SEAL OF PROPHETHOOD
See also Seal of the
Prophets.
This is understood to refer to an unusually large mole on
Muhammad's back.
This birthmark is given as the physical proof that Muhammad is a
true prophet.
The meaning is apparent from the
hadiths given below.
Narrated As-Sa'ib:
My aunt took me to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
My nephew is ill." The Prophet touched my head with his hand and
invoked Allah to bless me. He then performed
ablution and I drank
of the remaining water of his ablution and then stood behind
his back and saw "Khatam An-Nubuwwa" (The Seal of Prophethood)
between his shoulders like a button of a tent.
(Sahih Bukhari 7.574.
see also
Sahih Bukhari 4.741)
Another hadith explains that this is a large mole:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid:
My aunt took me to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
This son of my sister has got a disease in his legs." So he
passed his hands on my head and prayed for Allah's blessings
for me; then he performed ablution and I drank from the
remaining water. I stood behind him and saw the seal of
Prophethood between his shoulders, and it was like the
"Zir-al-Hijla"
(means the button of a small tent, but some
said 'egg of a partridge.' etc.)
(Sahih Bukhari 1.189.
see also
Sahih Muslim 4.5793)
This mole, as claimed by Muslims, is the physical proof that
Muhammad is indeed the fulfilment of the biblical passage
in