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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Musa bin Rashid Al-Azmi | H (61) | The Night Journey and Mi’raj took place in his body and soul, may God bless him and grant him peace
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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 Ascension (al-Isra' wa al-Mi'raj) took place with his body and soul, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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Al-Hafiz stated in al-Fath that the salaf differed according to the varying reports that have reached us.
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Some of them held the view that the Night Journey and Ascension occurred in a single night while he was awake.
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It occurred with the body of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his soul after his mission began.
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This is the view held by the majority of hadith scholars, jurists, and theologians.
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The apparent meanings of the authentic reports support this.
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One should not deviate from this position.
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For there is nothing in reason that renders it impossible, such that it would require a metaphorical interpretation.
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Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said:
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The majority of scholars
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maintain that he, peace be upon him, was taken on the journey in his body and soul,
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while awake, not in a dream.
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It is not denied that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, may have seen it in a dream before that,
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and then saw it while awake afterwards.
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This is because he, peace be upon him, would not see a vision but that it would come true like the break of dawn.
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The evidence for this is the saying of Allah, Majestic is His Majesty:
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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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Glorification (Tasbih) is only invoked during momentous events.
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If it had been a dream, there would have been nothing significant about it,
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nor would it have been considered a momentous affair.
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The disbelievers of Quraysh would not have rushed to call him a liar,
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nor would a group of those who had accepted Islam have apostatized.
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Furthermore, the term "servant" (al-'abd) refers to the combination of both soul and body.
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Allah, Mighty is His status, said: "He took His servant on a journey by night."
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And Allah the Exalted said:
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“And (it was a warning) when we told thee: Lo! thy Lord encompasseth mankind, and We appointed the sight which We showed thee as an ordeal for mankind, and (likewise) the Accursed Tree in the Qur'an. We warn them, but it increaseth them in naught save gross impiety.” (17:60)
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Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said:
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It was a vision of the eye,
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which the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was shown on the night he was taken on the journey.
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And the "cursed tree" is the tree of Zaqqum.
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Allah the Exalted also said: "The sight did not swerve, nor did it transgress."
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Sight is one of the faculties of the self for the soul.
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Moreover, he, peace be upon him, was carried upon the Buraq,
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which is a white, radiant beast that possesses a luster.
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This is something meant for the body, not the soul,
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because the soul does not need a mount to ride upon for its movement.
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And Allah knows best.
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A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
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Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid al-'Azimi,
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and presented by the Mawaddah Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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If the longing of the worlds for one another is long,
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the longing for you, O Prophet, 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 lips move in remembrance.