At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia · Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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In time
In al-Raheeq al-Makhtum (p. 54)
Al-Raheeq al-Makhtum mentions these portents in summary at the birth: fourteen battlements fell from Kisra's arch, the fire of the Magians went out, and the churches around Lake Sawa collapsed after its water had receded. It refers to a report of al-Bayhaqi, then notes that Muhammad al-Ghazali does not accept these reports. 1 2 3 It also mentions what Ibn Sa'd reports from the Prophet ﷺ's mother about a light by which the palaces of Syria were illuminated, and what Ahmad reports from al-Irbad ibn Sariya to the same effect. 1 4 5 The author presents them in the form "it is reported" and records the disagreement about them, and the museum presents them in the same way.
Connections
- Related to
- The Year of the Elephant and the Prophet's birth· Muhammad
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
People and things also explored
The Year of the Elephant and the Prophet's birth· Abu Jahl's plan to crush the Prophet's head with a stone· The Prophet's address to the Ansar at al-Ji'rana· The three years of the secret call· Ali's expedition to destroy al-Fuls, the idol of Tayy'· Ali ibn Abi Talib's expeditions to Yemen (twice)· After Badr: the dead, the captives, the spoils, and the news in Mecca and Medina· The day of Badr: the lines, the duels and the victory
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.54
- Dalail al-Nubuwwa — al-Bayhaqi
- Fiqh al-Sira — al-Ghazali , p.46
- al-Tabaqat al-Kubra — Ibn Sa'd , 1/63
- Musnad Ahmad
- Subul al-Huda wa-l-Rashad — al-Salihi al-Shami
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Omens in the Persian court at the Prophet's birth”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/omens-of-kisra-at-birth/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.