In the Shade of the Green Dome

it uprooted itself and came to the presence of the Holy Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. Then it said, “Peace be upon you the Messenger of Allah”.

As soon as the Bedouin witnessed this he said, “It suffices to persuade me, it suffices to persuade me”. The Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬then ordered the tree to go back to its original place. Sayyidina Burayda Aslami � narrates that he stationed himself in the roots of the tree. The Bedouin asked the Holy Prophet’s ‫ ﷺ‬permission to kiss his blessed head and feet, which the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬mercifully granted. Having done that, he sought permission to prostate before him. But the Prophet of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said, “No human is permitted to prostrate before another” (Khasais-e-Kubra; Vol. 2, page 35).