Shab e Maeraj:Night of ascension

Assalam u alayekum!
May peace be upon you all readers!

Tonight i.e on the 27th night of current lunar month,the night of ascension is celebrated among Muslims.Tonight (29 june's night) in Sub-continent is Shab e Maeraj or The night of the ascension.This is one of the most blessed and sacred events around the year for Muslims.
Rajab is called SheharUllah i.e the month of Allah.This signifies its importance.Fasting in this month is of great spiritual importance.Therefore we should all try to fast the next three days of Rajab.
It is quite unfortunate that some Muslims whose ideological roots are just 200-250 years old,deny the reality of night of ascension and make different objections.
These people bring reference from Quran and Hadith in every matter of life,but when it comes to the Honour of Prophet Salla'l la ho alaye he wasallam (May Allah's blessings and peace be upon Him),they don't bother to study Quran.
There is a Surah (chapter) of Quran named on the night of ascension called "Sura e Isra".It is the 17th Chapter of Quran.The very first verse of this chapter depicts the honour of our beloved Seal of Prophets Syedna Muhammad Salla'l la hoa alye hi wasallam and the granduer of Allah in following words:

Glory to ((Allah)) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who heareth and seeth (all things).

Those which deny the reality of the night of ascension are actually following the footsteps of the Hypocrytes and unbelievers.These unbelievers and hypocrytes were present in the era of our beloved Seal of Prophets Salla'l la ho alaye hi wasallam as well.Allah has made it clear in the Quran in Sura e Najam (Chapter 53: The Star) in following words:

1. By the Star when it goes down,-

2. Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled.

3. Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.

4. It is no less than inspiration sent down to him:

5. He was taught by one Mighty in Power,

6. Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);

7. While he was in the highest part of the horizon:

8. Then he approached and came closer,

9. And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer;

10. So did ((Allah)) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.

11. The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw.

12. Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw?

13. For indeed he saw him at a second descent,

14. Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass:

15. Near it is the Garden of Abode.

16. Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!)

17. (His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong!

18. For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!


After these verses,a person who claims himself to be from any sect,should'nt reject the reality of the night of ascension by making lame excuses and saying that it was mere a spiritual journey and not a physical one.Nastaghfirullah wa nauzubillah (W e seek Allah's refuge and His forgiveness from such rude people and their opinions.)May Allah save us from such hypocrytes and their religious views.Aamin.May Allah ease our difficulties through the intercession of the noblest and the greates among the creations,our beloved Seal of Prophets Syedna Muhammad Salla'l la ho alaye hi wasallam.Aamin.





1 comment:

Sakib Ahmad said...

It is a good article. However, I feel that the writer should be talking about The Reality, and he should avoid using such confusing terms as the "spiritual" and the "physical".

Modern science is moving towards an acceptance of there being no real difference between the worlds of matter and of non-matter. Most human beings, who have not been blessed with close contact with the Power of Allah, tend to view "reality" in physical terms while paranormal phenomena are referred to as "spiritual". This, in my opinion, is a mistake.

You might like to read a couple of articles in my blog:

http://sakibahmad.blogspot.com/2009/10/islam.html

http://sakibahmad.blogspot.com/2010/06/islam-reality-beyond-time-and-space.html