Think about it.
If someone were inventing a claim of prophethood, wouldn't this have been the perfect opportunity? His son had just passed away.
The people were already connecting the eclipse to his son's death.
Yet instead of using the event to make it about himself, or presenting it as a miraculous sign that could strengthen his claim to prophethood, he ﷺ rejected the claim.
Instead, he told them: “Verily the sun and the moon are the two signs among the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse on account of the death of anyone or on account of the birth of anyone. So when you see them, supplicate Allah, and observe prayer till it is over.” (Sahih Muslim)
He directed the people towards Allah.
He had every opportunity to benefit from a remarkable event. The timing could hardly have been more striking: his son had just died, and the sun had eclipsed.
Yet he ﷺ corrected the people - even though the popular explanation could have made it appear that the eclipse was connected to his son's passing.
He chose to convey the truth rather than exploit the moment.
This is a powerful proof of the truthfulness of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his prophethood.
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