Abu Muslimah
15-03-08, 09:01 PM
Answers:
1. Isra' literally means
a journey by night
2. Islamically Mi'raj refers to
refers to the vehicle which took the Prophet :saw: from Jerusalem
3. How was the prophet :saw: prepared for his journey into the heavens?
Jibreel AS went over to the prophet :saw:, opened his shirt and cut open his chest. He then removed his heart and washed it with Zamzam water. After he had completed washing it, he then brought a gold dish filled with Emaan and Hikmah (wisdom), emptied it into the Prophet's :saw: chest and then closed it all up.
4. the Buraq was
a) an unearthly animal which the prophet :saw: rode from Makkah to Jerusalem and back.
5. What was the purpose of the lote tree of the boundary?
Jibreel could not pass it.
6. What are the two things which were revealed to the Prophet :saw: in the seventh heaven?
d) The last verses of Surah al-Baqarah and Salah.
7. a)Why did the Prophet :saw: give Abu Bakr the name as-Siddiq?
"By Allah, if he actually said that, he has told the truth. There really is nothing to be amazed about, for he has told me that information comes to him from Allah, from the sky to the earth, in an instant during the night or day and I believe him. And that is even more strange." Because of that statement of Abu Bakr, the Prophet :saw: gave him the title of "as-Siddiq (the truthful)."
b) Briefly explain why some people left Islam on learning about the prophet's night journey?
They didnt believe the Messenger of Allah SAW
c) Describe two incidents from the Isra' which proved to the makkans that the Prophet's night journey was true.
Prophet SAW was able to describe Juresulem even it's smallest details for them. For the others, he told them that on his way to Jerusalem he passed by a stray camel belonging to one of the clans which had camped in a valley. It had escaped from a group of them and he led them to it. He also told them that on his return he passed by the same clan's caravan and found them all sleeping. They had a drinking vessel with some water in it which they had covered, so he uncovered it, drank its contents and put the cover back on the same way it was. He then informed them that the caravan was on its way to Makkah and he further described its lead camel. So the people rushed out to meet the caravan and found it as he had described. They then asked the clan about the stray camel and the drinking vessel, and they replied, "By Allah! He told the truth, we had camped in a valley which he mentioned and one of our camels had run off. We heard a man's voice calling us to it until we caught it." They also mentioned that they had left water in their jug and were surprised to find that it was all gone the next morning.
8. The main importance of Mi'raj to the Prophet :saw: was that it.
c) strengthened the Prophethood.
9. The main significance of Isra' was that it
c) clearly proved the truth of Muhammad's :saw: prophethood to the pagans of Makkah.
10. Briefly mention the three lessons which may be learned from isra' and Mi'raj.
1.Allah is above creation
The events of that miraculous journey of the Prophet :saw: up through the heavens to the direct presence of Allah, indirectly confirm that Allah is above, not inside His creation. it shows that He is not part of His creation nor is He surrounded by His creation, instead He is above His creation. For, if He was everywhere as some people claim, the Prophet :saw: would not have needed to even leave his room in order to be in direct presence of Allah. However, Allah sees and hears all thing and nothing at all is hidden from Him. His knowledge is everywhere, but there is no need for Him to be everywhere. In the same way that we are able to sit in our living-rooms and watch TV what is going on half-way around the world without having to be there, Allah knows all things without having to be in all places.
2. Allah can not bee seen in this life
When the prophet :saw: was asked whether he saw Allah during his journey in the Mi'raj, he replied, "There was only light, how could I see Him?" The fact that prophet Muhammad :saw: could not see Allah, just as Prophet Moses before him was unable to see Him, shows that no man can see Allah in this life. Therefore, we know with certainty that all those who claim to have seen Allah are either purposely lying for fame and honour or they have been tricked by Satan into believing that they have seen Him.
3. Salah: The greatest pillar of Islam
Salah was the first act of worship which Allah made compulsory to Muslims and it was the only one which He ordered in Makkah. All the other pillars of Islam were made obligatory in Madinah, after the Hijrah. this pillar is so important that Allah chose to reveal it when he spoke directly to the Prophet :saw: above the heavens
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Marks coming in next few hours insha'Allah.
1. Isra' literally means
a journey by night
2. Islamically Mi'raj refers to
refers to the vehicle which took the Prophet :saw: from Jerusalem
3. How was the prophet :saw: prepared for his journey into the heavens?
Jibreel AS went over to the prophet :saw:, opened his shirt and cut open his chest. He then removed his heart and washed it with Zamzam water. After he had completed washing it, he then brought a gold dish filled with Emaan and Hikmah (wisdom), emptied it into the Prophet's :saw: chest and then closed it all up.
4. the Buraq was
a) an unearthly animal which the prophet :saw: rode from Makkah to Jerusalem and back.
5. What was the purpose of the lote tree of the boundary?
Jibreel could not pass it.
6. What are the two things which were revealed to the Prophet :saw: in the seventh heaven?
d) The last verses of Surah al-Baqarah and Salah.
7. a)Why did the Prophet :saw: give Abu Bakr the name as-Siddiq?
"By Allah, if he actually said that, he has told the truth. There really is nothing to be amazed about, for he has told me that information comes to him from Allah, from the sky to the earth, in an instant during the night or day and I believe him. And that is even more strange." Because of that statement of Abu Bakr, the Prophet :saw: gave him the title of "as-Siddiq (the truthful)."
b) Briefly explain why some people left Islam on learning about the prophet's night journey?
They didnt believe the Messenger of Allah SAW
c) Describe two incidents from the Isra' which proved to the makkans that the Prophet's night journey was true.
Prophet SAW was able to describe Juresulem even it's smallest details for them. For the others, he told them that on his way to Jerusalem he passed by a stray camel belonging to one of the clans which had camped in a valley. It had escaped from a group of them and he led them to it. He also told them that on his return he passed by the same clan's caravan and found them all sleeping. They had a drinking vessel with some water in it which they had covered, so he uncovered it, drank its contents and put the cover back on the same way it was. He then informed them that the caravan was on its way to Makkah and he further described its lead camel. So the people rushed out to meet the caravan and found it as he had described. They then asked the clan about the stray camel and the drinking vessel, and they replied, "By Allah! He told the truth, we had camped in a valley which he mentioned and one of our camels had run off. We heard a man's voice calling us to it until we caught it." They also mentioned that they had left water in their jug and were surprised to find that it was all gone the next morning.
8. The main importance of Mi'raj to the Prophet :saw: was that it.
c) strengthened the Prophethood.
9. The main significance of Isra' was that it
c) clearly proved the truth of Muhammad's :saw: prophethood to the pagans of Makkah.
10. Briefly mention the three lessons which may be learned from isra' and Mi'raj.
1.Allah is above creation
The events of that miraculous journey of the Prophet :saw: up through the heavens to the direct presence of Allah, indirectly confirm that Allah is above, not inside His creation. it shows that He is not part of His creation nor is He surrounded by His creation, instead He is above His creation. For, if He was everywhere as some people claim, the Prophet :saw: would not have needed to even leave his room in order to be in direct presence of Allah. However, Allah sees and hears all thing and nothing at all is hidden from Him. His knowledge is everywhere, but there is no need for Him to be everywhere. In the same way that we are able to sit in our living-rooms and watch TV what is going on half-way around the world without having to be there, Allah knows all things without having to be in all places.
2. Allah can not bee seen in this life
When the prophet :saw: was asked whether he saw Allah during his journey in the Mi'raj, he replied, "There was only light, how could I see Him?" The fact that prophet Muhammad :saw: could not see Allah, just as Prophet Moses before him was unable to see Him, shows that no man can see Allah in this life. Therefore, we know with certainty that all those who claim to have seen Allah are either purposely lying for fame and honour or they have been tricked by Satan into believing that they have seen Him.
3. Salah: The greatest pillar of Islam
Salah was the first act of worship which Allah made compulsory to Muslims and it was the only one which He ordered in Makkah. All the other pillars of Islam were made obligatory in Madinah, after the Hijrah. this pillar is so important that Allah chose to reveal it when he spoke directly to the Prophet :saw: above the heavens
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Marks coming in next few hours insha'Allah.