Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And it does not befit the glory of Allah to give the knowledge of Ghayb to you – i.e. the common people; but Allah does choose from His Rusul whomever He wills.

(Part 4, Surah Aal-e-‘Imran, Ayah 179)

Regarding this blessed Ayah ‘Allamah Maulana Sayyid Mufti Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Allah Almighty blesses His highly respectable Rusul عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام with knowledge of Ghayb and the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is the best and the greatest Nabi amongst all Rusul. It has been proved by this blessed Ayah and many Ayahs and Ahadees that Allah Almighty bestowed the knowledge of Ghayb upon the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and the knowledge of Ghayb is his miracle.

Dear Islamic sisters! Our Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم gave the news of Ghayb to his blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم many times by the knowledge Allah Almighty bestowed upon him.

Sound of footsteps of Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ

While touring Paradise, the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم heard the sound of someone’s footsteps, regarding which, the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was informed that he was Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. (Mishkat-ul-Masabih, vol. 2, pp. 418, Hadees 6037)

May I be sacrificed for him! See the highly exalted and greatest glory of Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم heard the sound of his footsteps. How did Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ attain this great status? Let’s listen to it.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that (once) the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said to Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ at Fajr: O Bilal! Tell me which act you did in Islam for which you hope to receive the greatest reward because I heard the sound of your footsteps in front of me in Paradise. Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ humbly replied: [In Islam] I have not performed any such great act for which I hope to get benefit. However, when I performed