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Al Isra & Al Miraj (4/4)

Islam or Duniya - wots it gonna b?

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.
Al- Isra' and Al-Mi'raj .
(The Miraculous Night Journey From Makkah to the Farthest Masjid in Jerusalem , and the Ascent Through the Spheres of Heavens)

The message suggested significantly that the office of leadership would be taken over by Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to hold in his hand both headquarters of the Ibrahimic Faith, the Sacred Masjid in Makkah and the farthest Masjid in Jerussalem . It was high time for the spritual authority to be transferred from a nation whose history was pregnant with treachery , covenant -breaching and aggression to another nation blessed with piety , and dutifulness to Allah , with a Messenger who enjoys the privilege of the Qur'aanic Revelation , which leads to that which is best and right.

There, however, remains a crucial question waiting to be answered ; How could this foreseen transition of authority be effected while the champion himself  (Muhammad {peace and blessings of Allah be upon  him }) was left deserted and abandoned stumbling in the hillocks of Makkah?
This question in itself uncovered the secrets of another issue which referred to a phase of the Islamic Call and the appearance of another role it was about to take up , different in its course and noble in its aproaches. The forerunners of that new task took the shape of Quraanic Verses bearing the direct and unequivocal warming accompanied by a severe ultimatum directed to the polytheists and their agents ;

"And when We decide to destroy a town (Population ) , We (first) send a definite order (to obey Allah and be righteous) to those among them { or We (first ) increase in number those of its population} who are given the good things of this life.Then , they trangress therein , and thus the word {of tarment} is justified against it (them) . Then We destroy it with complete destruction. And howmany generations (past nations ) have We destroyed after Noah ! And sufficient is your Lord as an All-Knower and All- Beholder of the sins of His servants." { 17 : 16, 17 }

Together with these Verses , there were others revealed to show the Muslims the rules and items of the civilization upon which they could erect their Muslim community , and foretelling their ownership  of a piece of land , exercising full freedom over it and establishing a rightful society around whose axis the whole of humanity would rotate. Those Verses in reality implied better prospects for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) comprising  a secure shelter to settle in, and head quarters safe enough to empower and embolden him to communicate his Message to entire world as a whole ; that was in fact the inner secret of that blessed journey .

Allahumma Salli 'alaa Muhammathin wa 'alaa aali Muhaammathin wabarik wasallim alaihi.

"O' Allah! Send Your blessings (and the Magnificent Words of Yours)upon Muhammadh and the family of Muhammadh, as You have send blessings upon Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim.You are Worthy of all praise,All Glorios."
"O' Allah! Bless Muhammadh and the family of Muhammadh as You have already blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. You are Worthy of all praise, All-Glorious."

- {Taken by the book called "The Sealed Nectar" (Ar-Raheequl-Makhthum)Biography of the Noble Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam.written by Safiur-Rahman-Al-Mubarakpuri(Islaamic University Al Madinah AlMunawwarah.}

Courtesy: Hamid Fathima


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