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Did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, truly prophesy today's vehicles?

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Firstly: The sacred texts alluded to modern vehicles. Allah's saying: ﴿And He creates what you do not know﴾ includes all newly invented vehicles. Al-Sa'di and Al-Shinqiti mentioned that the verse includes airplanes, cars, and trains.

Also, the in Muslim: (And the she-camels will surely be abandoned, and no effort will be made concerning them) indicates dispensing with camels in favor of modern vehicles.

And the Hadith of Abdullah ibn Amr: (There will be among the last of my Ummah men who ride on saddles, like camel-litters; they will dismount at the doors of the mosque). Al-Albani interpreted this as referring to cars, pointing out that the Hadith carries a prophetic miracle.

Secondly: The term "predicted" (تَنَبَّأَ) has been used for false claimants to prophethood and for a person's own conceptions of the future. Therefore, it is preferable to avoid using it with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, because what he reported was revelation from Allah.

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