The Prophet ﷺ also saw three trade caravans of Quraysh en route to Al-Makkah Al-Mukarramah.¹
The
announcement of Miʿrāj | The Perfect Omnipotence of Allah Almighty
Dear Islamic brothers! It is the
grandeur of the Divine Power of Allah Almighty that in a small part of the
night, He took His beloved Prophet ﷺ
on a journey to Bayt Al-Muqaddas, the seven skies and even beyond the 'arsh and
kursī to Lā Makān.
Some ignorant people that are in the
habit of trying to weigh every single matter according to the scales of human
intellect try to involve their feeble intellects in such matters. When they
cannot avail anything, they become rejecters of the Omnipotence of Allah
Almighty based on false interpretations and feeble conjectures, مَعَاذَاللّٰه, Allah Almighty forbid!
Remember! Allah Almighty is
absolutely All Powerful. He is capable over every possible thing. This sky,
this earth, these mountains, these oceans, this moon, this sun, these distances
and these stages of journeys are all from His creation. He can fold distance
for whomever He wills and He can extend it for whomsoever He wills. The
intellects fall short of encompassing Him.
Furthermore, by His Divine Power, He
has blessed His beloved Prophets and Messengers عَلَيْهِمُ
السَّلَام with such affairs which are habitually impossible. Such matters
are known as a muʿjizah (miracle). Examples are Sayyidunā Mūsā's عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام blessed staff...
¹ The
explanation of these caravans will be mentioned ahead.
...transforming into a snake and
Sayyidunā ʿĪsā's عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام
bringing the dead back to life and giving sight to those born blind etc. Allah
Almighty has bestowed the most superior Prophet and Messenger, our master, the
chosen one, Sayyidunā Muhammad ﷺ with the most
miracles. We should have sound faith in Allah's Almighty omnipotence.
The conduct of the shining stars of
the sky of guidance, the noble companions رَضِیَ
اللّٰهُ عَنْهُم is the best of guides for us. These lofty personalities
delivered exemplary conduct in every sphere of life and left the best of
examples for those coming after them. They have shown that however amazing a
matter is, or however astounding it may be; one should have complete faith in
Allah Almighty and His Messenger ﷺ.
In relation to the affirmation of
the event of Miʿrāj, let us note the blessed conduct of the most superior of
the companions, Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ
عَنْه. When the Prophet ﷺ
announced the Miʿrāj in the blessed surroundings of Makkah Al-Mukarramah زَادَهَااللّٰهُشَرَفًاوَّتَعْظِیْمًا, the disbelieving
polytheists, immersed in the filth of their disbelief and polytheism, rejected
it, as was their habit.
According to the narrations, on the
morning of Miʿrāj, the blessed Prophet ﷺ
was seated alone at a place thinking about the people rejecting the event of
Miʿrāj, whereupon Abū Jahl passed by that spot. Seeing the Prophet ﷺ seated alone in a state of contemplation,
Abū Jahl came and sat beside him and مَعَاذَاللّٰه
he began to mock the Prophet ﷺ, saying, "Has something
new happened?" The beloved Prophet ﷺ
replied, "Yes." Abū Jahl asked, "What is that?" The Prophet
ﷺ replied, "I was taken on a night
journey." Abū Jahl enquired, "Where to?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Bayt Al-Muqaddas."
Hearing this, this enemy of the
Messenger found a new way of stopping people from the call to Islam and turning
weak Muslims against Islam. Abū Jahl decided not to belie the Prophet ﷺ immediately; assuming that مَعَاذَاللّٰه the Prophet ﷺ
would deny having said this to him in front of people.
The narrations mention that he said
to the Prophet ﷺ, "What do you
think if I called the people to you here? Will you tell them what you just told
me?" The noble, beloved Prophet of Allah Almighty ﷺ replied, "Yes." Then Abū Jahl called out to the people
to assemble. When people had gathered, the Prophet ﷺ
informed them of that which he had informed Abū Jahl. Considering it a lie مَعَاذَاللّٰه, some of them clapped their hands, or held
their heads in amazement.¹
Muṭ'im ibn Adiyy said, "All of
your matters before today were clear, apart from this matter today. I bear
witness that you are a liar (مَعَاذَاللّٰه).
We travel to and from Bayt Al-Muqaddas a month's journey each way and you claim
that you went there and returned in one night! By al-Lāt, by al-'Uzzā! I will
not believe you."²
¹ Muṣannaf
ibn Abi Shaybah: 62
² Al-Durr al-Manthur, Surah Bani Isra'il, Under the verse, 1, vol. 9, p. 191
The
Presenting of Bayt Al-Muqaddas
There were people amongst those that
had gathered that had seen Bayt Al-Muqaddas, so they asked the Prophet ﷺ to describe it. The noble Prophet ﷺ had begun to describe it until he reached a
point whereupon Bayt Al-Muqaddas was miraculously presented before the Prophet ﷺ and gazing upon it, he described all its details.
At this point, the people proclaimed, "By Allah Almighty, this is
correct."¹
News
of the Trade Caravans
Some people then asked about their
trade caravans that were now returning from their trade in other lands. The
Prophet ﷺ informed them about the trade caravans and
about the place and time of arrival of their trade caravans. Everything
transpired in accordance with the statement of the Prophet ﷺ. Instead of bringing faith in the Prophethood and Messengership
of the Prophet ﷺ, in complete
opposition to this, they began to accuse the Prophet ﷺ
of sorcery, مَعَاذَاللّٰه.²
The
Affirmation of Al-Ṣiddīq Al-Akbar رَضِیَ اللّٰهُ عَنْه
Dear Islamic brothers! When our
Beloved Prophet ﷺ informed the people
of the event of the Miʿrāj, the disbelieving polytheists who were proud of
their intellect could not fathom how a person could travel to Bayt al-Muqaddas
in a short part of the night.
Consequently, they found a new way
of belying the noble Messenger ﷺ. They raised such an
insolent clamour that some people of weak faith wavered, became ensnared in
their trap of deception, and lost the light of faith. Thus, it is mentioned in
narrations that on the morning of Miʿrāj, when our beloved Prophet ﷺ mentioned this event to the people, some
of those that had believed in the Prophet ﷺ and affirmed him now apostatised.³
¹
Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah: 61
² Al-Khasa'is Al-Kubra, vol. 1 pp. 280, 294
³ Al-Mustadrak 'Ala al-Sahihayn Lil-Hakim, vol. 4, p. 5, Hadith 4463
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