Hazrat Julhamah Bin Urfatah narrates that once I came to Makkah. At that time, residents of Makkah were struck by the catastrophe of great famine. The Quraiesh jointly came to Abu Taalib and said, O Abu Taalib, the people are afflicted in immense calamity. Come out and pray for rain from Almighty Allaah.

Thus, Abu Taalib went out, along with him was such a luminous [Nooraani] boy, that as if he was a sun. Who had come out from the black clouds and there were some other children around him too. [After reaching the Baiet-ul-Laah Shareef], Abu Taalib placed the back of this luminous boy with the wall of the Ka’bah. This luminous boy pointed his finger, towards the sky, even though at that time there was not even a single piece of cloud on the sky. But by his gesture, the clouds came from all sides and it rained so much, that the forest over-flowed and the people of the city and village were greatly flourished. (And the catastrophe of famine dispelled). Abu Taalib has pointed towards this in his verses.

(Zarqaani Alal Mawaahib, vol-1, pg. 190, Khasaais-e-Kubraa, vol-1, pg. 86, Subulal Hudaa, vol-2, pg. 137, Siyaru I’laamun Nubalaa, vol-1, pg. 55)

Excerpt from the Book ‘Zikr e Jameel’ by Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi [Rahmatul Laah Alaieh]