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From: aleemamer@yahoo.com
Date: 09/05/2016 22:10 (GMT+05:00)
To: Amer Aleem <ameraleem@gmail.com>
Subject: Fw: The Divine Vision | Me'raj-un-Nabi (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam)
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All Praise is due to Allah, Salutations upon His most Perfect, unique, and cream of creations,
the Intercessor of the Sinners, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam),
upon his family, upon his companions and the righteous servants till Doomsday.
Some people have misunderstood the reality of the Me'raj of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam). How true is the comment of Sayyid al-Makashifeen Shaykh al-Akbar Muhiyyudeen Ibn Arabi (Alayhir Rahmah) who said that Me'raj 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 (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) before commenting on any matter pertaining to them. Due to the lack of this knowledge some people have wrongfully said that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did not see Allah with his naked eye and also did not proceed to the Divine Arsh on the night of Me'raj. 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 al-Mubarakah. 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 (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam), Sayings of the Noble Sahaba and from the writings of great and authentic scholars of Islam that the Messenger of Allah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did see ALLAH Almighty 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'far Tabari 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
1. If it were so then what would be the evidence of prophet-hood in it?
Me'raj was done with both body and soul. If a person says that it was only soul who did the Me'raj or it was only a dream then this will be an insignificant charge.
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, Mu'assasah ar-Risalah, Vol. 17, Page 350, Verse 17:1]
Sayings of the Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam)
1. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (Radi Allahu Anhu) in his Musnad narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (Radi Allahu Anhuma)قال رسول الله صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم رأيت ربي عزّ و جل
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I saw my Sublime Creator". [Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (al Maktab al Islami - Beirut), Vol 1, Page 285]
Imam Jalal al-Din Suyuti (Alayhir Rahmah) in his Khasa'is al-Kubra and Allamah Abd ar-Rauf Munawi (Alayhir Rahmah) in his Tafseer Sharh Jami' Sagheer state that this Hadith Shareef is authentic.
a. Tayseer Sharha Jami as-Sagheer (Maktaba Imam Shafi'ee - Riyadh), Vol. 2, Page 25
b. al-Khasais al-Kubra (Markaz Barkat-e-Raza - Gujrat), Vol. 1, Page 161
2. Imam Muhaddith Ibn Asakir (Alayhir Rahmah) narrates from Sayyiduna Jaabir bin Abdullah (Radi Allahu Anhu) that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Kawthar. [Kanz al-Ummal (Mu'assasah Risalah - Beirut), Vol. 14, Page 447, Hadith 9206]
3. Imam Asakir (Alayhir Rahmah) also narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas'ood (Radi Allahu Anhuma), 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 (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) states, "My Glorious Lord said to me, 'I gave My friendship to Ibrahim, and spoke to 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 - Beirut), 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 Munawwa
