Meraj-un-Nabi SallAllahu Alaihi waSallam The Divine Vision sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs040 O Allah, all praise be to You; You are undoubtedly carefree; Once Moses insisted to see you; here You became anxious to see. All Praise is due to Allah Azzawajal, Salutations upon His most Perfect, unique, and cream of creations, the Intercessor of the Sinners, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam, upon his family, upon his companions and the righteous servants till Doomsday. Some people have misunderstood the reality of the Me’raaj of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) due to their lack of knowledge and research. Their ignorance in this field caused more confusion in their hearts because they failed to understand the unique relation between ALLAH and His Beloved Habeeb (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him). How true is the comment of Sayyidul-Makashifeen Sheikh-e-Akbar Muhiyyudeen Ibne Arabi (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) who said that Me’raaj is a secret in a secret. One has to have sound knowledge of the Qudrat of ALLAH and the Station and Status of His August Rasool (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) before commenting on any matter pertaining to them. Due to the lack of this knowledge some people have wrongfully said that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) did not see ALLAH with his naked eye and also did not proceed to the Divine Arsh on the night of Me’raaj. They say that both these things are impossible for any human being to achieve. Indeed the illustrious Ulama and distinguished Imams of Islam have in their authentic books expressed it in great detail. All these are based on the Ahadith Shareef. The narrators and presenters are all trustworthy Scholars of Deen. This matter is not something that entertains ones personal opinion. It depends solely on the authenticity of solid proof. Hence, confirmation deplores contradiction. Ignorance does not necessarily reject its reality. If one rejects it, one is in fact a liar and a contradictor of the Deen. Here are the proofs from Qur’an al Kareem, Ahadith an-Nabawi (Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam), Sayings of the Noble Sahab and from the writings of great and authentic scholars of Islam that the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam did see ALLAH with his naked eyes and he also did proceed to the Divine Arsh on the night of Me’raj. The Holy Qur’an says: ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎﻥَ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﺃَﺳْﺮَﻯ ﺑِﻌَﺒْﺪِﻩِ ﻟَﻴْﻼ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺴْﺠِﺪِ ﺍﻟْﺤَﺮَﺍﻡِ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺴْﺠِﺪِ ﺍﻷﻗْﺼَﻰ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﺑَﺎﺭَﻛْﻨَﺎ ﺣَﻮْﻟَﻪُ ﻟِﻨُﺮِﻳَﻪُ ﻣِﻦْ ﺁﻳَﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ ﺇِﻧَّﻪ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻤِﻴﻊُ ﺍﻟْﺒَﺼِﻴﺮُ Purity is to Him Who took His bondman in a part of the night from the Sacred Mosque to the Aqsa Mosque around which We have placed blessings, in order that We may show him Our great signs; indeed he is the listener, the beholder. [Al Isra:1] Imam al-Ajal Abu Ja’fer Tibri reported in his commentary ‘Jami’ al-Bayan’: ﺃﺳﺮﻯ ﺑﺮﻭﺣﻪ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺟﺴﺪﻩ، ﻷﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻮ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻮﺟﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺩﻟﻴﻼ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﺒﻮّﺗﻪ، ﻭﻻ ﺣﺠﺔ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺳﺎﻟﺘﻪ، ﻭﻻ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺃﻧﻜﺮﻭﺍ ﺣﻘﻴﻘﺔ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻙ، ﻭﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﻳﺪﻓﻌﻮﻥ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻦ ﺻﺪﻗﻪ ﻓﻴﻪ، ﺇﺫ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻣﻨﻜﺮﺍ ﻋﻨﺪﻫﻢ، ﻭﻻ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺃﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻭﻱ ﺍﻟﻔﻄﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺤﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻨﻲ ﺁﺩﻡ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺮﻯ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺋﻲ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﻡ ﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺴﻴﺮﺓ ﺳﻨﺔ، ﻓﻜﻴﻒ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺴﻴﺮﺓ ﺷﻬﺮ ﺃﻭ ﺃﻗﻞ؟ ﻭﺑﻌﺪ، ﻓﺈﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺇﻧﻤﺎ ﺃﺧﺒﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺃﺳﺮﻯ ﺑﻌﺒﺪﻩ، ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﺨﺒﺮﻧﺎ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺃﺳﺮﻯ ﺑﺮﻭﺡ ﻋﺒﺪﻩ Me’raj was done with both body and soul. If a person says that it was only soul who did the Meraj or it was only a dream then this will be an insignificant charge. 1. If it were so then what would be the evidence of prophet hood in it? 2. How can one name it as a miracle of Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him)? 3. Why did the Mushrikeen-e-Makkah refuse to accept it because everything is possible in dream? 4. They actually argue on the possibility of completing a journey of months in little part of night. 5. In the above verse the Almighty said, ‘carried His bondman’ not ‘carried His bondman’s soul’ 6. ‘Abd’ is a composite of both body and soul.” [Jami al-Bayan, Moassasa ar-Risalah, Vol 17, Page 350, Verse 17:1] sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs062 Sayings of Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) 1. Imam Ahmad ibne Hambal (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) in his Musnad narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﺭﺑﻲ ﻋﺰّ ﻭ ﺟﻞ Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) said, “I saw my Sublime Creator” . [Musnaf Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (al Maktab al Islami - Berut), Vol 1, Page 285] Imam Jalaludeen Suyuti (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) in his Khasa’is al Kubra and Allama Abdur Raof Munadi (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) in his Tafseer Shar’ha Jameh Sagheer state that this Hadith Shareef is authentic. a. Tayseer Sharha Jami as-Sagheer (Maktaba Imam Shafa’ee – Riyadh), Vol 2, Page 25 b. al Khasais al Kubra (Markaz Barkate Raza – Gujrat), Vol 1, Page 161 2. Imam Muhaddith Ibne Asakar (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) narrates from Sayyiduna Jaabir bin Abdullah (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) states: ﻷﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻋﻄﻰ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻭ ﺃﻋﻄﺎﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﻳﺔ ﻟﻮﺟﻬﻪ ﻭ ﻓﻀﻠﻨﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻘﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﺩ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﻮﺽ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺭﻭﺩ Verily, Almighty ALLAH blessed Sayyiduna Moosa, with the privilege of Dialogue and bestowed me with his Divine Vision and exalted me with the Crown of Intercession and the Fountain of Kauthar. [Kanz al Ummal (Moassasa Risalah - Berut), Vol 14, Page 447, Hadith 9206] 3. Imam Asakar (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) also narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Mas’ood (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho), who said: ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠّﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻲ ﺭﺑﻲ ﻧﺤﻠﺖ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﺧﻠﺘﻲ ﻭ ﻛﻠﻤﺖ ﻣﻮﺳﻰ ﺗﻜﻠﻴﻤﺎ ﻭ ﺃﻋﻄﻴﺘﻚ ﻳﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻛﻔﺎﺣﺎ Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) states, “My Glorious Lord said to me, ‘I gave My friendship to Sayyiduna Ibraheem, and spoke to Sayyiduna Moosa, and O Muhammad ! I blessed you with My Meeting (where you saw My Divine Being without any obstacles)’”. [Tarikh Damishq al Kabir (Dar al Ihya - Berut), Vol 3, Page 296] In Majma’al Bihaar , the word ﻛﻔﺎﺣﺎ of the above Hadith Shareef is explained as follows: ﻣﺠﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺎﺭ ﻛﻔﺎﺣﺎ ﺃﻱ ﻣﻮﺍﺟﻬﺔ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﺣﺠﺎﺏ ﻭﻻ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ Majma-ul-Bihaar explains the word ﻛﻔﺎﺣﺎ that Almighty ALLAH blessed His Beloved with such a Presence and Vision that there were no veils as barriers and no intervention of an Angel. [Majma al Bihar (Dar al Iman - Madinah Munawwarah), Vol 4, Page 424] 4. Ibne Marduwiyya (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) narrates from Sayyadah Asma bint Abu Bakr (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anha) that: ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠّﻢ ﻭ ﻫﻮ ﻳﺼﻒ ﺳﺪﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺘﻬﻰ (ﻭﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﺤﺪﻳﺚ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺍﻥ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ) ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﻳﺎ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﻋﻨﺪﻫﺎ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﻋﻨﺪﻫﺎ ﻳﻌﻨﻰ ﺭﺑﻪ Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) was praising the excellence of Sidratul- Muntaha when I inquired from him, “Ya Rasoolullah! What did you see at Sidratul-Muntaha?” He said, “There I saw the Divine Glory (i.e. of Allah).” [Ad- Durr al Manthur (Dar al Ihya - Berut), Vol 5, Page 194, Verse 17:1] sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs042 Comments of the Noble Sahaba 1. Tirmidi narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbaas (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho): ﺍﻣﺎ ﻧﺤﻦ ﺑﻨﻮ ﻫﺎﺷﻢ ﻓﻨﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﻥّ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻣﺮﺗﻴﻦ We, the Bani Haashim (Ahle-Bayt), say that undoubtedly, Sayyiduna Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH twice. a. Jami’ Tirmidhi (Urdu Bazar – Delhi), Vol 2, Page 161 b. Ash-Shifa Sharif, Vol 1, Page 159 2. Ibne Ishaaq (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abi-Salma (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) that: ﺍﻥ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ ﺃﺭﺳﻞ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒّﺎﺱ ﻳﺴﺄﻟﻪ ﻫﻞ ﺭﺃﻯ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠّﻢ ﺭﺑﻪ ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻧﻌﻢ Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Omar (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) inquired from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) to find out whether Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH. He replied, “Yes.” [Ad- Durr al Manthur (Dar al Ihya - Berut), Vol 7, Page 570, Verse 18:53] 3. The words of Tabraani state: ﻭﺍﻟﻠﻔﻆ ﻟﻠﻄﺒﺮﺍﻧﻰ ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒّﺎﺱ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻧﻈﺮ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻜﺮﻣﺔ ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ﻟﻪ ﻧﻈﺮ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺭﺑﻪ ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻧﻌﻢ ! ﺟﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻟﻤﻮﺳﻰ ﻭﺍﻟﺨﻠﺔ ﻹﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﻟﻤﺤﻤﺪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠّﻢ ( ﺯﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬﻯ ) ﻓﻘﺪ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻣﺮﺗﻴﻦ The words of Tabraani states that Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) said that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH. Akrama (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho), who was his student, asked him: “Did Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) see Allah?” He replied,” Yes, ALLAH blessed Sayyiduna Moosa, with Dialogue, Sayyiduna Ibraheem, with Friendship and Sayyiduna Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) with His Divine Vision.” [al Maujam Awsat (Maktaba Maarif - Riyadh), Vol 10, Page 181, Hadith 9392] (Words of Tabraani) “And verily, Sayyiduna Muhammad saw ALLAH twice” . [Jami Tirmidhi (Urdu Bazar - Delhi), Vol 2, Page 160] Imam Tirmidi (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) states that this Hadith Shareef is Hasan. Imam Nisaa’ee (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho), Imam Ibne Khuzayma (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) and Haakim (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) all record the following: ﻭﺍﻟﻠﻔﻆ ﻟﻠﺒﻴﻬﻘﻰ ﺃﺗﻌﺠﺒﻮﻥ ﺍﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺨﻠّﺔ ﻹﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻟﻤﻮﺳﻰ ﻭﺍﻟﺮﻭﻳﺔ ﻟﻤﺤﻤﺪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠّﻢ Are you surprised at the Dialogue of Sayyiduna Moosa, Friendship of Sayyiduna Ibraheem and Divine Sight of Sayyiduna Muhammad? Haakim has said that this is a Sahih Hadith . [Mawahib al-Ladunniya (Maktaba Islami - Berut), Vol 3, Page 104] Imam Qastalaani and Imam Zarqaani both acknowledge the authenticity of this Hadith Shareef . [Sharha Zarqani ala al-Mawahib (Dar al Maarifah - Berut), Vol 6, Page 117] 4. It is narrated in Tabraani and Mo’jam Awsat: ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒّﺎﺱ ﺍﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﻥ ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠّﻢ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻣﺮّﺗﻴﻦ ﻣﺮّﺓ ﺑﺒﺼﺮﻩ ﻭ ﻣﺮّﺓ ﺑﻔﻮﺍﺩﻩ Sayyiduna Abdullah ibne Abbaas (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) says that “Verily, Sayyiduna Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) saw his Lord twice, once with his physical eye and once with the eye of his heart”. a. Mawahib al-Ladunniya (Maktaba Islami – Berut), Vol 3, Page 104 b. al Maujam Awsat (Maktaba Ma’arif – Riyadh), Vol 6, Page 352, Hadith 5757 Imam Suyuti (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho), Imam Qastalaani (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho), Allama Shaami (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) and Allama Zarqaani (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) – all say that there is no doubt in the authenticity of this Hadith Shareef . a. Mawahib al-Ladunniya (Maktaba Islami – Berut), Vol 3, Page 105 b. Sharha Zarqani ala al-Mawahib (Dar al Ma’arifah – Berut), Vol 6, Page 117 5. Imamul A’imma Ibne Khuzayma (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) and Imam Bazaaz (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) both narrate from Sayyiduna Anas ibne Maalik (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho): ﺍﻥ ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠّﻢ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺭﺑّﻪ ﻋﺰّ ﻭ ﺟﻞ “Verily, Sayyiduna Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) saw his Most Gracious Creator”. [Mawahib al-Ladunniya (Maktaba Islami - Berut), Vol 3, Page 105] Imam Ahmad Qastalaani (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) and Imam Abdul Baaqi Zarqaani (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) state that the authenticity of this Hadith Shareef is very strong. a. Mawahib al-Ladunniya (Maktaba Islami – Berut), Vol 3, Page 105 b. Sharha Zarqani ala al-Mawahib (Dar al Ma’arifah – Berut), Vol 6, Page 118 6. Imam Muhammad ibn Ishaaq (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) narrates this Hadith Shareef from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho): ﺍﻥ ﻣﺮﻭﺍﻥ ﺳﺄﻝ ﺍﺑﻮﻫﺮﻳﺮﻩ ﺭﺿﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻫﻞ ﺭﺃﻯ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠّﻢ ﺭﺑﻪ ؟ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻧﻌﻢ Marwaan asked Sayyiduna Abu-Hurayra (Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho) if Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) saw ALLAH. He replied, “Yes.” a. Sharha Zarqani ala al-Mawahib (Dar al Ma’arifah – Berut), Vol 6, Page 118 b. Ash-Shifa Sharif, Vol. 1, Page 159
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