Im beginning to wonder if there's a list of all the stories about Muhammad that was taken from pre islamic sources or how many stories that were attributed to Muhammad
there is little doubt on that. In fact 90% of stories that i see in Quran were taken either from OT or NT., Now stories you see in hadith have different origins and most of them were made up after alleged death of Muhammad of Quran who was an invented character of Quran writers..
The Spider that Saved Davidhttp://www.chabad.org/kids/article_cdo/aid/470215/jewish/The-Spider-that-Saved-David.htmWhen King David was still a boy watching over his father's sheep, he often came upon spiders' webs strung across tree branches and shining in the sun. David thought the spiders were wonderful to weave such webs, but he could see no use for them. David decided to ask God about it. "Why, O Creator of the world, did you make spiders? You can't even wear their webs as clothing!"
God answered David, "A day will come when you will need the work of this creature. Then you will thank me."
David grew up and became a courageous warrior. He defeated the giant Goliath and many enemies of the people of Israel. He married King Saul's daughter and the people adored him as the greatest man in the land.
King Saul was jealous and afraid of David and sent his soldiers to kill him. David ran away to the wilderness. He hoped King Saul's fit of anger would pass and David would be safe to return. But King Saul's men kept chasing him. At last, the soldiers were very close. David ran into a cave to hide. He heard the footsteps of the men and knew that they would soon find him. David was so afraid, his bones shook and hurt.
But then David saw a big spider at the front of the cave. Very quickly, it was spinning a web all the way across the opening. Just before the soldiers came up to the cave, the spider finished the web. As the men started to enter the cave, they ran into the web. "Look," they said, "This web is unbroken. If David were here, he'd have torn the web to pieces. He must be hiding somewhere else. Let's go!"
So because of the spider, David's life was saved. David understood that God was wise and thanked God for creating all the creatures, including the spiders.
The Prophet Muhammad & the Spider –The Story Of Hijrahhttp://www.onislam.net/english/family/moms-and-dads/raising-positive-children/460085-the-prophet-a-the-spider-lessons-for-children.htmlThe children gather around, waiting for the story to unravel. A story about a man running away – an escape plan – he is being hunted down – but there is a resolve – a new place – a peaceful place – called Madinah.
Their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was accompanied by his best friend started their journey in the depths of the night. They managed to leave Makkah, despite being hunted down. They hid in a cave. It was late at night and they were in danger. Alhamdulillah, Allah is the Most Merciful.
Even while in the cave, they were nearly caught by the Quraysh…their assassins who were hot on their heels. Then there was a spider. It spun a web to protect Prophet Muhammad and Abu Bakr Siddique. The Quraysh people came and they saw a spider’s web worth days and days of work. So there was no doubt that the two men could have hidden in the cave without such a large spider web in front of it.
What? A spider saved the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Yes, a spider saved Prophet Muhammad and Abu Bakr because Allah asked it to do so.
That’s nice of the spider, they chime. Allah asked the spider to protect Prophet and Abu Bakr!
I was in the middle of the story, when the excitement of the spider ensued, then all of a sudden, a tiny spider scaled down from the ceiling and landed on our book. It was right smack in the middle of the story of the spider web covering the cave opening where Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and Abu Bakr (RA) remained silent in hiding.
“A spider! A spider! The spider heard us talking about her!”
My kids were giggling in excitement while the creature scaled down just above our hands, and I have to admit I was quite amazed at how Allah intended to land a spider on our Seerah book just as we were reading about the Hijrah.
This was some time last year. My children were younger, louder. But since then, every time they spot a spider, they start talking about the spider that protected Prophet Muhammad while he was hiding in the cave.
The moral of the Story of the SpiderThe story of the Spider is the ultimate ear candy for little ones, especially younger children. Children are completely besotted with animals, and the story of the spider is probably one of the most fascinating “animal stories” in the history of the Islamic timeline.
Knowing that Allah has such a power to command animals to behave at His Will is also an amazing realization in itself.
Humans have always co-existed with animals since the beginning of time, but interaction between the two has not always been positive. Telling children about the spider and how it wove a web to protect Prophet Muhammad from persecution, is one way to remind them to respect animals no matter what.
Of course, it would be wise to remind of the dangers of getting close to some species of spider, but besides that, the Arachnid is a fascinating study on its own.
Topic: Islam&Judaism