Answer to An Objection on Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (علیہ الرحمہ)

Objection:

Almighty Allah chose to help Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the Battle of Ahzaab ( the Battle of Trench), so He (exalted above weakness and indignity) ordered the Northern Wind to serve His beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and ruin the Infidels, but the Northern Wind refused to comply to the command of Almighty Allah.

(Malfoozaat e Molwi Ahamd Raza Khan Barelvi Vol. 4 Page 93)

Refutation:

Ibn Murduya and Imam Bazar narrate from Ibn Abbas through an authentic chain of narration that in the night of the Battle of Azhaab (the Battle of Trench), Wind Saba asked the Nothern Wind to serve Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), but the Northern Wind said in reply that females don’t travel at night. Wind Saba then said “Almighty Allah’s wrath be upon you”. Allah azzawajal made the Northern Wind barren. Thus, the Wind that served the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) during the night of the Battle of Ahzaab was the Wind Saba. Therefore, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said “I was served by Wind Saba and the Nation of ‘Aad was ruined by the Northern Wind.” (Madarij-Un-Nabuwat, Vol.2, Page 301, Published by Madina Publishing Karachi)

This same statement has been written in Allama Zurqaani’s Sharah Mawahib and Sirah Halbiya Volume 2, Page 654.

What’s so problematic when the same is copied from Ala Hazrat Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (Allah’s mercy be upon him) in his Malfoozat?