The heavenly journey of Meraj in the opinion of the Imams of the Ummah

<br /> <br /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cahirc%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C02%5Cclip_filelist.xml" /><!--{13091974978900}--><!--{13091974978901}--><style type="text/css"> <!--{13091974978902}--> </style><!--{13091974978903}--> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) narrates a Hadith on the authority of Ibn Mardawai:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Translation of Hadith: It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Asma Bint Abu Bakr (May Allah be well pleased with them), she says:<span style="">&nbsp; </span>I heard the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) describing Sidratul Muntaha.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>I asked:<span style="">&nbsp; </span>O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)!<span style="">&nbsp; </span>What did you see there?<span style="">&nbsp; </span>He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: I saw Allah Ta&rsquo;ala.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(Durr Al Manthur, Surah Isra, verse no. 1)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">There is a Hadith in Kanz Ul Ummal on the authority of Ibn Asakar:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Translation of Hadith: Verily!<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Allah Ta&rsquo;ala granted Hadhrat Moosa (May peace be upon him) the ni&rsquo;mah of talking with Him and granted me His vision.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>He distinguished me with </span><i style=""><span style="">Maqam Mahmood</span></i><span style=""> (the </span><i style=""><span style="">Shafa&rsquo;at Kubra</span></i><span style="">) and </span><i style=""><span style="">Houz-e-Kauthar</span></i><span style="">.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(Kanz Ul Ummal, Hadith No. 39206)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><i style=""><span style="">Seeing Allah Ta&rsquo;ala &ndash; What the Imams of the Ummah say</span></i></b><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Imam Shihabuddin Khafaji (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in Naseem Ur Riyadh Fi Sharh Ash Shifa Qazi Iyaz:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Translation:<span style="">&nbsp; </span>The most authoritative opinion is that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) saw Allah Ta&rsquo;ala with His physical eyes in the night of Meraj, as the majority of the Sahabah agree.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Imam Nawawi (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) has written in Sharh Sahih Muslim:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Translation:<span style="">&nbsp; </span>The authoritative opinion with the majority of the Ulema is that in the night of Meraj, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) saw Allah Ta&rsquo;ala with His physical eyes.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(Sharh Muslim Lin Nawawi, Kitab Ul Iman)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Imam Rabbani, Mujaddid Alf Thani, Hadhrat Shaykh Ahmed Sirhindi Farooqui (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes in a letter:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Translation:<span style="">&nbsp; </span>This night, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) went beyond the circles of time and space and He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) left the confines of space and found the immemorial (</span><i style=""><span style="">Azal</span></i><span style="">) and the eternal (</span><i style=""><span style="">Abad</span></i><span style="">) to be one and saw the beginning and the ending united in one point.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(Maktoobaat-e-Imam Rabbani, Daftar Awwal, Maktoob number 283)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">The Imam writes about Meraj as a physical journey:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Translation: Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) who is the beloved of the Lord of all worlds and is the most superior to all creation, those who have passed and those who will come, was honored with physical Meraj, went beyond the &lsquo;</span><i style=""><span style="">Arsh</span></i><span style=""> and the </span><i style=""><span style="">Kursi</span></i><span style=""> and was honored with ascent beyond time and space.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(Daftar Awwal, Maktoob number 273)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Hadhrat Shaykh Ul Islam Imam Muhammad Anwarullah Farooqui (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style=""><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="">Translation: What is to be considered here is that those people who say that Meraj occurred in sleep or it was a very high form of revelation (</span><i style=""><span style="">Kashf</span></i><span style="">), as Mirza Qadiani says, then how many incidents do they have to deny.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>This is obvious that there is no hesitation in describing that a dream no matter how strange and no one who listens to it will deny it.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(Afaadatul Afhaam, Vol. 2, Pg. No. 201)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <br /> </meta> </meta> </meta> </meta>