Main Topic
The physical reality of the Isra and Mi'raj and the vital importance of believing in the unseen (Iman bil Ghayb).
Key Lessons
- The Isra (journey from Makkah to Baitul Maqdis) and Mi'raj (ascension to the heavens) were physical bodily journeys undertaken by Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam while fully awake.
- Reducing miracles to mere dreams or spiritual visions out of fear of modern secular rejection stems from an inferiority complex and undermines Islamic Aqeedah.
- The rejection by the Quraysh itself serves as proof that the event was physical; no one would have disputed a simple dream.
- True Iman consists of believing in what Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and His Messenger Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam convey without needing empirical proof.
Quranic/Hadith References
- Quranic references to the Isra and Hadith narrations detailing the Mi'raj, including the reduction of daily prayers to five.
- Story of Queen Zubaydah (Rahimahallah) purchasing a palace in Jannah through charity based purely on faith in the unseen.
- Account of Hazrat Malik bin Dinar (Rahimahullah) selling a palace in Jannah to a wealthy youth for charity.
Practical Advice
- Hold firm to traditional Islamic beliefs without feeling the need to modify them to fit worldly scientific logic.
- Act upon unseen promises by giving charity and performing good deeds with full conviction in Jannah.
- Value even small Sunnah practices, such as saying Yarhamukallah to someone who sneezes, as they carry immense weight in the Akhirah.
Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb