Jibreel (May peace be upon him) kissing the heels of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)

In the incident of the heavenly journey of Meraj, we see the best example of Jibreel’s (May peace be upon him) reverence of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).

Mulla Muhammad Moin Kaashfi Haravi (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him) narrates a Hadith about Meraj:

Translation: The second narration is from Jibreel (May peace be upon him): I got to know from the Wahi of Allah Ta’ala that my body has been fashioned out of camphor of Jannah, but I didn’t know the reason for this. I realized this on the night of Meraj. In spite of my purity and fineness, I was hesitating to awaken the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and I was anxious as to how should I do it. I was ordered that I should rub my face on the heel of the blessed foot of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). When I did so, the coolness of camphor met the warmth (of the feet of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)) and the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) easily awakened from sleep. At that time, I realized the reason of me being created from camphor. (Ma’arij Un Nubuwwah, Pg. No. 601)

Jibreel (May peace be upon him) came to the presence of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) along with 210000 angels.

On the night of Meraj, Jibreel (May peace be upon him) had the good fortune of serving the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). As given in Tafseer Ruh Al Bayan Vol. 5, Pg. No. 109:

Translation: The night of Meraj, Jibreel, Mikail, Israfeel and Izrail (May peace be upon them) all came. Each one of them had 70,000 angels. When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) mounted the Burraq, Jibreel (May peace be upon him) held the reins, Mikail (May peace be upon him) held the stirrup and Israfeel (May peace be upon him) held the saddle.

The angels received the service of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) in lieu of their worship

Zubdatul Muhaddithin Hadhrat Abul Hasanaat Syed Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi Qadri (May Allah shower His mercy on him) writes in his work Miladnama:

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: I was embarassed by their service and stopped them. These angels said: O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)! We have taken this service in lieu of thousands of years of worship. O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), the fact is that after thousands of years of worship, one day Allah Ta’ala asked us: What do you want as a reward for this worship? We entreated: Let us serve the One whose name is written along with your name on the ‘Arsh. Allah Ta’ala said: When He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) will be born, I will take Him from

Makkah to Bait ul Muqaddis. I will let you serve Him in that journey. O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), we got this service in this manner.

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is Wastae-Uzma for Jibreel

Jibreel (May peace be upon him) always used to think about pleasing the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). It was in this connection that the he requested permission to spread his wings on the Sirat on the Day of Judgment. He conveyed his wish to Allah Ta’ala through the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Does a friend leave a friend in such a place? Jibreel (May peace be upon him) said: O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), if I step forward, I’ll be burned by the radiance of Allah Ta’ala. In another Hadith, it is recorded thus: If I step forward even to the extent of a finger pad, I will be burned to ashes. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Do you have any wish that you would like to have conveyed to Allah Ta’ala? Jibreel (May peace be upon him) said: O Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)! you please convey to Allah Ta’ala that I would like to spread my wings on the Siraat for Your Ummah, so that they can pass over it easily.

The Miraculous escape of Abraham from the fire

The pit was dug and a large fire was lit in it. When it was roaring with flames and the heat could be felt from a distance, Abraham was thrown in it. Abraham prayed to the true God for His mercy in that hour of trial. By the Grace of God, neither the fire nor the heat touched Abraham. He walked around as if in a garden and left the pit totally unharmed. This indeed was a miracle that convinced some of the onlookers who bowed. to the true God and accepted the true religion of God and gave up idolatry.

Abraham left his ancestral city of Ur and migrated north to Haran where he stayed for a short period of time. Then he moved west to Canaan (Kin’an), alongwith his wife Sarah and nephew Lot (Lut). After awhile. Lot was appointed messenger by God to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah who lived north of Canaan.

The Progeny of Abraham

Before finally settling in Canaan, Abraham visited Egypt where the king gave him a maiden (according to some, his daughter) in marriage. Her name was Hager (Hajiral). God gave Ishmael as the first-born child to Abraham through his second wife Hager at the old age of eighty-sixes years. Sarah was infertile and became jealous of Hager. Under instructions from God, Abraham took his son Ishmael and his wife Hager from Canaan and brought them down south in the land of Arabia where they were left to live for the rest of their lives. Ishmael grew up to be handsome and tall young man who had many children and is popularly known as the patriarch of the Arabs. Back in Canaan, after a few years, Sarah who had grown

old and given up hope of ever bearing a child of her own, also conceived and bore a son to Abraham named Isaac (Isshaq). It is worth noting here that Abraham had then turned ninety-nine years of age. Isaac was a great prophet of God in the land of Canaan. He remained settled in Canaan and had several prominent prophets amongst his progeny.
After the death of his wife Sarah, Abraham took another wife named Qutura from whom he had many sons and daughters. These children of Abraham settled and populated the lands of Madain, Midyan and Saba.

The Trial of Abraham by God

One night Abraham saw in his dream that he had sacrificed his son Ishmael to please God. He wondered about this dream and pondered over its meaning. He saw the same dream during three consecutive nights. He called his son Ishmael and told him about his dreams. The son asked his father to do exactly what he had seen in his dreams if that was the wish of the Creator Almighty and that he would find him patient. Abraham tied his son just as he would tie a sacrificial lamb and placed the knife on the throat of his son to carry out the sacrifice. The Sustainer of life and of all mankind sent the archangel Gabriel with salutations from God and told the father and the son that their belief in God and their resolve to give their most valued possession in life in His way had pleased Him greatly. God had sent a lamb to be sacrificed in place of Ishmael, Abraham thanked the Lord for the acceptance of his service and returned home with humility and gratitude towards God. This act of has been perpetuated by God forever and is celebrated Muslims all over the world every year when they sacrifice a . This festival is known as Eid-al-Adha,

Construction of Ka’ba and Pilgrimage (Hajj)

Abraham and his son Ishmael built the Ka’ba and the Black Stone in one of the comers of the building in with the Will of God. The ritual of pilgrimage (Hajj) was initiated at that time and has continued to this day.

to the question of Death and Resurrection

Once Abraham asked God how would He bring them to
life again when the living had died and perished? God asked Abraham if he had doubts about that question. He said he had no doubt about the absolute powers of his Lord but he wanted to satisfy his curiosity over the mechanism of resurrection.

God instructed Abraham to “gather four birds, let them become familiar with you, then sacrifice them, mix their meat and scatter it on four hills across one another. Then call the birds by their names and they will come to you.” Abraham did as instructed and verily the same happened as predicted by the Supreme God. Thus Abraham solved the riddle of resurrection of the dead on the Day of Judgement. God will call His creation, as He Wills and they will all rise from their graves.

The Ritual of Circumcision

When Abraham turned ninety-nine years of age. God ordained that he himself, his male progeny and all believers be circumcised. The divine order was obeyed. It might be noted here that Isaac was born to Abraham at that old age and after the ritual of circumcision. This ritual is practised by the Muslims and the Jews, the followers of Abraham and all those who recognize the hygienic advantages of circumcision.

The Death of Abraham

This great prophet and a friend of God, also known as the patriarch of all subsequent prophets, died at the age of one hundred and seventy five years.

Major Lessons from the Life of Abraham

1. Do not remain ignorant about religion, nor be stubborn about the old ways of our forefathers. Seek the truth. Accept when discovered.

2.Do not associate any thing or any one with The Creator

Nothing can share with Him the glory of His Oneness.

3. Submit to God in total submission to enjoy His bounty and benevolence.

4. When it is difficult to practise your faith in safety and in peace, move to another place, for His territory is vast and His bounty limitless.

5. Whenever occasions arise requiring sacrifice to preserve or protect Faith, do not hesitate, for all we have, came from Him. We are independent owners of nothing in this world.

References: The Qur’an: Sura Baqarah, ale Imran, Nisaa’, An’am, Taubah, Hud, Yusuf, Ibrahim, Hajar, Nahl, Mariyam, Anbiya, Hajj, Shu’ra, A’nkaboot, Sa’fat, Jinn, Zakhraf, Hadeed, Mumtahna, Zariyat, Najam and Taha.

The Siege of The Citadel

The siege of Al-Qamus was an extremely difficult task for the Muslims, who had never before forced their way into such a stronghold. It lasted for some time and tried the skill and patience of the Muslims, who had fallen short of provisions, and the country all around was laid waste by the Jews during the period-about a month – when they were engaged in storming the minor fortresses. The Jews had destroyed even the date palms round their citadel to starve the enemy; and, having resolved to fight desperately, they had posted themselves in front of the citadel. The besiegers attempted to force their approach, but every attack was repulsed. The Prophet, who was during these days suffering badly from a headache, handed over his Standard to Abubekr b.Abu Oohafa, directing him to lead the assault, but the latter was strongly repulsed by the Jews and forced to retreat. Next the Prophet sent his men headed by Omar b. Al-Khattab, carrying his Standard, but the result was no better than a forced retreat. The Prophet, having thus been disappointed by the failure of his prominent Companions, exclaimed, “Tomorrow I shall hand over my Flag to one who loves God and His Prophet, and who is the beloved of the Lord and His Prophet, and who is a fearless charger who never turns his back upon a foe; at his hands the Lord will give victory”. Every one of the Prophet’s Companions was anxious to be signalized on the morrow as the “beloved of God and His Prophet.” They passed the night in great anxiety as to which one would prove to be the blessed one. No one thought of Ali, the cousin and the Vicegerent of the Prophet, the hero of all previous wars, because he was suffering badly from sore eyes and could not see anything. The longed for morning dawned, but the Prophet appeared not to take notice of any particular individual. When he broke the silence he asked for Ali, and all of them with one voice answered, that he was at a considerable distance at the time and was also badly suffering from sore eyes, and that he was utterly unable to look around. The Prophet commanded them. to bring Ali to him. Selma b. Aku fetched Ali. The Prophet taking Ali’s head into his lap, applied the saliva of his mouth to his eyes. Instantaneously his eyes became so clear as if he had never suffered from the disease. It is said that throughout his life, he never had any trouble. with his eyes again.

The Prophet confided his Sacred Banner into the hands of Ali, armed him with his sword the Zulfiqar, and thus designated him the man whom God and His Prophet
loved. He directed him to lead the assault and to fight till the Jews acknowledged submission. Ali, clad in a scarlet vest over which was buckled a cuirass of steel, issued forth with his followers and scrambling up the great stony rock in front of the fortress planted the Standard over its top, and resolved never to recede until the citadel was taken.

A The Jews sallied forth to drive down the assailants. Jewish monk asked Ali his name, which he gave out as Ali b. Abi Talib or Haidar. The monk, hearing the name, warned his men that the assailant would not withdraw without capturing the citadel. However, Harith, a Jewish champion, who had vigorously repulsed the previous attacks, stepped forward and slew several of his Muslim antagonists. Perceiving this, Ali himself advanced and slew Harith, in a hand to hand fight. The brother of Harith was a man of gigantic stature and huge form. He was unequalled in valour among the Jews. To revenge the death of his brother, he came out, covered from his neck to the waist with a double coat of mail, having on his head a helmet for protection from the stroke of a scimitar. He had a huge gird on both his sides and brandished a big spear with tripleforked sharp pointed heads. Stepping forward from the Jewish lines, he challenged his adversaries to a single combat. “I am Marhab”, he cried, “as all Khaibar knoweth, the greatest warrior in the world. None among the Muslims could dare come forward to confront him. Ali himself advanced from the Muslim line in response to his vainglorious challenge saying, “I am he whom his mother named Haidar, a lion of the wilderness; I weigh my foes in a gigantic balance(i.e. I make short work of my enemies.)” Ali’s words were not meaningless. Ali knew, through inspiration that Marhab had lately dreamt of a rugged lion tearing him to pieces; so he reminded Marhab of the dream. The words had their effect; as when the two combatants accosted each other, Ali measured him with the eye and found him wavering. As they closed, Marhab made a thrust at Ali with his three-pronged lance, which Ali dexterously warded off, and before he could recover himself, Ali dealt him a blow with his irresistible scimitar, the Zulfiqar, which divided his buckler, passed through his head in two, head in two, through the through the helmet, right down to his chest or down to his saddle, as some traditions say, severing him in twain. He fell lifeless to the ground and the winner announced his victory. by his usual shout, “Allah-o-Akbar,” i.e. Great is the All Powerful Lord. And everyone knew that Ali was victorious.

Ali Ibn Bakkar Shami

Ali Ibn Bakkar Shami was in a battle. The Muslims were defeated and he was defeated with them. His horse was injured. At this calamity he read out loud ‘To Allah we belong and to him we return’. The horse also said “To Allah we belong and to him we return.” (Jame’ Karamaatul Auliya)

Adi Ibn Musafir

Adi Ibn Musafir is from amongst the great saints of Iraq. Siraj states that Shaykh Abu Israel says I bid Adi Ibn Musafir farewell one day and left for Abadaan. He said to me when you see a dangerous wild animal that you are afraid of say,, Adi Ibn Musafir says to you ‘go away and leave me alone. When you come to a dangerous sea then say. ‘Oh tremendous waves Adi Ibn Musafir tells you to calm down’. It so happened that when he met a dangerous wild animal he did as he had been taught. The animal would lower its head and go away. On one occasion when they were near to drowning he said he had been commanded. The wind calmed down and the sea became safe.

(Jame’ Karamaatul Auliya)

इमाम हसन असकरी (अ.स.) की शहादत

इमाम याज़ दहुम ग्यारहवें इमाम हज़रत हसन असकरी (अ.स.) क़ैदो बन्द की ज़िन्दगी गुज़ारने के दौरान में एक दिन अपने ख़ादिम अबुल अदयान से इरशाद फ़रमाते हुए कि तुम जब अपने सफ़रे मदाएन से पन्द्रह दिन के बाद पलटोगे तो मेरे घर से शेवनो बुका की आवाज़ आती होंगी।(जिलाउल उयून , पृष्ठ 299 ) नीज़ आपका यह फ़रमाना भी मन्क़ूल है कि 260 हिजरी में मेरे मानने वालों के दरमियान इन्के़लाबे अज़ीम आयेगा।(दमए साकबे जिल्द 3 पृष्ठ 177 )

अल ग़रज़ इमाम हसन असकरी (अ.स.) को बातारीख़ 1 रबीउल अव्वल 260 हिजरी को मोतमिद अब्बासी ने ज़हर दिलवा दिया और आप 8 रबीउल अव्वल 260 हिजरी को जुमे के दिन ब वक़्ते नमाज़े सुबह खि़लअते हयाते ज़ाहेरी उतार कर ब त फ़े मुल्के जावेदानी रेहलत फ़रमा गए। ‘‘ इन्ना लिल्लाहे व इन्ना इलैहे राजेऊन ’’(सवाएक़े मोहर्रेक़ा पृष्ठ 124 व फ़ुसूल अल महमा व अरजहुल मतालिब पृष्ठ 464 जिलाउल उयून पृष्ठ 296, अनवारूल हुसैनिया जिल्द 3 पृष्ठ 56 )

उलेमा का बयान है कि वफ़ात से क़ब्ल आपने इमाम मेहदी (अ.स.) को तबर्रूकात सिपुर्द फ़रमा दिये थे।(दमए साकेबा जिल्द 3 पृष्ठ 192 )

शहादत के वक़्त आपकी उम्र 28 साल की थी।(सवाएक़े मोहर्रेक़ा पृष्ठ 124 )

उलमाए फ़रीक़ैन का इत्तेफ़ाक़ है कि आपने हज़रत इमाम मेहदी (अ.स.) के अलावा कोई औलाद नहीं छोड़ी।(मतालेबुस सूऊल पृष्ठ 292 व सवाएक़े मोहर्रेक़ा पृष्ठ 124, नूरूल अबसार , अरजहुल मतालिब पृष्ठ 462, कशफ़ुल ग़म्मा पृष्ठ 126 व आलामुल वुरा पृष्ठ 218 )

शहादत के बाद

वाक़िए क़हत , दरिन्दों की सजदा रेज़ी और आपकी मज़लूमियत की वजह से हर एक के दिल में आप की वक़अत , आपकी मोहब्बत जा गुज़ी हो चुकी थी। यही वजह है कि आपकी शहादत की ख़बर का शोहरत पाना था कि हर घर से रोने की आवाज़ें आने लगीं। हर दिल में इज़तेराब की लहरे दौड़ने लगीं। शोरो शेवन से सामरा की गलियां क़यामत का मन्ज़र पेश करने लगीं।

अल्लामा मजलिसी लिखते हैं कि इमाम हसन असकरी (अ.स.) के इरशाद के मुताबिक़ जब 15 दिन के बाद अबुल अदयान दाखि़ले सामरा हुए तो आप शहीद हो चुके थे और शेवन व मातम की आवाज़ें बुलन्द थीं।(जिलाउल उयून पृष्ठ 297 )

इमाम शिब्लन्जी लिखते हैं कि आपके इन्तेक़ाल की ख़बर के मशहूर होते ही तमाम सामरा में हल चल मच गई और हर तरफ़ रोने पीटने का शोर बुलन्द हो गया। बाज़ारों में हरताल हो गई , दुकानें बन्द हो गईं। फिर तमाम बनी हाशिम और हाकिमाने क़सास , अरकाने अदालत , अयाने हुकूमत , मुन्शी , क़ाज़ी और आइम्मा ए ख़लाएक़ आपके जनाज़े में शिरकत के लिये दौड़ पड़े। सरमन राय इस दिन क़यामत का नमूना था।(नूरूल अबसार पृष्ठ 168, फुसूल मूहिम्मा , अरजहुल मतालिब पृष्ठ 468 )

ग़रज़ कि निहायत तुज़ुक व एहतेशाम और ज़ाहेरी शानो शौकत के साथ आपका जनाज़ा उठाया गया और उस मुक़ाम पर ले जा कर रखा गया जिस जगह नमाज़ पढ़ाई जाती थी। इतने में मोतमिद के हुक्म से ईसा इब्ने मुतावक्किल जो उमूमन नमाज़े मय्यत पढ़ाया करता था आगे बढ़ा और उसने चेहरे से कफ़न सरका कर बनी हाशिम अलवी व अब्बासी और सब अमीरों , मुन्शियों , क़ाज़ियों ग़रज़ कि कुल अशराफ़ों अयान को दिखाते हुए कहा कि ‘‘ माता हतफ़ अनफ़ा अला फ़राशा ’’ देखो यह अपनी मौत से मरे हैं। यानी इन्हें किसी ने कुछ खिलाया नहीं है।(तज़किरतुल मासूमीन पृष्ठ 229 )

इसके बाद जाफ़रे तव्वाब नमाज़ पढ़ाने के लिये आगे बढ़े , अभी आप तकबीरतुल हराम न कहने पाए थे कि मोहम्मद इब्ने हसन अल क़ायम अल मेहदी (अ.स.) बरामद हो कर सामने आ गए और आपने चचा को हटा कर नमाज़े जनाज़ा पढ़ाई।(जला उल उयून पृष्ठ 292 ) इस के बाद आपको इमाम अली नक़ी (अ.स.) के रौज़ा ए मुबारक में दफ़्न कर दिया गया।(अरजहुल मतालिब पृष्ठ 264 )

यह आपकी ख़ानदानी करामत है कि आपके रौज़े पर ताएर बीट नहीं करते।(दमए साकेबा जिल्द 3 पृष्ठ 179 प्रकाशित नजफ़े अशरफ़)

अल्लामा मजलिसी लिखते हैं कि इमाम हसन असकरी (अ.स.) की तदफ़ीन के बाद इमाम मेहदी (अ.स.) के तजस्सुस में आपके घर की तलाशी ली गई और आपकी औरतों को गिरफ़्तार किया गया। मक़सद यह था कि इमाम मेहदी (अ.स.) को गिरफ़्तार कर के क़त्ल कर दिया जाए ताकि ख़ानदाने रिसालत का ख़ात्मा हो जाए और क़यामत के क़रीब अदलो इन्साफ़ की बस्ती न बसाई जा सके और ज़ालिमों के ज़ुल्म का बदला न लिया जा सके , लेकिन ख़ुदा वन्दे आलम ने अपने वादे ‘‘ वल्लाह मतम नूरा ’’ के मुताबिक़ उन्हें इस ज़ालिम मोतमिद के दस्त रस से महफ़ूज़ कर दिया। अब इन्शा अल्लाह जब हुक्मे ख़ुदा होता तो आप ज़हूर फ़रमायेंगे।(अजल्लाह तआला फ़राजहू)