their era, for example, during the era of Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام, the wonders of sorcery and sorcerers were at their peak, hence, Allah Almighty granted him the miracles of the ‘Glowing Hand’ and the ‘Staff.’ (Tafseer Kabeer, Surah Ta-Ha, under the verse 69, vol. 8, pp. 74-75, selected)

The knowledge of medicine had advanced greatly in the age of Sayyiduna Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام; there were many doctors who could properly cure major diseases, which would result in the afflicted person recovering quickly. The people had become greatly impressed by those doctors and deemed them to be everything. However, even those doctors did not have cures for those born blind, leprosy and death. They were incapable of curing these three conditions. During that time, Allah Almighty sent Sayyiduna Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام and granted him miracles, one of which was that when Sayyiduna Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام would make Du’a for the one who was born blind, Allah Almighty would grant him vision.

Another miracle was that when Sayyiduna Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام would pass his hand over the body of a sick person, the Cure-giving Lord would grant him cure, and Sayyiduna Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام granted life to the dead, with the power granted to him by Allah Almighty.

In a similar manner, every Prophet was granted miracles that were in accordance to the environment of their era and the nature and temperament of their nations. Then when our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم arrived, it was the age of language and speech; the Arabs were extremely eloquent and articulate people and they took great pride in their language. However, when the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم recited the verses of the Quran before them, they were astonished. They were unable to challenge the Quran and they had no choice but to accept that it is not the speech of any human. Allah Almighty Himself placed such eloquence and articulation on the tongue of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم which has no equal.