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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (59-60) | Al-Isra and Al-Miraj - Disagreement regarding determining the time of this journey
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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 Night Journey and the Ascension (al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj).
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Allah, glorified and exalted be He, honored His Messenger, peace be upon him,
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with the journey of the Night Journey and the Ascension.
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This took place after many long years of calling people to the faith.
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This blessed journey served
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as a reward for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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so that Allah might show him his status and rank before Allah, the Majestic.
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Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said:
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The honor bestowed upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, through the Night Journey
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was a surprise without prior appointment,
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to relieve him of the pain of anticipation,
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and to surprise him with this honor suddenly.
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Allah, glorified and exalted be He, mentioned the Night Journey in Surah al-Isra'.
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He, the Exalted, said:
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“Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far distant place of worship the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, that We might show him of Our tokens! Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer.” (17:1)
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“Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far distant place of worship the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, that We might show him of Our tokens! Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer.” (17:1)
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Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
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And He, glorified be He, mentioned the Ascension in Surah al-Najm.
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He, the Exalted, said:
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“Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth?” (53:12)
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And he certainly saw him in another descent at the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary,
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near which is the Garden of Refuge,
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when there covered the Lote Tree that which covered it.
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“The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.” (53:17)
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He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
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Imam al-Qurtubi said:
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The Night Journey is established in all the collections of hadith.
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It was narrated from the Companions in all regions of the Islamic world,
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and it is therefore considered mutawatir (mass-transmitted) in this regard.
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Imam Ibn al-Qayyim said:
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The authentic hadiths, upon whose authenticity and acceptance the Ummah has reached consensus, are mass-transmitted,
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confirming that the Prophet, peace be upon him, was ascended to his Lord,
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that he passed beyond the seven heavens,
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and that he went back and forth between Musa, peace be upon him,
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and Allah, the Almighty, repeatedly,
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regarding the matter of the prayer and its reduction.
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The disagreement regarding the timing of this journey.
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There is much disagreement regarding the timing of the Night Journey and the Ascension.
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Nothing is firmly established regarding its specific timing.
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Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said:
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No known evidence exists regarding its month, its ten-day period, or its specific day.
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Rather, we say that the reports regarding this are disconnected and contain nothing definitive.
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Al-Hafiz said in al-Fath:
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There is disagreement regarding the time of the Ascension.
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It was said that it occurred before the mission of the Prophet,
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but this is an anomalous view,
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unless it is interpreted as having occurred then in a dream.
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The majority hold that it was after the mission of the Prophet.
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Then they disagreed:
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Some said it was one year before the migration (Hijrah),
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as stated by Ibn Sa'd and others,
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and al-Nawawi asserted this.
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Ibn Hazm went to the extreme of claiming consensus on this,
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but this is rejected,
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for there is much disagreement on the matter,
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amounting to more than ten different opinions.
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Shaykh Musa al-Rashid al-'Azimi presents,
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with the support of the Mawaddah Association,
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in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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The longing of the worlds for one another is prolonged,
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for the longing toward you has no limit.
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May the blessings of Allah be upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,
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and lips move with the remainder of the praise.