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The Forty Gems of Jerusalem Hadiths

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The beginning of the Ummah's divine guidance stemmed from al-Aqsa Mosque

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

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The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was brought,

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on the night of his Night Journey to Aelia (Jerusalem),

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two drinking vessels, one containing wine and the other milk.

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He looked at both of them and took the milk.

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Gabriel said:

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"Praise be to Allah, Who guided you to the natural disposition (fitrah)!

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Had you chosen the wine, your Ummah would have gone astray."

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Vocabulary of the Hadith:

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"Aelia" is one of the names of the city of Jerusalem.

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It was bestowed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian

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upon Bayt al-Maqdis after its destruction and subsequent rebuilding,

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derived from the ancestral family name of the emperor:

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Aelia Capitolina.

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"Al-Qadah" means a cup or vessel

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primarily used for drinking.

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"Hadaka" means He guided you and granted you success.

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"Al-Fitrah" is the innate pure state upon which every newborn is created,

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and it is the religion of Islam.

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"Ghawat": "al-Ghayy" signifies misguidance and plunging into wickedness;

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that is, it would have strayed and become immersed in evil.

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General Meaning:

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Among the momentous events on the Night of the Journey (al-Isra')

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was that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) arrived in Jerusalem,

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two vessels were presented to him,

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one containing wine

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and the other containing milk.

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He (peace be upon him) chose the milk,

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and was thus guided to the primordial nature upon which Allah created mankind.

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This marked the very origin of this Ummah's divine guidance and success,

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commencing from the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque.

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Reflections on Jerusalem:

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Al-Aqsa Mosque is the starting point of the Ummah's guidance and the key to its renaissance;

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in it, its right direction was manifested and its spiritual maturity was launched.

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Offering hospitality to the Prophet (peace be upon him)

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in al-Aqsa Mosque

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was an honoring and veneration of his exalted status.

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True and absolute success,

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along with all goodness and happiness for this Ummah,

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lies in reclaiming its holy sites and preserving them.

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The Forty Hadiths of Jerusalem.