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One evening in February, something strange occurred in this rural village in central Pakistan. It was dusk on Feb. 27, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, the 12th Rabi ul Awwal, 1431 in the Islamic calendar. Rabia Attari, the wife of, Muhammed Tanveer, the village tailor, saw a strange light coming from the ground in front of their house.

"It had been raining quite hard and the ground was wet," Attari, 24, said. "Right before my eyes, I saw a patch of earth dry up and become pure white. As I moved closer to look, I could smell the sweet scent of roses." Attari pointed out that she had no garden and there were no flowers nearby.  

"Suddenly, a blinding light appeared above the spot," she said. "I saw an impression of what looked like a foot or a shoe, it was surrounded by this light. My husband was at prayer, I called him to come quickly."

Atari’s husband, Tanveer, 30, is soft-spoken and has the dignified stance of a wizened philosopher, like someone who has suddenly had a great responsibility thrust upon him. "When I came home from the mosque, it was quite dark but this image was shining," Tanveer said.  I called the Imam (the leader of the mosque) and all my friends to come and see and we started to recite the holy verses."

He said his mother told him that this image resembled the pictures that exist in Turkey and Egypt of the Holy Prophet’s sandal.

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True or not, it is just the sort of grand tale that can capture the emotions of thousands and create a wellspring of excitement and hope, beyond the reach of reason.

After the local TV channels broadcast the strange happenings in Dharabi, a village with less than 15,000 inhabitants, thousands more came to see. They traveled on foot, by car and in buses, from all over the country; the religious clerics came too. At heart, for all, was one question: was this a paranormal event?

Today, "The Miracle at Dharabi," as it is called, even has its own Facebook site.

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It's a shame there wasn't a photo to add credence to the claim. Interesting article though all the same.

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Nicole, on 13 May 2010 - 01:13 PM, said:

It's a shame there wasn't a photo to add credence to the claim. Interesting article though all the same.

Howzabout a vid instead ?  

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Thanks for posting the vid Chris, I really appreciate it. I couldn't quite see what I was supposed to be seeing though. A piece of earth that had been rained on, then dried up and slightly cracked around the edges. It may have had the shape of a sandal, but it could just as well have been a giant peanut or a giant sanitary towel lol. I think suggestion played a big part in it, one person claimed it was the Prophets sandal, then suddenly everyone was seeing the same thing.

I could be wrong, I hope I'm wrong, I would love for it to be something unusual, but for me it's the same as looking up at the clouds and seeing a face shaped cloud.

Maybe we will start seeing the Prophets sandal appear on Naan breads and in frying pans instead of Jesus's face

What did you make of it Chris?

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Nicole, on 14 May 2010 - 04:57 PM, said:

What did you make of it Chris?

If they'd claimed it to be Bigfoot, it would have been more believable    Just more over active imagination I guess. That music will never catch on either    If it was a miracle, why on earth would it be in the form of a sandal imprint ??