ISRA’
AND MI’RAJ
السّلام عليكم ورحمة الله
وبركاتة
اَلحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِي خَلَّدَ لِعِبَدِ هِ بِا
لْإِسْرَ اءِ وَ الِمعْرَا جِ مُعْجِزَ ةً عُظْمَي. أَشْهَدَ أَنَّ لَا اِلَهَ
إِلَّا اللهُ وَ حْدَهُ لَا شَرِ يْكَ لَهُ, وَ اَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدً ا
عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْ لُهُ, اللهم صَلِّ وَ سَلِّمْ عَلىَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ
عَلىَ اَلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِيْنَ.
أَمَا بَعْدُ :
Praise
be to Allah, the god who perpetuates His Servants with ‘isra and mi’raj. He
perpetuates it by making this story as the great miracle. I bear witness that
there is no God but Allah, there is no partner with Him. I also bear witness
that Muhammad peace be upon Him is His servant and His messenger. May peace and
prayer be upon our adoration Muhammad, his family and all of his discipline.
Allah
said in His noble Sacred Book. Verses al-Isra ayat 1,
أَعُوْذُ بِا اللهِ مِنَ
الشَّيطَا نِ الرَّجِيْمِ. شُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَي بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ
المَسْجِدِ الحَرَامِ إِ لَى المَسْجِدِ الأَ قْصَى الَّذِي بَا رَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ
لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ اَيَا تِنَا, إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ البَصِيْرُ. صَدَقَ اللهُ
العَظِيْمُ.
“Glory
to (Allah) who did take his servant for a journey by night from the sacred
mosque to the farthest mosque, whose precincts we did bless in order that we
might show him some of our sign; for He is the one who hearth and seeth (all
things) ”
Dear
Brothers and Sisters!
The
event of isra Mi’raj is one of miracles of our prophet saw. Allah honors our
great prophet deeply with this miracle when he experienced painful and
frightening luck. At that time, the disbelievers tortured the messenger with
the smartest tortures, interfered with his missionary endeavor by employing
various manners, shattered his followers and disciples. All of these painful
suffering took its climax after his uncle and his wife passed away. Abu Thalib,
the messenger’s uncle who used to protect Islamic endeavor, and Khadijah, the
messenger’s wife who use to be his partner when he was suffering, passed away
at mostly the same time.
The
events certainly sadden him very much. He was really sad with the demise of his
two protectors. With the heavyhearted, he went to thaif land in order to get
new endorsement. He expected that in this new land he found people who would be
ready to help his religious endeavor. Unfortunately, what he found was that the
thaif people suddenly pelted him with stones until his feet were bloody. He got
more sad and confused for seeing the developing his mission. In his most
confusion and sadness, Allah honored him deeply by talking him to have isra and
mi’raj. These two events were for affirming and calming down the messenger’s
heart. Allah showered the messenger with mercy and nobelty from sidratul
muntaha. Beside him was heaven which was ready to say. In sidratul muntaha, he
saw the glory and the greatness of Allah, a view that could not be seen by
anyone but the messenger. He got full of spirit and was really comforted with
this journey which brought happiness.
Dear
Ladies and Gentlemens, my brothers and sisters in faith and religion
In
journey of isra and mi’raj he also witnessed many odd events which could be
lessons for the Muslims. Among other this thing is what was told by Abu
Horairoh ra that the messenger said that:
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَ يْرَةَ رَضِيَ
اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَ رَسُوْ لَ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ قال: رَأَيْتُ
لَيْلَةً أُسْرِيَ بِي لَمَا انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَابِعَةِ فَنَظَرْتُ
فَوْقِي فَإِذَ أَنَ بِرَعْدِ وَبُرُوْقِ وَصَوَاعِقِ. قَالَ: فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى
قَوْمٍ بُطُوْ نُهُمْ كَا البُيُوْ تِ فِيهَا الحَيَّةُ تَرَى مِنْ خَارِجِ بُطُوْ
نِهِمْ. فَقُلْتُ يَاجِبْرِيْلُ مَنْ هَؤُلاَءِ؟ قَالَ : هَؤُلاَءِ اَكَلَةُ
الرِّبَا. رَوَهُ اَحْمَدُ
“At
the night I was taken to Isra’, that was when I arrived at the seventh sky, I
was (an odd view). I saw upward, and suddenly, i found thunder, flash of
lightning, and thunderbolt. I then came to a group of people whose stomaches
were like a house containing snakes. The snakes could be been from outside
their stomaches. I then asked, ‘O Jibril, who are they? He answered; they are
people who used to eat usury”. This hadith was told by Imam Ahmad.
At that night, the messenger also witnessed other events, all of which you can
find in his narratives in the books hadith.
Dear
brothers and sisters who are honored by Allah.
The
event of isra’ and mi’raj is purposeful, and the real purpose is to bring the
messenger to Allah, to receive His commandment to do five time prayers
(sholat). The value of the reward of this five time prayers is the same with
that of fifty five-time prayers as what was previously commanded. The messenger
receive the commandment directly from Allah to be delivered directly to the
human kind. In Islam prayer constitute the pillar of religion and the media of
contact between human and Allah. Beside, prayer can also cause a close
relationship among the Moslems anywhere they are. The most important thing we
have to know in this occasion is that isra mi’raj is the miracles of the
messengers were visible and could arise two different responses; those are
encouraging people to be believer or event disbelievers. In addition, the
visible miracles can end when the events have been finished. On the other hand,
the miracle of the messenger Muhammad saw is always alive and eternal. The
eternity is valid for each generation and never lasting. Even this continously
experiences renewal all time. It speaks to the reason and encourages it to
think.
Ladies
and gentlemen!
Another
thing which is important to remember is understanding the meaning of the must
of doing prayer. By commemorating isra mi’raj the moslem are asked to think and
understand the meaning of the must of doing prayer so that they will always
keep this commandment. They are also asked to penetrate the essence and the use
the prayer, so that they no disobey this must. It is prayer which can put the
servant in contact with his God and wich distinct the believers and the
disbelievers.
Allah
swt said in His Noble Sacred Book QS. Al-Baqarah ayat 45-46:
وَاسْتَعِيْنُوْا بِا
الصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ وَإِنَهَا لَكَبِرَةٍ إِلَا عَلَى الخَاشِعِينَ ألَّذِيْنَ
يَظُنُّوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ مُلَاقُوْا رَبِهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيِهِ رَاجِعِوْنَ. صدق
الله العظيم.
“Nay,
seek (Allah’s) help with patient perseverance and prayer; it is indeed hard,
except to those who bring a lowly spirit-Who bear in mind the certainty that
they are to meet their lord, and that they are return to Him”.
والسّلام عليكم ورحمة الله
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