Vessels
of Milk and Wine
According to the narrations of Ṣaḥīḥ
al-Bukhārī, two vessels, one of milk and one of wine, were presented to the
Prophet ﷺ here. The Prophet ﷺ observed them both and accepted the vessel of milk. Upon this,
Sayyidunā Jibrīl عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام
said,
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ هَدَاکَ لِلْفِطْرَةِ وَلَوْ اَخَذْتَ
الْخَمْرَ غَوٰتْ اُمَّتُك
"Praise be to Allah
Almighty who guided you towards fitra (natural disposition). If you had taken
the wine, your Ummah would have strayed."²
¹
Hada'iq-e-Bakhshish, vol. 1, p. 232
² Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 4809
The
Sermons of the Prophets عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَام
In these illuminated and blessed
surroundings of Bayt Al-Muqaddas, some of the Prophets عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَام also delivered sermons in which they
extolled the praise of Allah Almighty and mentioned the endless bounties and
mercies of Allah Almighty upon them. Thus, first of all, Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام said:
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ اتَّخَذَنِیْ اِبْرَاهِیْمَ خَلِیْلًا
وَّاَعْطَانِیْ مُلْکًا عَظِیْمًا وَّجَعَلَنِیْ اُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلّٰه
وَّاُنَحِّیْ بِیْ وَاَنْقَذَنِیْ مِنَ النَّارِ وَجَعَلَهَا عَلَیَّ بَرْدًا
وَّسَلَامًا
"All praise belongs
to Allah Who has taken Ibrāhīm as His Khalīl, has given me an immense kingdom,
made me a devoutly obedient community and one who leads and is followed and
rescued me from the fire and made it cool and safe upon me."
Then Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام proclaimed,
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ کَلَّمَنِیْ تَکْلِیْمًا
وَّاصْطَفَانِیْ بِرِسَالَاتِهٖ وَکَلِمَاتِهٖ وَقَرَّبَنِیْ اِلَیْهِ نَجِیًّا
وَّاَنْزَلَ عَلَیَّ التَّوْرَاةَ وَجَعَلَ هَلَاکَ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلٰی یَدَیَّ
وَنَجٰی بَنِیْ اِسْرَائِیْلَ عَلٰی یَدَیَّ
"All praise belongs
to Allah Who has spoken to me directly, chosen me for His Message and His
Words, drawn me near in conversing, revealed upon me the Torah and has brought
to pass the destruction of Pharoah and the salvation of Bani Isrā'īl at my
hands."
Then Sayyidunā Dawūd عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام pronounced,
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ خَوَّلَنِیْ فِیْ مُلْکًا وَّاَنْزَلَ
عَلَیَّ الزَّبُوْرَ وَاٰلَ الْحَدِیْدَ وَسَخَّرَ لِیَ الطَّیْرَ وَالْجِبَالَ
وَاٰتَانِیَ الْحِکْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ
"All praise belongs
to Allah Who has conferred upon me an immense kingdom, revealed the Zabūr upon
me, softened iron for me, subjugated for me the mountains and the birds, and
has given me wisdom and faṣl al-khitāb (the knowledge of deciding between truth
and falsehood)."
Then Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام declared,
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ سَخَّرَ لِیَ الرِّیَاحَ وَالْجِنَّ
وَالْاِنْسَ وَسَخَّرَ لِیَ الشَّیٰطِیْنَ یَعْمَلُوْنَ مَا اَشِیْتُ مِنَ
الْمَحَارِیْبِ وَالتَّمَاثِیْلِ وَعَلَّمَنِیْ مَنْطِقَ الطَّیْرِ وَاَسَالَ لِیْ
کُلَّ شَیْءٍ وَّاَتَانِیْ مُلْکًا عَظِیْمًا لَّا یَنْۢبَغِیْ لِاَحَدٍ مِّنْ
بَعْدِیْ
"All praise belongs
to Allah Who has subjected the winds to my command as well as the jinn and
humans, subjugated for me the devils so that they construct what I wish from
elevated structures and images, Who has taught me the language of birds and of
everything, made a spring of molten copper gush forth for me and granted me an
immense kingdom which is not for any one after me."
Then Sayyidunā ʿĪsā عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام stated,
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ عَلَّمَنِیْ التَّوْرَاةَ
وَالْاِنْجِیْلَ وَجَعَلَنِیْ اُبْرِیُٔ الْاَکْمَهَ وَالْاَبْرَصَ وَاُحْیِ
الْمَوْتٰی بِاِذْنِهٖ وَرَفَعَنِیْ وَطَهَّرَنِیْ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ کَفَرُوْا
وَاَعَاذَنِیْ وَاُمِّیْ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِیْمِ فَلَمْ یَکُنْ لِلشَّیْطٰنِ
عَلَیْهَا سَبِیْلٌ
"All praise belongs
to Allah Who has taught me the Torah and the Injīl, caused me to heal those
born blind and the lepers and raise the dead by Allah's permission, Who has
raised me up, purified me from those that disbelieve and granted me and my
mother protection against the cursed devil, so that the devil had no path by
which to harm her."
After all these Prophets عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَام had glorified Allah
Almighty and mentioned the endless favours and mercies of Allah Almighty upon
them, the Final Prophet ﷺ delivered a sermon.
Before doing so, he said that all of you have glorified your Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ and now I am going to glorify my Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ also. Then he ﷺ
proclaimed,
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ اَرْسَلَنِیْ رَحْمَةً
لِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ وَکَافَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِیْرًا وَّنَذِیْرًا وَّاَنْزَلَ
عَلَیَّ الْفُرْقَانَ فِیْهِ تِبْیَانٌ کُلُّ شَیْءٍ وَّجَعَلَ اُمَّتِیْ خَیْرَ
اُمَّةٍ اُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ وَجَعَلَ اُمَّتِیْ اُمَّةً وَّسَطًا وَّجَعَلَ
اُمَّتِیْ هُمُ الْاَوَّلُوْنَ وَالْاٰخِرُوْنَ وَشَرَحَ صَدْرِیْ وَوَضَعَ
عَنِّیْ وِزْرِیْ وَرَفَعَ لِیْ ذِکْرِیْ وَجَعَلَنِیْ فَاتِحًا وَّخَاتِمًا
"All praise belongs
to Allah, Who has sent me as a mercy to all the worlds, to all without
exception, a bearer of glad tidings and a warner. Who has revealed upon me the
Criterion (al-Quran), in which there is a perfect exposition of all things.Who
has made my Ummah the best community brought forth for the benefit of
humankind, made my Ummah an upright middle community and made my Ummah the
first and the last. Who has expanded my chest, relieved me of my burden, made
me exalted my mention, and made me the Opener and the Sealer."
Upon hearing this, Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm
عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام said,
بِهٰذَا
فَضَّلَکُمْ مُحَمَّد "With
this, Muhammad ﷺ has surpassed
you!"¹
سُبْحَٰنَ
اللّٰہ Glory be to Allah Almighty! How
lofty and elevated the status of our beloved Prophet
ﷺ that even Prophet Ibrāhīm عَلَيْهِ
السَّلَام mentions his glory and announces his superiority over all the
noble Prophets عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَام. Then
why should we not proclaim:
Sab say Awla-o-A'la
hamara Nabi,
Sab say Baala-o-A'la hamara Nabi,
Khalq say Awliya, Awliya
say Rusul,
Aur Rasoolon say A'la hamara Nabi
Mulk-e-Kawnain mayn
Ambiya Taajdaar
Taajdaaron ka Aaqa hamara Nabi²
Most sublime and most
exalted is our Nabi
Most elevated and most lofty is our Nabi
Above people are the
Awliya, the Prophets are beyond every Wali
Superior to all the Prophets is our Nabi
The kings in both worlds
are every Nabi
Leader of all these kings is our Nabi
¹
Dala'il Al-Nubuwwah Li Al-Bayhaqi, vol. 2, p. 400
² Hada'iq-e-Bakhshish, vol. 1, p. 138
Ascension
to the skies The first sky
After the events of Bayt
Al-Muqaddas, the beloved Prophet ﷺ
began his journey towards the heavens. Traversing all heights, the Prophet ﷺ quickly moved towards the skies. In no
time, the Prophet ﷺ reached the first
sky.
It is mentioned in narrations that
the Prophet ﷺ arrived at one of its
gates called Bāb al-Ḥafaẓah. There, an Angel named Ismā'īl عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام stands guard.¹ Sayyidunā Jibrīl عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام asked for the gate to be opened. It was
asked, "Who is this?" Sayyidunā Jibrīl عَلَيْهِ
السَّلَام replied, "I am Jibrīl." It was then asked, "Who
is with you?" He replied, "The chosen one, Muhammad ﷺ." It was asked, "Has he been sent for?" He
replied, "Yes." Upon this it was said, مَرْحَبًۢا
بِهٖ وَقُعْمَ الْمَجِیْءُ جَاءَ "Welcome to him! What an excellent
visitor has arrived!" Then the gate was opened.
When the Prophet ﷺ entered through the gate and went upwards in this sky, he saw
that Prophet Ādam عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام
was present. Sayyidunā Jibrīl عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام
said, "This is your father Prophet Ādam عَلَيْهِ
السَّلَام, greet him." The Prophet ﷺ
greeted him and he replied. Welcoming the Prophet ﷺ,
he said, مَرْحَبًۢا بِالْاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ
وَالنَّبِیِّ الصَّالِحِ "Welcome to the righteous son and the
righteous Prophet!"²
¹ Ṣaḥīḥ
al-Bukhārī: 3887
² Umdah Al-Qaari, vol. 11, p. 603, Hadith 3887; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 3887
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