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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

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A summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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The presentation of vessels at the Frequented House (al-Bayt al-Ma'mur).

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"Then the Frequented House was raised up for me."

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"Then I was brought a vessel of wine,"

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"and a vessel of milk,"

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"and a vessel of honey."

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"So I took the milk."

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"He said: 'It is the natural disposition (fitra) upon which you and your Ummah are.'"

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In a narration by Imam Muslim:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"Then the Frequented House was raised up for me."

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"I asked: 'O Jibril, what is this?'"

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"He replied: 'This is the Frequented House.'"

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"'Seventy thousand angels enter it every day.'"

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"'Once they leave it, they never return to it, as that is their final turn.'"

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"Then I was brought two vessels,"

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"one of wine and the other of milk."

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"They were presented to me."

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"I chose the milk."

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"It was said: 'You have chosen correctly; may Allah guide your Ummah through you,'"

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"'to the natural disposition.'"

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Al-Hafiz said in al-Fath:

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"It is possible that the secret behind this,"

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"as mentioned in some accounts of the Night Journey (Isra'),"

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"is that the Prophet, peace be upon him, was thirsty,"

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"so he preferred the milk over the others,"

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"because it fulfilled his need,"

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"unlike the wine and the honey."

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"This is the primary reason for choosing the milk."

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"Furthermore, it happened to be superior to the others in several respects."

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The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntaha).

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"Then I was taken to the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary."

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"I saw its leaves like the ears of elephants."

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"I saw its fruits like large jars."

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"When it was covered by the command of Allah, it changed."

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"No one among the creation of Allah can describe its beauty."

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In a narration by Imam al-Bukhari:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"Then I was taken until I reached the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary."

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"It was covered in colors I do not know what they were."

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In Sahih Muslim:

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'Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, recited the saying of Allah the Exalted:

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“When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,” (53:16)

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He said: "It was a spread of gold."

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In the Prophetic biography (Seerah),

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authored by Shaykh Musa bin Rashid al-'Azimi,

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with an introduction by the Mawaddah Association,

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in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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If the longing of the worlds for one another grows long,

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The longing for you has no limit.

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May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,

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And as long as you move toward the eternal.

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May He heal.