and kill her on her own land.” She went blind, tumbled into a pit in her property, and died there.

Al-ʿAlāʾ ibn al-Ḥaḍramī, whom the Messenger of Allah had appointed governor of Bahrain, would pray, “O All-Knowing, O Forbearing, O Most High, O Most Great,” and his supplications were always granted. When his detachment ran out of water, he asked Allah to provide them—and those who would come after them—with water for drinking and ablution, and the request was fulfilled.

On another occasion, the sea blocked their route and they could not cross with their horses. He prayed, and every one of them rode over the surface of the water; the horses’ saddles did not even get wet. He also entreated Allah that his body not be seen after his death, and when they opened the burial niche they found no trace of him.

A similar wonder befell Abū Muslim al-Khawlānī, the man once cast into a fire. He and the troops with him walked across the Tigris while it was in flood, hurling logs in its swell. He then turned to his companions and said, “Have any of you lost something so that I may pray to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, about it?” One of them replied, “I have lost a saddle-bag.” Abū Muslim said, “Follow me.” The man did so, and they found the bag snagged on something; he retrieved it.

When al-Aswad al-ʿAnsī claimed prophethood, he summoned Abū Muslim and asked, “Do you testify that I am the messenger of Allah?” He answered, “I cannot hear you.” Al-Aswad then asked, “Do you testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Yes.” Al-Aswad ordered a fire to be lit and had him thrown into it. They later found him standing inside, praying; the flames had become coolness and safety for him.