Mi’raj un nabi sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam mubarak to all.
I wish i had a copy of the sharh of hadayiq by mawlana awwal qadri rizwi. It is brief and explains the difficult words. I would have really enjoyed reading the commenatary of the qasida e mi’raj again. As aH once said, it is alaHazrat’s finest poem. The metaphors that have been used are quite simply unbelievable.
The journey of isra and mi’raj, for me, proves quite a few beliefs that are of contention between ahlus sunnah and the wahabis.
1. The shaqq e sadr proves he sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is a human like no other. If our chest is opened and our heart taken out; we will die and feel excruciating pain. But, the dear prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam was awake during the whole event and did not feel it and he survived eventhough his heart was taken out.
I always say: if a wahabi really thinks he is like the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam, then let him go home and spit in the curry. He will get a slap from the wife and no-one will eat it and think he is madman. Whereas rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam put his blessed saliva in the curry and it multiplied and the sahaba ate it. The same is the case with shaqq e sadr. Let him rip open his chest and take his heart out.
If not, let him admit that the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is unique and not like any other human.
2. The prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam saw musa ‘alaihis salam standing, praying in his grave. This proves hayat un nabi. Imam ‘ali qari says this was musa ‘alaihi wasallam physically offering salah because salah is for the body, not the soul. I believe shaykh abdul haq dihlawi said that qaayimun yuSalli could even mean he stood and sent salutations upon rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam.
3. Jibril ‘alaihis salam took rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam to the birthplace of ‘isa ‘alaihis salam and the dear prophet offered 2 rak’ahs there. This shows the holiness and importance of prophets birthplaces and that we should worship Allah near them.
4. All the prophets ‘alaihim assalam came to masjid al-aqsa. This shows that prophets can go wherever they wish even after they have passed away.
5. The dear prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam left masjid al-aqsa and all the prophets bode him farewell. When he reached each of the seven skies, he saw these prophets there. The buraq travelled very fast and its first step was as far as the eye could see. When the prophet left before all the other prophets, how did they all get to the skies before him? This shows that the speed of nubuwwah is even faster than the buraq or that the prophets were present in more than one place at one time. E.g. musa ‘alaihis salam: he was praying in his grave and then he was in al-aqsa and then he was on the 6th sky.
6. At sidrat al-muntaha, jibril stopped and said he could go no further. Even after hearing this, the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam continued and did not ask: if you are noor and you will be burnt by the tajalli; then how can i continue? This shows that the noor of rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is superior to the noor of jibril and all other angels. It also shows that by not asking, the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam knew this and did not consider himself to be a bashar just like us.
7. The prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam then travelled alone. This shows that he knew the way and was not dependent of jibril to show him.
8. The prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam then saw Allah with his physical eyes. 053.017 YUSUFALI: (His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! When musa ‘alaihis salam saw one tajalli e sifat of Allah, he lost consciousness whereas the dear prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam saw the dhat of Allah and his sight never swerved.
9. Allah placed His hand [as is befitting] between the shoulders of rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam and the prophet sallAlahu ‘alaihi wasallam said i felt its coolness and i got to know everything in the heavens and the earth. This proves ilm e ghayb and also that the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is noor. When one tajjali e sifat hit mount toor, it was destroyed but here, Allah places His Hand between the prophet’s shoulders and he felt its coolness. Imam fakhruddin razi says this was because toor was dust and the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is not.
10. When 50 prayers were prescribed, musa ‘alaihis salam helped the ummah by getting them reduced to 5. This shows that prophets, even thousands of years after their demise, can help us.
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If someone can see more lessons from the mi’raj, please add.
I wish i had a copy of the sharh of hadayiq by mawlana awwal qadri rizwi. It is brief and explains the difficult words. I would have really enjoyed reading the commenatary of the qasida e mi’raj again. As aH once said, it is alaHazrat’s finest poem. The metaphors that have been used are quite simply unbelievable.
The journey of isra and mi’raj, for me, proves quite a few beliefs that are of contention between ahlus sunnah and the wahabis.
1. The shaqq e sadr proves he sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is a human like no other. If our chest is opened and our heart taken out; we will die and feel excruciating pain. But, the dear prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam was awake during the whole event and did not feel it and he survived eventhough his heart was taken out.
I always say: if a wahabi really thinks he is like the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam, then let him go home and spit in the curry. He will get a slap from the wife and no-one will eat it and think he is madman. Whereas rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam put his blessed saliva in the curry and it multiplied and the sahaba ate it. The same is the case with shaqq e sadr. Let him rip open his chest and take his heart out.
If not, let him admit that the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is unique and not like any other human.
2. The prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam saw musa ‘alaihis salam standing, praying in his grave. This proves hayat un nabi. Imam ‘ali qari says this was musa ‘alaihi wasallam physically offering salah because salah is for the body, not the soul. I believe shaykh abdul haq dihlawi said that qaayimun yuSalli could even mean he stood and sent salutations upon rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam.
3. Jibril ‘alaihis salam took rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam to the birthplace of ‘isa ‘alaihis salam and the dear prophet offered 2 rak’ahs there. This shows the holiness and importance of prophets birthplaces and that we should worship Allah near them.
4. All the prophets ‘alaihim assalam came to masjid al-aqsa. This shows that prophets can go wherever they wish even after they have passed away.
5. The dear prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam left masjid al-aqsa and all the prophets bode him farewell. When he reached each of the seven skies, he saw these prophets there. The buraq travelled very fast and its first step was as far as the eye could see. When the prophet left before all the other prophets, how did they all get to the skies before him? This shows that the speed of nubuwwah is even faster than the buraq or that the prophets were present in more than one place at one time. E.g. musa ‘alaihis salam: he was praying in his grave and then he was in al-aqsa and then he was on the 6th sky.
6. At sidrat al-muntaha, jibril stopped and said he could go no further. Even after hearing this, the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam continued and did not ask: if you are noor and you will be burnt by the tajalli; then how can i continue? This shows that the noor of rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is superior to the noor of jibril and all other angels. It also shows that by not asking, the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam knew this and did not consider himself to be a bashar just like us.
7. The prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam then travelled alone. This shows that he knew the way and was not dependent of jibril to show him.
8. The prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam then saw Allah with his physical eyes. 053.017 YUSUFALI: (His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong! When musa ‘alaihis salam saw one tajalli e sifat of Allah, he lost consciousness whereas the dear prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam saw the dhat of Allah and his sight never swerved.
9. Allah placed His hand [as is befitting] between the shoulders of rasulAllah sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam and the prophet sallAlahu ‘alaihi wasallam said i felt its coolness and i got to know everything in the heavens and the earth. This proves ilm e ghayb and also that the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is noor. When one tajjali e sifat hit mount toor, it was destroyed but here, Allah places His Hand between the prophet’s shoulders and he felt its coolness. Imam fakhruddin razi says this was because toor was dust and the prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wasallam is not.
10. When 50 prayers were prescribed, musa ‘alaihis salam helped the ummah by getting them reduced to 5. This shows that prophets, even thousands of years after their demise, can help us.
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If someone can see more lessons from the mi’raj, please add.
