from his home and clothing, and they will benefit from this.’ (Anwaar-e-Jamaal-e-Mustafa, p. 334, summarised)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Sacred relics mentioned in the Holy Quran

Dear Islamic brothers! In the Holy Quran, we find that many times Allah Almighty has mentioned things which have connection to His beloved and close servants. In particular, three words are used to describe ‘تَبَرُّکات’ (i.e. the sacred relics), and these are:

1.    اَثَر

2.   سَکِیْنَھ

3.   شَعَائِرُاللّٰھ

1. The first word, ‘اَثَر’, and it’s explanation

There was a person from Bani Israel named Musa Saamiri. Now consider this! Two people at one time, in the same place and from the same nation, possess the same name. However, both of them were different in their actions. One was Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام, an esteemed Prophet of Allah Almighty, and the other was Musa Saamiri, a disbeliever and a hypocrite. When Allah Almighty called Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام to Mount Sinai (Toor) in order to give him the Torah, he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام remained there for forty days. As this was taking place, Saamiri manipulated Bani Israel, taking all of their jewellery, melting it down and forging a statue of a calf from it. Although this calf was not living and it could not speak or move, but Saamiri had something amazing in his possession. He placed this unique thing in the mouth of the calf, and it suddenly came to life and began to speak.