Praise be to Allah, the God who perpetuates His servant with isra’ and mi’raj. He perpetuates it by making this story as the great miracle. I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, there is no partner with Him. I also bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger. May peace and prayers be upon our adoration Muhammad, his family and all of his disciples. Amma Ba’du.
Allah said in His noble sacred book,
"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)".(Al-Isra’: 1).
The event of isra’ mi’raj is one of the miracles of our prophet (PBUH). Allah honors our great prophet deeply with this miracle when he experienced painful and frightening luck. At that time, the disbelievers tortured the messenger with the smartest tortures, interfered with his missionary endeavor by employing various manners, sheltered his followers and disciples. All of these painful suffering took its climax after his uncle and his wife passed away. Abu Thalib, the messenger’s uncle who used to protect Islamic endeavor, and Khodijah, the messenger’s wife who used to be his partner when he was suffering, passed away at mostly the same time. Certainly, it made the prophet sad very much. He was really sad with the demise of his two protectors. With the heavy hearted, he went to Thaifland in order to get new endorsement. He expected that in this new land he found people who would be ready to help his religious endeavor. Unfortunately, what he found was that the Thaif people suddenly pelted him with stones until his feet were bloody. He got more sad and confused for seeing the development of his mission. In his most confusion and sadness, Allah honored him deeply by taking him to have isra’- mi’raj. These two events were for affirming and calming down the messenger’s heart. Allah showered the messenger with mercy and dignity from sidratul muntaha. Beside it, there is heaven which is ready to be stayed. In sidratul muntaha, he saw the glory and the greatness of Allah, a view that could not be seen by anyone but the messenger. He got full of spirit and was really comforted with this journey which brought happiness.
Dear ladies and gentlemen, my brothers and sisters in faith and religion,
In the journey of isra’-mi’raj, he also witnessed many odd events which could be lessons for the Muslims. Among other things is what was told by Abu Hurairah r.a. that the messenger said that:
“At the night when I was taken to isra’, that was when I arrived at the seventh sky, I saw (an odd view). I saw upward, and suddenly I found thunder, flash of lightning and thunderbolt. I then came to a group of people whose stomachs were like a house containing snakes. The snakes could be seen from outside of their stomachs. I then asked, ‘O Jibril, who are they?’ He answered,’ they are people who used to eat usury.” This hadits was told by Imam Ahmad.
At that night, the messenger also witnessed other events in which you can find his narratives in the books of hadith.
Dear ladies and gentlemen, my brothers and sisters in faith and religion,
The event of isra’-mi’raj is purposeful and the real purpose is to bring the messenger to Allah, to receive His commandment to do five-time prayers. The value of the reward of these five-time prayers is similar to fifty five-time prayers as what was previously commanded. The messenger received this commandment directly from Allah to be delivered directly to the human kind. In Islam, prayer constitutes the pillar of religion and the media of contact between human and Allah. Besides, prayer can also cause a close relationship among the Muslims. Anywhere they are, the most important thing we have to know in this occasion is that isra’-mi’raj is the miracle of the messenger of the previous messengers. The miracles of the previous messengers were visible and could arise two different responses. Those are encouraging people to be believer or even disbelievers. In addition, the visible miracles can end when the events have been finished.
Meanwhile, the miracle of Muhammad (PBUH) is always alive and eternal. The eternity is valid for each generation and never lasting. Even more, this continuously experiences renewal all the time. It speaks to the reason and encourages it to think.
Dear ladies and gentlemen, my brothers and sisters in faith and religion,
Another important thing ought to be remembered is understanding the meaning of the mandatory of doing prayer. It means that by commemorating isra’-mi’raj the Muslims are asked to think and understand the meaning of the mandatory of doing prayer so that they will not keep away this commandment. They are also asked to penetrate the essence and the use of prayer so that they will not disobey it. It is prayer which can put the servant in contact with his God and which distinct the believers and the disbelievers. Allah said in His noble sacred book:
“and seek help In patience and As-Salât (the prayer) and truly it is extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khâshi'ûn [i.e. the true believers In Allâh - those who obey Allâh with full submission, fear much from his Punishment, and believe In his Promise (Paradise, etc.) and In his Warnings (Hell, etc.)]. (They are those) who are certain that they are going to meet their Lord, and that unto Him they are going to return.” (Al- Baqoroh, 45-46).
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