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{Glory be to Him Who made His servant to go on a night from the Sacred Mosque to the remote mosque of which We have blessed the precincts, so that We may show to him some of Our signs; surely He is the Hearing, the Seeing.} (Al-Israa' 17:1)
There is no doubt that Al-Isra (the night journey) followed by Al-Miraj (the heavenly ascension) was one of the miracles in the life of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). According to the most accepted view, it happened on the 27th of Rajab, the seventh month of the Hijri calendar, in the tenth year of Muhammad's prophethood.
It is reported in Hadith literature, that the Messenger of Allah was carried from the Sacred Mosque in Makkah to the "Farthest Mosque" (Al-Masjid al-Aqsa) in Jerusalem on a creature called Al-Buraq in the company of the archangel Gabriel (peace be upon him). There he led a congregational prayer of the prophets of God.
Then Gabriel took him to the heavens where he met the prophets Adam, John, Jesus, Idris, Aaron and Moses (peace be on them all). In the seventh heaven, he met Abraham (peace be on him).
He was then brought to the Divine Presence. The details of this encounter are beautifully detailed in the beginning of surat An-Najm (52).
Prayer: God-given Gift
During this time, Allah ordered for his nation fifty daily Prayers. But on the Prophet's return, he was told by Prophet Moses (peace be on him) that his followers could not perform fifty Prayers. Thus, he went back and eventually it was reduced to five daily Prayers. After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to Makkah on the same night itself.
Therefore, Muslims should be thankful to Allah for this gift. They should take care of it and never neglect it. It is the thing that allows the Muslim to communicate with the creator five times as day.
Time and Space Are Not Bound for Allah
One major lesson of that miraculous event, was that space and time which are bound by laws of nature for humans, are not so bound for Allah. On that night prophet Muhammad bridged time and space and this world, traveling to the heavens by Allah's will.
I believe that for those who study philosophy the abstract as well as the symbolic implications of the event might be very stimulating indeed. The gap between the reality of this life and that of the life to come simply diminished. This is illustrated by the Prophet's encounter with other prophets who were long since dead as far as we normally think of it but who, in reality, live as beings in a different form somewhere else.
The implications of the night journey cannot be overstated. The miraculous nature of the Prophet's journey established his divine-stated legitimacy as the seal of all prophets. Allah brought him to Him to show us his true worth in the sight of Allah.
All religious traditions share the concept of miracles, that is, something that defies logic, nature, or the established constitution and course of things.
We will limit our discussion to legitimate miracles from Allah, which are by definition the only true miracles. When the forces of disbelief are strong, typically the prophetic miracles that oppose them are stronger.
Prophet Moses was given several miracles, which included his staff that turned into a massive snake and culminated in his parting of the Red Sea, as a divine response to the extreme infidelity of Pharaoh.
Similarly, Prophet Jesus was given even the power to raise the dead, in order to establish his legitimacy before the Jews who would ultimately condemn him to death for blasphemy. Nevertheless, his miracles were undeniable by their nature, and it was only the obstinacy and arrogance of the people to whom he was sent that enabled them to deny him.
Muhammad's night journey was obviously not easy for the pagan Makkans to believe. Nevertheless, the Prophet proved it logically by describing the approaching caravans that he overtook on his miraculous return.
Thus, this particular prophetic miracle not only established the Prophet's eminence for Muslims as discussed above, but it also helped to prove his prophethood to the non-believers of his time.
Celebrating the Event
As far as the Muslims are concerned, there is no particular celebration, fast or prayer to commemorate Al-Isra and Al-Miraj. But in some places, the Muslims themselves have started to have commemorative functions, where the story of the night journey is told in poetry or lectures.
While the Prophet himself did not establish these practices, there are scholars who maintain that gatherings meant to remind the Muslims of the importance of Al-Miraj in the history of Islam, or to remind us of the importance of love for the Prophet and the significance of the city of Jerusalem, are permissible.
So here's some facts. To begin with the Kabah was built by Prophet Abraham long before Prophet Muhammad. Maybe your historical researchers failed to mention that?
The Prophet Muhammad (saw) didn't change the direction of prayer from Jerusalem to Mecca, God himself did.
"The foolish among the people will say, "What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?" Say, "To Allah belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path." (2:142 Quran)
While that verse mentions the changing of the qiblah (the direction of prayer) it also makes it permissible to pray in ANY direction if one doesn't know where Mecca is. Where's your saturn worship at in this case?
The qiblah was changed as a test for a believer, because a believer, unlike others, accepts the commands of God.
"And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels. And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allah has guided. (2:143 Quran)
Muslims do not worship a box in the desert, they do not worship a prophet. Muslims worship the Creator, alone without partner.
There are 2 billion Muslims on this planet. Why don't you just ask one instead of believing garbage on the internet?
Say, "Is it other than Allah that you order me to worship, O ignorant ones?" (39:64 Quran)
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The Kaaba is the Qibla, i.e. the direction that Muslims face when they pray. It is important to point out that although Muslims turn towards the Kaaba to pray, they do not worship the Kaaba as such. Muslims worship only Allah and do not bow down to anyone other than Him.
Islam promotes unity
If Muslims were left free to choose the direction in which they want to pray, some would choose the north, others would choose the south, etc. In order to unite all Muslims in their worship of the One God, wherever they are, Islam asks them to all look in the same direction, i.e. that of the Kaaba. Muslims living west of the Kaaba look east, and those living east of the Kaaba look west to pray.
The Kaaba is in the center of the world map Muslims were the first to draw a world map. They first located the south in the upper part and the north in the lower part, with the Kaaba in the center. Later, western cartographers drew it the other way around, that is, with north and south located where we know them today. Nevertheless, alhamdulillah, the Kaaba has remained at the center of the world map.
Tawaf around the Kaaba
When Muslims go to the Masjid-e-Haram in Mecca, they do tawaf (they circle) around the Kaaba. This act symbolizes the belief and worship of one God; as each circle has only one center, there is also only one God (Allah) who is worthy of worship.
Muslims do not worship the black stone: Omar's hadith (may Allah be pleased with him) answers:
Regarding the black stone, al-hajar-al-aswaad, there is a hadith narrated by the illustrious companion of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Omar
In hadith 675 of chapter 56 of the book of Hajj found in volume 2 of Sahih Bukhari, Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I know that you are only a stone and that you cannot bring me good or bad.
People went up to the Kaaba to do adhan
During the Prophet's time, people even went up to the Kaaba to make the "adhan", or the call to prayer. To those who claim that Muslims worship the Kaaba we ask: what idolater would dare to stand on the idol he worships?
س11- لماذا تركعون للكعبة ان كنتم ضد عبادة الاصنام؟ - مفاهيم خاطئة عن الاسلام - د ذاكر نايك
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears Adonai will be praised.
Proverbs 31:30
It shows that beauty and beauty are deception and apparent deception, and a good woman is the one who is praised by people for her good action
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The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians: Chapter 11
6 For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.
Here, a woman who prays with her hair uncovered
should cut her hair or shave her head
If we apply this, we will not find a Christian woman with her hair
The truth is that a woman should modestly cover her hair during prayer and when she leaves the house
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I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, 10 but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
1 Timothy 2:9-15
The writer of the letter advises that women should appear in a decent and modest appearance
He covers the faults, and makes it clear that the true adornment of a woman is reason, modesty and sobriety
It is not the visible adornment, and after that the writer forbids the ornaments of all kinds
And adornment with clothes or hair braids, and he says in the end that this is what befits a believing woman
Taqiyya, where true adornment lies in fearing God and obeying His command
DR ZAKIR NAIK - MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ISLAM 7 - "HIJAAB - SUBJUGATES THE WOMEN" - PART 1
A young man asks why the dress of Muslim women has not changed with the passage of time, like the rest of the religions || Amazing reply Dr. Zakir Naik
The Quran is not a book that the Prophet one day stepped out of his house, holding it under his arm proclaiming it to be sent by Allah. It was revealed to the Prophet by Allah through the Angel Gabriel over a long period of around 23 years. The verses were revealed based on the corresponding need and situations that arose facing the Muslim community at that time.
A very basic distinction is made between the parts of the Quran that were revealed in Mecca and those that were revealed in Medina. The parts in Mecca usually dealing the faith aspect of Islam like the Oneness of God, patience, mercy etc. While the Medina parts of the Quran deal more with laws and their implementation in the context of the Muslim state that was being established in Medina.
An easy and truthful answer of why the Quran is arranged as it is now would be that this is how Allah wanted it to be. Before his death, the Angel Gabriel visited the Prophet to go over the Quran and tell him to place which parts where and in what order.
As part of a long Hadith, we are told that the Prophet told his daughter Fatima this:
When he talked to me secretly the first time, he said that Gabriel used to review the Qur'an with him once every year. He added, 'But this year he reviewed it with me twice, and therefore I think that my time of death has approached. So, be afraid of Allah, and be patient, for I am the best predecessor for you (in the Hereafter).' Bukhari 6285
The first revelation of the Quran are the first 5 verses of Surah Alaq:
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
Created man from a clinging substance.
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Who taught by the pen -
Taught man that which he knew not.
The second revelation of the Quran is considered to be the first 7 verses of the Surah Muzzammil
O you who wraps himself [in clothing],
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
Half of it - or subtract from it a little
Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.
Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.
Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.
Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
we have in the Quran now is Surah Alaq:
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
Created man from a clinging substance.
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
Who taught by the pen -
Taught man that which he knew not.
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
And so on.
The second portion of the Surah joins nicely with the first half and the flow of thoughts are much more smooth and cogent.
قصة جميلة ليهودية اعتنقت الإسلام | من اليهودية إلى الإسلام https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMfAf-fERF0
Oldest version of the Quran at the University of Birmingham - YouTube
the great Islam gave the woman her honorable value, all the Laws of in the world will not reach this high level
prophet Mohammad said:
1 - Women are the twin halves of men.
2 - The world and all things in it are valuable; but the most valuable thing in the world is a virtuous woman.
3 - The best women are the virtuous; they are the most affectionate to infants, and the most careful of their husband's property.
4 - When a woman performeth the five times of prayer, and fasteth the month of Ramadan, and is chaste, and is not disobedient to her husband, then tell her to enter Paradise by whichever door she liketh.
5 - Verily a great number of women are assembled near my family, complaining of their hubands; and those men who ill-treat their wives do not behave well. He is not of my way who teacheth a woman to stray.
6 - Asma, daughter of Yazid, said, "Victuals were brought to Muhammad, and he put them before some of us women who were present, and said, 'Eat ye.' But notwithstanding we were hungry we said, 'We have no inclination.' Muhammad said, 'O woman! Do not mix hunger with lies.' "
7 - Whoever doeth good to girls, it will be a curtain to him from hell-fire.
8 - Whoever befriendeth two girls till they come of age, will be in the next world along with me, like my two fingers joining each other.
9 - Whoever befriendeth three daughters, or three sisters, and teacheth them manners, and is affectionate to them, till they come of age, may God apportion Paradise for him.
10 - Whoever hath a daughter, and doth not bury her alive or scold her, or prefer his male children to her, may God bring him into Paradise.
11 - Shall I not point out to you the best of virtues? It is your doing good to your daughter when she is returned to you having been divorced by her husband.
12 - God enjoins you to treat women well, for they are your mothers, daughters, aunts.
13 - Do not prevent your women from coming to the mosque.
14 - The believers who show the most perfect faith are those who have the best disposition and the best of you are those who are best to their wives
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Jesus is said to have performed was changing Water into Wine so obviously
There is no doubt that this is one of the fabricated and false legends attributed to this great prophet,
jesus
and it is not hidden from anyone about the ugliness and harms of alcohol that cannot be counted, and it was prohibited in all the heavenly religions.
Multiple sources acknowledge there is no evidence, other than questionable testimonies of second century authors, to suggest that the disciple John was the author of the Gospel of John.Perhaps the most convincing refutation is that the disciple John is believed to have died in or around 98 CE.However, the Gospel of John was written circa 110 CE. So whoever Luke (Paul’s companion), Mark (Peter’s secretary), and John (the unknown, but certainly not the long-dead one) were, we have no reason to believe any of the gospels were authored by Jesus’ disciples
Christ, peace be upon them, didnt drink alcohol
According to the correct verses of the Bible
But the other verses that refer to the prophets and Christ drank wine, these verses are invalid because these verses were invented and written by unknown writers,
God gradually prohibited alcohol for Muslims at first and then prohibited it completely
where is the sign of the fermentation of drink? This is a question they will never be able to answer.
The Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) did not drink an intoxicating or alcoholic drink, but a very useful drink.
in Quran
God forbids drinking alcohol
Even the verses of the Qur’an in which God means that He has blessed us with dates and grapes and others
We can eat it fresh without fermenting and spoiling
The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, never drank alcohol before or after the prohibition of alcohol
The drink of the Prophet Muhammad was as follows
The Prophet Muhammad used to put raisins in water
until the taste of the water became sweet, then he drink it
And he didnt leave the drink until it ferments
Example
The drink that Muslims drink at breakfast in Ramadan, a Muslim puts dates or raisins in the water then drink it
The fact is there are 40,000 Christian sects. We can fill a football stadium with Christians, every one of them can have different beliefs. Every one of them calling themselves Christian. Every one of them having Different beliefs then you.
Can you not wrap your head around how insane this is?
How anyone can argue the Bible is not changed today is amazing honestly. Seriously, they literally continue to change it even today!
Consider the prophets, some who actually spoke to God, committing incest and worshiping idols.
“’How can you say, “We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD,” when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely? (Jeremiah 8:8)
20,000 changes!!
Why do you chose to live in denial? What does the Bible say about bearing false witness?
we are at a point where Biblical scholars say the Bible is changed.
Indeed the Bible remains but how much of it is original? I can personally guarantee God did not give the Jews permission to lend on interest.
While whats in it that is original, how much of that is ignored? Such as 32 separate verses forbidding the consumption of pork?
I work with a trinitarian and he asked me yesterday why i don't eat pork. I told him because its a filthy animal that eats all manor of filth, even human waste. I should have just pointed him to his Bible.
How about all those verses where Jesus says he can do nothing but still you ascribe divinity to him?
90 Biblical verses refute your core beliefs Red. God is not the author of confusion.
Im not surprised . Go back to 300 AD and the council of Nicea declared the prophet Jesus to be god incarnate. Shouldering right up with other pagan, 3 in 1 faiths in the vicinity.
This was the day when the devil took the reigns.. So why would i be surprised that 1700 years later there are more then 2000 Bibles?
Wanna hear something interesting ? Did you know Jews are allowed to pray in a masjid... But are forbidden to pray in a church?
. Jews consider you pagan and thier prayers to the God of Abraham would not be accepted if offered in a church.
Facinating. Isnt it? Kinda like you with your Christmas tree while the Bible calls it futile.
I do not understand for whom and/or what is all this posting of scripture. It gives "Catholics have to receive a certain number of prayers to leave purgatory" vibes.
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