Monday, October 12, 2009

The Life of Prophet Muhammad

When Allah intended to create the creatures, He first created the "Noor" (Light) of Muhammad. Al-Qastalani (in Al Mawahibu'l-Ladunniyah, vol. 1, pp. 5, 9, 10) has quoted the Prophet's traditions to this effect as transmitted through Jabir ibn 'Abdullah al-Ansari and 'Ali (a.s.). The well-known historian al-Mas'udi (in his Maruju 'dh-dhahab) quotes a lengthy tradition from 'Ali (a.s.) to the effect that when Allah created, first of all, the Light of Muhammad, He said to it: "You are My chosen one and the Trustee of My Light and Guidance. It is because of you that I am going to create the earth and the skies, lay down reward and punishment, and bring into being the Garden and the Fire." Then the tradition goes on to speak about the Family of the Prophet, about creation of the angels, of the souls, of the world, of the covenant taken from the souls which combined the belief in the One God with acceptance of Muhammad's Prophethood.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Miraculous Journey of Prophet Muhammad (s)

Isra and Miraj:
Al- Isra and Al- Miraj (The night journey and Ascension) is the most miraculous incident in the life of prophet Muhammad (s) which remains to be unp aralleled in the history. In a time when technology was not known and space journey is non-imaginative, Prophet Muhammad (s) travelled from Makkah to Al-Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) and from there to spaces, galaxies, seven skies and far beyond the reach of so called modern technologies, within a very short period of a night. Prophet Muhammad (s) experienced both physical and spiritual journey in which he met many prophets of olden ages like Eesa (Jesus) and Moosa (Moses)and He stood imam for prayer in Al-Asqa Mosque.

The Muslim world celebrates Rajab 27 and fall in worships of zikr and fasting with due respects and remembrance of this miraculous journey. This journey was very decisive stage in the history of Prophet Muhammad (s) as there were many people who embraced Islam.
Prophet's companion like Abu-Bakr Siddique (r) became most truthful believer after this incident as even while disb elievers started mocking at Muslims saying about the journey, Abu-Bakr (r)and other companions, with no further seeks, extremely believed and it helped them increase their Ee-man (belief)in Islam.
On Mi-raj night, the messenger of Allah as carried from the sacred mosque of in Makkah to the sacred mosque Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem on a special creature (a vehicle) called Al-Buraq. In this scared journey Jibreel (Gabriel) was accompanying Prophet Muhammad (s). On the way, near to Zam Zam will in Makkah, Prophet Muhammad a(s) was subjected to a surgery that was to enlighten His hearts so as to prepare him to meet Allah Prophet Muhammad (s) was subjected for four sacred surgeries in his life, none of them was to cure any disease or for purifying him frim any sins, but instead, all these surgeries were done to enlighten His hearts for revelation. Prophet Muhammad (s) was extremely infallible and Allah has purified him from doing any sins. (islamxplored will shortly post articles regarding prophet's surgeries and his infallibility).
"Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allah) who took His slave for a journey by night from A l-Masjid-al -Haram to the farthest mosque , the neighbourhood where of We have blessed, in order that We might show him of our Ayat Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-seer" (17:1)

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The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is born

Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) was born in such a family on Friday, the 17th Rabi'-ul-Awwal, 1st year of 'Amul-Fil (corresponding to 570 C.E.) to bring the Message of God to the world. In Sunni circles, 12th Rabi'-ul-Awwal is more famous. Thus, the prayer of Ibrahim while constructing the Ka'bah was granted:

Lord! And raise a Messenger from among them who shall recite to them thine verses, and teach them the Book and the wisdom, and purify them, indeed Thou art the Mighty, the Wise (Qur'an, 2:129).

And the tidings of Christ came true:-
o Children of Israel! Surely, I am the messenger of Allah to you, verifying that which is before me of the Torah and giving the good news of a Messenger who will come after me whose name will be Ahmed. (Qur'an, 61:6)

'Abdullah, father of the Prophet, died a few month before (or two months after) his birth, and his grandfather 'AbdulMuttalib took over the care and upbringing of the child. After a few months, according to the age-long custom of the Arabs, the child was entrusted to a bedouin woman Halimah by name, of the tribe of Bani-Sa'd, for his upbringing.

When he was only six years old, he lost his mother as well; so, doubly-orphaned child was brought up by 'Abdul-Muttalib with the most tender care. It was the will of God that the Prophet to -be should undergo all the sufferings, pains and privations incidental to human life in order that he might learn to bear them with becoming fortitude and raise his stature in human perfection. Not two years had passed before 'Abdul-Muttalib also expired.

'Abdul-Muttalib died at the age of 82, leaving the care and custody of the orphaned Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) to Abu Talib. Abu Talib and his wife, Fatimah Bint Asad, loved Muhammad more than their own children. As the Holy Prophet himself said, Fatima Bint Asad was his "mother" who kept her own children waiting while she fed the Holy Prophet, kept her own children cold while she gave him warm clothes. Abu Talib always kept the child with day and night.

Abu Talib had succeeded 'Abdul-Muttalib in Siqayah and Rifadah and was an active participant in the trade caravans. When Muhammad (s.a.w.a.)clung to him and cried. Abu Talib was so moved that he took the child with him. when the caravan reached Busra in Syria they, as usual, stayed near the monastery of a monk, seeing some of the signs, which he knew from the old books, was convinced that the orphan child was the last Prophet-to-be. To make sure, he started a conversation with him, and at one point said: "I give you oath of Lat and Uzza to tell me... "the child cried out: "Don't take the names of Lat and Uzza before me! I hate them!" Buhayra was now convinced. He advised Abu Talib not to proceed to Damascus "because if the Jews found out what I have seen, I am afraid they will try to harm him. For sure, this child is to have a great eminence."

Abu Talib, acting on this advice, sold all his merchandise for cheaper prices then and there, returning at once to Mecca.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The "Noor" (Light) is created

When Allah intended to create the creatures, He first created the "Noor" (Light) of Muhammad. Al- Qastalani (in Al Mawahibu'l-Ladunniyah, vol. 1, pp. 5, 9, 10) has quoted the prophet's traditions to this effect as transmitted through Jabir ibn 'Abdullah al- Ansari and 'Ali (a.s.). The well-known historian al-Mas'udi (in his Maruju 'dh-dhahab) quotes a lengthy tradition from 'Ali (a.s.) to the effect that when Allah created, first of all, the Light of Muhammad, He said to it: "You are My chosen one and the Trustee of My Light and Guidance. It is because of you that I am going to create he earth and the skies, lay down reward and punishment, and bring into being the GAarden and the Fire. " Then the tradition goes on to speak about the Family of the Prophet, about creation of the angels, of the souls, of the world, of the covenant taken from the souls which combined the belief in the One God with acceptance of Muhammad's Prophethood.

This is why Ibn 'Abbas narrates saying that the Prophet said: "I was Prophet when Adam was between soul and body (i.e. when Adam's creation was in its preliminary stages)" (at-Tabarane, Al-Mujjam al-kabir; Al khasais al kubra, vol. 1, p.4)

Muhammad's Light adorned the 'Arsh (Throne) of God. When eons later Adam was created, that Light was put in his forehead. It continued its journey, generation after generation, through numerous prophets and their successors till it came to Prophet Ibrahim (a.s.). From Ibrahim (a.s.), it came to hes eldest son, prophet Isma'il (a.s.).

The Holy prophte (s.a.w.w.) said: "Verily Allah chose Isma'il from the progeny of Ibrahim, and chose Banu Kinanah from the progeny of Isma'il, and chose Quraish from the Banu Kinanah, and chose Banu Hashim from Quraish, and chose me from Banu Hashim. " At-Tirmidhi has narrated this tradition from wathilah ibn al -Asqa' and has said that this tradition is sahih (correct).

Abul-Fida quotes in his Tarikh (History) a tradition wherein the prophet (s.a.w.w.) says: " Gabriel said to me: I looked at the earth from the east to the west, but I did not find anyone superior to Muhammad, and I looked at the Earth from the east to the west but did not find any progeny superior to the progeny of Hashim."
(Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi)
(Collected by Masum Billah)

Creation of Mohammed (sm)

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious,
The "Noor" (light) is created
when Allah intended to creat the creatures, He first created the "Noor"(light) of Mohammed. Al-Qastalani (in Al Mawahibul-ladunniyah, vol. 1pp.5,9,10)

link to mohammed sm. related websites

http://www.al-islam.org/lifeprophet/
http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/muhammad.html