Ninth sign:

One kind of miracle of God's Messenger is that trees obeyed his orders and approached him. This miracle, like those connected with water flowing from his fingers, has the certainty of tawatur in meaning. Many examples have been reported through various channels.

Trees uprooting themselves upon the Messenger's command and drawing near him can be considered explicit tawatur, because the best-known, trustworthy Companions (e.g., 'Ali, Ibn 'Abbas, Ibn Mas'ud, Ibn 'Umar, Ya'la ibn Murra, Jabir, Anas ibn Malik, Burayda, Usama ibn Zayd, and Ghaylan ibn Salama) reported the same miracle with certainty. Hundreds of Tabi'un scholars received their reports directly, which have come down to us and thus have the authority of multiple tawatur. This miracle therefore has the certainty of tawatur in meaning. We mention only a few examples.