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The Inception of Islam in Madinah Munawwarah – 11th Year of Nubuwwah
Written by user2The majority of the citizens of Madinah Munawwarah consisted of the people of the Aws and Khazraj tribes who were idol worshippers. Living among them were Jews as well, who were regarded as the Ahl-e-Kitaab (people of the divine scripture - the Towraah) and they were regarded as people of knowledge.
Since the Jews were in the minority in Madinah, whenever they had a conflict with the Aws or Khazraj tribes, the Jews would say to them, “Very soon the final Nabi is going to be commissioned to this world. We will follow him, and after joining our forces with him, we will destroy you like the people of Aad and Iram were destroyed.”
The Islam of Hazrat Iyaas bin Mu’aaz (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
Written by user2In the same year (the year that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) invited the Banu Zuhal bin Shaibaan tribe to Islam), Abul Haysar, Anas bin Raafi’, came to Makkah Mukarramah with a few of his young friends in search of an ally among the Quraish against the Khazraj tribe. Among his young friends was a man by the name of Iyaas bin Mu’aaz.
Inviting the Banu Zuhal bin Shaibaan Tribe to Islam
Written by user2During the days of Haj, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) also visited the tribe of Banu Zuhal bin Shaibaan. Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) also accompanied him on this visit.
Mafrooq bin ‘Amr and Haani bin Qabeesah were among the chieftains of this tribe. Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) addressed Mafrooq saying, “Have you not heard of the nubuwwah and risaalah (i.e. prophethood) of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)? Here is Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) with me, he is the prophet of Allah.”
When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) saw that the Quraish were obstinate in their enmity and opposition, then when the Haj season arrived, and people would come from far and wide, he himself would go to their camps to meet them. He would invite them towards Islam and advise them to assist and support the true religion. He would also invite the people towards tauheed (the Oneness of Allah Ta‘ala), truth and sincerity.
The Significance of the Different Ascensions and Observing the ‘Ibaadah of the Angels
Written by user2Ibnul Muneer (rahimahullah) says, “Up to this point (after Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) reached the seventh heaven and met Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam)), seven Mi’raajs (ascensions) took place.
The eighth ascension was up to Sidratul Muntaha. This ascension was symbolic of the forthcoming conquest of Makkah Mukarramah that occurred in the eighth year of Hijrah.
The ninth ascension took place from Sidratul Muntaha to Sareef-ul-Aqlaam (the site of the scratching of the pens recording taqdeer). This ascension was a sign of the expedition of Tabook that occurred in the ninth year of Hijrah.
Meeting Nabi Musa, Nabi Haaroon and Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihimus salaam)
Written by user2The meeting of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) with Nabi Haroon (‘alaihis salaam) was an indication that just as Saamiri and the calf-worshippers did not obey the command of Nabi Haroon (‘alaihis salaam), due to which they were thereafter executed for this apostasy, in the same way, in the Battle of Badr, seventy leaders of the Quraish were slain and another seventy were taken as prisoners. Also, some members of the ‘Uraynah tribe were executed due to their apostasy.
Meeting Nabi Yusuf and Nabi Idrees (‘alaihimas salaam)
Written by user2During the Mi’raaj, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) met Nabi Yusuf (‘alaihis salaam) in the third heaven. This meeting implied that like Nabi Yusuf (‘alaihis salaam), Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) will also suffer at the hands of his brothers, but he will ultimately prevail over them and forgive them for their wrongs.
Thus, on the day of the Conquest of Makkah Mukarramah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) addressed the Quraish in the same manner that Nabi Yusuf (‘alaihis salaam) had addressed his brothers. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said to the Quraish:
لَا تَثْرِيْبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيْنَ اِذْهَبُوْا فَأَنْتُمُ الطُّلَقَاء
There is no reproach (or blame) upon you today. May Allah Ta‘ala forgive you, and He is the Most-Merciful of those who show mercy. You may go, for you are all free!
Meeting Nabi ‘Isa and Nabi Yahya (‘alaihimas salaam) in the Second Heaven
Written by user2During the Mi’raaj, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) met Nabi ‘Isa (‘alaihis salaam) and Nabi Yahya (‘alaihis salaam) in the second heaven.
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned in the mubaarak Hadith:
أنا أقرب الناس بعيسى بن مريم ليس بيني وبينه نبي
“(From all the Ambiyaa,) I am closest to ‘Isa bin Maryam. There is no Nabi between him and me.”
After returning from the Mi’raaj, when the Quraish had asked Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to inform them of something that he had seen on the road while returning from Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had informed them of the trade caravan that he had seen returning from Syria and had mentioned that it would reach Makkah by Wednesday evening before sunset.
However, by Wednesday evening, the caravan did not appear and the sun was about to set. At that time, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) made dua to Allah Ta‘ala. Allah Ta‘ala then delayed the setting of the sun for a little while until the caravan entered Makkah the same evening before sunset, in accordance with Rasulullah’s (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) prophesy.
Returning to Makkah Mukarramah and Answering the Questions of the Quraish
Written by user2In the same order, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) returned from the heavens and landed first at Bayt-ul-Muqaddas. From here, he mounted the Buraaq and reached Makkah Mukarramah before the break of dawn.
The same morning, he recounted this incident to the Quraish. On hearing the incident, they were left shocked. Some of them held their hands over their heads in astonishment whilst others scornfully started clapping their hands. In surprise, they began to exclaim, “How could it be possible for him to go to Bayt-ul-Muqaddas and return in just a single night!”
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On the occasion of mi’raaj, when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) met Allah Ta‘ala, then Allah Ta‘ala bestowed him with many special bounties, bestowed glad tidings to him that made him pleased and happy, and gave him various commands and injunctions. From all these injunctions and commands, the most important command was for Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and his ummah to perform fifty salaah daily.
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) accepted these injunctions and commands with great happiness, and thereafter, as he returned, he first met Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam). On meeting Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam), Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) did not mention anything regarding the commands and the fifty salaah which Allah Ta‘ala had prescribed.
Allah Ta‘ala Addressing Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
Written by user2According to a lengthy narration reported by Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Allah Ta‘ala addressed Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in the following words while conversing with him:
قد اتخذتك خليلا وحبيبا وأرسلتك إلى الناس كافة بشيرا ونذيرا وشرحت لك صدرك ووضعت عنك وزرك ورفعت لك ذكرك فلا أذكر إلاذكرت معي وجعلت أمتك خير أمة أخرجت للناس وجعلت أمتك وسطا وجعلت أمتك هم الأولين والآخرين وجعلت من أمتك أقواما قلوبهم أناجيلهم وجعلتك أول النبيين خلقا وآخرهم بعثا وأعطيتك سبعا من المثاني لم أعطها نبيا قبلك وأعطيتك خواتيم سورة البقرة من كنز تحت العرش لم أعطها نبيا قبلك وأعطيتك الكوثر وأعطيتك ثمانية أسهم الإسلام والهجرة والجهاد والصلاة والصدقة وصوم رمضان والأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر وجعلتك فاتحا وخاتما
I have taken you as my close friend and My beloved. I have sent you to all of mankind as a bearer of glad tidings and as a warner. I have expanded for you your chest (so that you can manage the weight of the wahi revealed to you), and removed from you your burden (i.e. Allah Ta‘ala assisted you in bearing the responsibility of conveying deen to the ummah). I have exalted for you your esteem (i.e. your name and position), so whenever My name will be taken, your name will also be taken with My name. I have made your ummah the best of ummats taken out for the benefit of mankind, and I have made your ummah a moderate ummah. I have made your ummah the first (to enter Jannah) and the last (to come in this world). I have made from your ummah such people whose hearts are their Injeels (Bibles i.e. their hearts will contain the divine kitaab of Allah Ta‘ala – the Qur’aan Majeed). I have made you the first of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) to be created, and the last of them to come to the world. I have bestowed you with Surah Faatihah, which I have not bestowed to any Nabi before you, and I have bestowed you with the concluding verses of Surah Baqarah, which are from a treasure beneath the throne and which I did not bestow to any Nabi before you. I blessed you with the Howdh-e-Kawthar, and I blessed you (and your ummah) with eight special favors; Islam (i.e. the title of being Muslims), hijrah, jihaad, salaah, sadaqah, the fast of Ramadhaan, amr bil ma’roof (enjoining with good) and nahy anil munkar (forbidding from evil). I have made you the one who opens (the one who will open and commence the reckoning on the Day of Qiyaamah through his intercession) and the seal (of all the Ambiyaa [‘alaihimus salaam]).
(Extracted from Seeratul Mustafa 1/308-309)
When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) met Allah Ta‘ala, then on this great occasion, Allah Ta‘ala conversed with him directly and bestowed three gifts upon him. The first gift was the five daily salaah.
The second gift was the concluding verses of Surah Baqarah which include mention of the complete mercy, kindness and compassion of Allah Ta‘ala upon this ummah, together with the ease, concession, overlooking faults and forgiveness with which Allah Ta‘ala has favored this ummah, and the assistance and victory against the disbelievers that the ummah will receive from Allah Ta‘ala.
From the Sidratul Muntaha, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) ascended even further until he reached such a high place where he was able to hear the sounds made by the pens (recording predestination). The sound produced by the writing of these pens of predestination is referred to as Sareeful-Aqlaam.
This is the location where the pens of taqdeer were engaged in recording everything that will transpire in the future. The angels were busy writing the divine decisions and religious commandments from the Lowh-e-Mahfooz.
From the place of Sareef-ul-Aqlaam, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) proceeded and passed through many veils until he arrived in the sacred presence of Allah Ta‘ala.