The Significance of the number 40 in Islam

The number 40 is repeated in Islam a lot of times. Only Allah knows the answer, so gathering a lot of information I have found lots of things that took place with the number 40.

The Prophet Pbuh was 40 years old when he became a prophet of Allah
Musa Alahi salam traveled 40 years in the desert.
Musa spent 40 days on Mount Sinai where he received the 10 commandments
Prophet Ibrahim spent 40 days in a fire and lived because Allah made the fire like flowers
Prophet Yunus was in a whales mouth for 40 days
On the 40th ayat of surah baqarah Allah changes the topic
Forty was the number of days that Prophet Ilyas spent in the wilderness before God appeared to him in a cave on Mount Horeb
Forty was the number of days that Prophet Isa was tempted in the desert by Satan.
Muhammad (PBUH) was praying and fasting in the cave for 40 days.
Muhammad (PBUH) then had 40 followers to spread the religion of Islam.
Prophets Dauud and Suleiman each ruled for forty years.
Regarding the flood that Noah encountered, it is said that for forty days water continued to pour from the heavens and to stream out over the earth.
Prophet Isa walked the desert and fasted in the wilderness for forty days
There is also a hadith from Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) that the prayers of a person who gossips would not be accepted for forty days and nights. (Al-Kafi,
Vol. 6, p. 400)
Imam Ali has narrated from Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) that one who memorizes and preserves forty hadith relating to their religious needs shall be raised by Allah as
a learned scholar on the Day of
Resurrection.
It is said that a person’s intellect attains maturity in forty years, everyone according to his own capacity.
It is believed that one who assists a blind man for forty steps becomes worthy of entering heaven.
Imam Baghir has said: “The prayers of someone who drinks wine are not accepted for forty days.”
Believers have also been encouraged to devote themselves to God Almighty for forty days to see the springs of wisdom break forth from their hearts and flow from their tongues.

So as you can see 40 is represented many times in Islamic matters, but also took place in the other books (Bible, Torah). There are probably more then this, What do you think is the reason for the
high value, Allah knows all.

(By MV Saad, from The Muslim Voice)

value?

Allah knows all.

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Comment by MimiSuN on April 17, 2010 at 1:32am: Very good, Thanks

Comment by Faez Osmaan Mooraby on March 29, 2010 at 6:04pm: Mawlana Shaykh Nazim adil Al Haqqani Is The 40th Grandshaykh in the Naqshandi Tariqah.

Comment by Rabbani Sister on March 27, 2010 at 7:11pm: Salaam brother Amar, pray your well. Ameen...yes we come to know this from treading this path, this information was compiled by a youth who wanted to share this with others, so i forwarded this share...but thank you again for the reminders..Alhamdollilah, so Alllah bless you..Ameen Salaam and duas

Comment by Rabbani Sister on March 27, 2010 at 6:58pm: Salaam brother shahid, pray you are well. Ameen...as always you are right...Salaam, Will take into accoutn when editing later...Salaam

Comment by Jamilah on March 25, 2010 at 8:36am: thank you !!

Comment by shahid on March 25, 2010 at 8:06am: Maybe you could reword it by writing, The Prophet(pbuh) was 40 when his Nabuwwat/Prophethood was declared.
The Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) said, "I was a prophet when Adam was between water and clay."

Comment by amar soofi on March 24, 2010 at 8:35pm: The Prophet was always a Prophet, even adam pbuh asked for his intersession when he sinned. Why because his name was written on Allahs throne!

Comment by Naqshi1 ( Wajid ) on March 5, 2010 at 7:08pm: mashahallah... Interesting read... thank you..

Comment by Fathima Shifana on March 5, 2010 at 5:23am: Excellent

Comment by Siraj Ahmed Naqshbandi on March 4, 2010 at 2:42am: Nice share.... Jazakallah Khair

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