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Rajab 29, 1440 April 5, 2019

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Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al- to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing. And We gave the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs, O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with . Indeed, he was a grateful servant. QURAN 17:2-4

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Abu Huraira reported ’s Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: You would find people like those of mine, the good amongst you in the Days of Ignorance would be good amongst you in the days of , provided they have an understanding of it and you will find good amongst people the persons who would be averse to position of authority until it is thrust upon them, and you will find the worst amongst persons one who has double face. He comes with one face to them and with the other face to the others.

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2 3 The Night Journey and Ascension play a key role in Islam. Stephanie Hertzenberg | www.beliefnet.com

The Isra’ or Israa and Mi’raj or At this time, and the Muhammad two cups and told him Miraj refer to two portions of one were being persecuted to choose to drink from one. One of Muhammad’s most by those who practiced the native cup was filled with wine, the other extraordinary miracles, the Night pagan of the region. with milk. Muhammad chose to Journey and Ascension. These Muhammad understood, and the drink the milk instead of the wine. incredible events are described other acknowledged told Muhammad that if closely in the Quran and observed Muhammad as their leader. he had consumed the wine, his by Muslims across the world. Many followers would later have gone The modern Al-Aqsa in Muslims recognize astonishing astray. is built on the site where occasion of the Night Journey and it is believed that Muhammad and The series of events that followed Ascension by offering extra prayers the other prophets prayed. This Muhammad choosing milk over at night or turning on extra lights and silver domed mosque is not far from wine is referred to as the miraj or lighting candles. After prayers, food the and Dome of the Ascension. While he was still in is served. Rock in the modern city. According Jerusalem, Muhammad stood on a According to the account in the to Muslims, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in rock and ascended into the lowest Quran, the miraculous Israa, or Jerusalem was meant to link , . The famous gold-roofed Night Journey, began when Gabriel Islam’s birthplace and holiest city, was later built visited before with the land where almost every over top of this stone. Muhammad and the Muslims other prophet had lived, preached When Muhammad ascended into emigrated to . Muhammad and died: Israel. The Al-Aqsa Mosque the lowest heaven with Gabriel, he mounted the animal, called the is one of the three Holy Masjids met and exchanged greetings. , and set off on a journey. () in Islam. The other two Muhammad then ascended into The buraq could reach the horizon are the Holy Masjid in Mecca and the second heaven where he met in one stride and so Muhammad’s the Prophet Muhammad’s Masjid and . Once journey was swift. Several times, in Medina. One prayer in Al-Aqsa again the prophets spoke with each Gabriel stopped the buraq and told is said to be worth 250 prayers other, and Muhammad ascended Prophet Muhammad to pray. They elsewhere, a prayer in the Prophet to the next heaven. As Muhammad stopped at Medina, and Muhammad’s Masjid is worth 1,000 traveled through the , he Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. prayers elsewhere and a prayer in met , and finally Moses. Then, they reached Jerusalem where the Holy Masjid is worth 100,000 Moses then claimed that more of Muhammad met the prophets who other prayers. Prior to the Muslim Muhammad’s followers would enter came before him and led them in emigration to Medina, Al-Aqsa was than Moses’ followers. In prayer. explained that all the the qiblah, the direction Muslims the seventh heaven, Muhammad prophets before Muhammad went face when praying. met and saw the al Bayt through difficult times when they After Muhammad led the other al-Mamoor, the place where were preaching to their people. prophets in prayer, Gabriel offered go to worship God, Muhammad also 4 saw Sidrat al-Muntaha, the lote tree ask for the number of prayers to that Muhammad is the only person that marks the upper boundary of be reduced. Muhammad listened to ever enter God’s presence. the seventh heaven and the lower to Moses and God decreased the Muslims also use the phenomenon boundary of Paradise and the realm number of prayers to 40. Again, of the Ascension to emphasize the of God. Underneath the tree were Moses stopped Muhammad and importance of prayer. Every other four rivers. Two of these rivers asked what had transpired. When command from God was given on originated in Paradise, but nothing Muhammad told him, Moses earth, but prayer was prescribed in else is said about them in the story sent Muhammad back to God to heaven. It was in heaven that Moses of the Ascension. The other two ask Him to reduce the number of used his greater experience to advise rivers were identified as the and obligatory prayers to something that Muhammad and have the number the Euphrates. humans would be able to uphold. of prayers reduced to five from 50. Muhammad obeyed and went back Had Muhammad not listened, there Muhammad then entered into the to God. This continued until the truly would be no end to the Call to realm of God and stood before God number of daily prayers was reduced Prayer for there would be no time for Himself. It was then that God told to the now famous five prayers a day. Muslims to do anything but pray, and Muhammad that Muslims were to even the most devout Muslim does pray 50 times a day. Muhammad Muhammad returned to earth and still need to eat. accepted the command and left the buraq took him back to Mecca. to return to Earth. On his way out When Muhammad told the people of of the heavens, Moses stopped Mecca about his incredible journey, Muhammad and asked what God many people did not believe him had told the younger prophet. and mocked him. Some of the early Muhammad said God had told him Muslims, however, never doubted to have his people pray 50 times a that something miraculous had taken day. Moses, however, recognized place. that people would never be able to Isra Mi’raj is a celebration of these live up to that expectation and told amazing events. Muslims believe Muhammad to go back to God and

5 Allah Forgives the Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhum) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) saying, “A believer will be brought close to his Rubb on the and enveloping him in His Mercy, He (Subhanahu Wa Ta’alaa) will make him confess his sins by saying: ‘Do you remember (doing) this and this sin?’ He will reply: ‘My Rubb, I remember.’ Then He (Subhanahu Wa Ta’alaa) will say: ‘I covered it up for you in the life of world, and I forgive it for you today.’ Then the record of his good deeds will be handed to him.” [Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim] ••• Helping your Companions Abu ’id Al-Khudri (radi Allahu anhu) reported: While we were travelling with the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam), a rider came and began to stare on the right and on the left. The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam), said, “He who has an extra mount should hand it over to one who has none, and he who possesses surplus provision, should give it to him who is without provision.” He named various kinds of possessions until we began to think (realise) that none of us had any right to anything surplus. []

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7 8 9 The Significance of Last Two Verses of Al Baqarah MuQeet | yassarnalquran.wordpress.com These two are truly the cosmic verses of the that were revealed from heaven to the Messengers the difficult deeds as You required the previous Qur’an. For they were revealed to the Prophet and Prophets, who are indeed the servants of nations before us, such as the burdens that Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon Allah. Further, the believers do not differentiate were placed on them. You sent Your Prophet him, not on the Earth but up above the seven between any of the Prophets, such as, believing Muhammad , the Prophet of mercy, to abrogate heavens on the occasion of Me’raaj. Let us try to in some of them and rejecting others. Rather, all these burdens through the Law that You revealed understand the significance of these two beautiful of Allah’s Prophets and Messengers are, to the to him, the Hanifi (Islamic ), easy verses of the glorious Qur’an. believers, truthful, righteous, and they were each religion.” Muslim recorded that Abu Hurayrah Before you proceed, please recite Ayah 285 and guided to the path of righteousness, even when said that the Messenger of Allah said that Allah Ayah 286 some of them bring what abrogates the Law of said, “I shall (accept your supplication).” Ibn some others by Allah’s leave. Later on, the Law of `Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah said “The Messenger (Muhammad ) believes in what Muhammad, the Final Prophet and Messenger that Allah said, “I did (accept your supplication).” has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so from Allah, abrogated all the laws of the Prophets There is the Hadith recorded through various do) the believers. Each one believes in Allâh, His before him. So the Last Hour will commence chains of narration that the Messenger of Allah Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. They say, while Muhammad’s Law remains the only valid said, (I was sent with the easy Hanifiyyah way.) “We make no distinction between one another of Law, and all the while a group of his His Messengers” – and they say, “We hear, and we (Our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than will always be on the path of truth, apparent and we have strength to bear) of obligations, hardships obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and dominant. Allah’s statement, to You is the return (of all).” (Al-Baqarah 2:285) and afflictions, do not make us bear what we (And they say, “We hear, and we obey”) means, we cannot bear of this. Allâh burdens not a person beyond his scope. He heard Your statement, O our Lord, comprehended gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, (Our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we and implemented it, and adhered to its have strength to bear.) and he is punished for that (evil) which he has implications. ((We seek) Your forgiveness, our earned. “Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or Lord) contains a plea and supplication for Allah’s We mentioned that Allah said, “I shall (accept fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden forgiveness, mercy and kindness. your supplication)” in one narration, and, “I did like that which You did lay on those before us (accept your supplication),” in another narration. Allah’s statement, (Allah burdens not a person ( and ); our Lord! Put not on us (Pardon us) meaning, between us and You a burden greater than we have strength to bear. beyond his scope) means, Allah does not ask a soul what is beyond its ability. This only regarding what You know of our shortcomings Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy and errors. on us. You are our Maulâ (Patron, Supporter demonstrates Allah’s kindness, compassion and and ) and give us victory over the generosity towards His creation. This Ayah is the (And grant us forgiveness) concerning what is disbelieving people.” (Al-Baqarah 2:286) Ayah that abrogated the Ayah that worried the between us and Your servants. So do not expose Companions, that is, Allah’s statement, our errors and evil deeds to them. The Virtue of These Two Verses: From Ibn ‘Abbas ” who said: “While Jibra’eel (Gibrael) ” `May (And whether you disclose what is in yourselves (Have mercy on us) in what will come thereafter. Peace be upon him’ was sitting with the Prophet, or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it.) Therefore, do not allow us to fall into another he heard the opening of a gate above him. So This indicates that although Allah will question error. They say that those who commit error he raised his head and said: `This is a gate from His servants and judge them, He will only punish need three things: Allah’s forgiveness for what is the skies that has opened today, which has never for what one is able to protect himself from. As between Him and them, that He conceals these opened before this day.’ So an descended for what one cannot protect himself from, such as errors from His other servants, and thus does from it (the gate). So he Jibra’eel ” said: “This is what one says to himself – or passing thoughts – not expose them before the servants, and that He an angel that has descended to the earth, which they will not be punished for that. We should state grants them immunity from further error.” We has never descended except today. He gave Salam here that to dislike the evil thoughts that cross mentioned before that Allah answered these pleas, and said: ‘Receive glad tidings (Oh Muhammad!) one’s mind is a part of faith. “I shall,” in one narration and, “I did,” in another narration. with two lights which have been given to you, that Allah said next, (He gets reward for that which he have never been given to a Prophet before you: has earned) of good, (And he is punished for that (You are our Mawla) meaning, You are our The Opening of the Book (i.e. Surat Al- Fatihah) which he has earned) of evil, that is, concerning supporter and helper, our trust is in You, You and the end of Surat Al-Baqarah. Never do you the acts that one is responsible for. Allah then are sought for each and every type of help and read a letter from either of the two () except said, [mentioning what the believers said] while our total reliance is on You. There is no power or that you are given it.(Which means that you are directing His servants to supplicate to Him, all strength except from You. given its reward (i.e. the reward of recitation)) the while promising them that He will answer (Reported by Muslim) (Taken from Mukhtasar (And give us victory over the disbelieving people) their supplication: (“Our Lord! Push us not if we those who rejected Your religion, denied Your Sahih Muslim with Shaykh -Albani’s editing, forget or fall into error,”) meaning, “If we forgot p.553, Hadith no. 2094.) Oneness, refused the Message of Your Prophet , an obligation or fell into a prohibition, or made an worshipped other than You and associated others Read the following from : Allah error while ignorant of its ruling.” We mentioned in Your worship. Give us victory and make us said, (Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, the Hadith by Abu Hurayrah, that Muslim prevail above them in this and the Hereafter. Allah His Books, and His Messengers. (They say,) “We collected, wherein Allah said, “I shall (accept said, “I shall,” in one narration, and, “I did,” in the make no distinction between one another of His your supplication).” There is also the Hadith by Hadith that Muslim collected from Ibn `Abbas. Messengers.”) Ibn `Abbas that Allah said, “I did (accept your supplication).” Further, Ibn Jarir recorded that Abu Ishaq said Therefore, each of the believers believes that Allah that whenever Mu`adh would finish reciting this is the One and Only and the Sustainer, there is no (Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that Surah, (And give us victory over the disbelieving deity worthy of worship except Him and there is which You did lay on those before us (Jews and people), he would say “Amin.” no Lord except Him. The believers also believe in Christians),) means, “Even if we were able to all Allah’s Prophets and Messengers, in the Books perform them, do not require us to perform

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