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The Forty Sacred Jewels of Hadiths Related to Jerusalem

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Jerusalem: The Abode of Glad Tidings and the Sanctuary of Clear Light

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On the authority of Al-'Irbad ibn Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

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I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say:

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"Indeed, in the Mother of the Book with Allah, I was written as the Seal of the Prophets,

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while Adam was still kneaded in his clay.

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And I shall inform you of the initial manifestation of that:

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I am the supplication of my father Abraham, the glad tidings of Jesus to his people,

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and the vision of my mother when she saw a light emanate from her

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that illuminated for her the palaces of the Levant."

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Recorded by Imam Ahmad.

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Vocabulary of the Hadith

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"The Mother of the Book" means the Preserved Tablet (Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz).

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"The Seal of the Prophets" means the last of the Prophets,

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so there is no Prophet after him.

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"Kneaded in his clay"

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means cast upon the ground, undergoing the process of his creation,

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before the spirit was breathed into him.

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"I shall inform you of the initial manifestation of that"

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means I shall inform you of the first manifestations of my prophethood and elevated status in the world.

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"The vision of my mother when she saw"

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refers to the dream seen by the mother of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

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during her pregnancy at the time of his birth.

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"A light emanated from her that illuminated for her the palaces of the Levant"

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That light symbolizes the manifestation of his prophethood across the East and the West.

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Overall Meaning

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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) informs us

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that he was the Seal of the Prophets before the birth of Adam (peace be upon him),

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and that the very first manifestation of his prophethood and the widespread renown of his name among mankind

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occurred upon the tongue of the Intimate Friend of the Most Merciful, Abraham (peace be upon him),

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through his supplication when he raised the foundations of the Ka'bah, saying:

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"Our Lord, send among them a messenger from among themselves,"

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and through the glad tidings of Jesus (peace be upon him) foretelling his coming (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

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from Jerusalem,

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as in the Almighty's saying:

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"And giving glad tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad."

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He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also informed us

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that his mother saw, upon his birth, a light whose radiance spread

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until it illuminated the palaces of the Levant for her,

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hinting at the expansion of his light

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and his guidance to the land of the Levant and Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem Insights

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Jerusalem is the land of glad tidings and the gathering place of optimism and victories.

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The radiance of his light (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) shining upon the palaces of the Levant

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is proof of the establishment of the religion,

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its firmness, and its exaltation in the Blessed Land.

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The future in Jerusalem and the Levant belongs to Islam,

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preceded by severe labor pains that will eventually clear away.

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The Forty Hadiths of Jerusalem