In the name of Allah, the
Compassionate, the Merciful
I S R A
& M A I R A J
[Shamim A Siddiqi, NY]
The issue of Isra & Mairaj, Accession to
Heaven of Rasulullah (S) that took place in the 12 year of his Prophethood must
be put before the human society in its correct perspective.
I will summarize it in brief in a sequence in order to evaluate its extreme
significance and understand the onward march of Islam in the Arab lands and
beyond.
1. Allah (SWT) when assigned Muhammad (S)
his Mission to fulfill on earth in the very second Wahl [revelation] after Fitrah
[the short period when the Wahi was stopped temporarily] as directed through Verse
# 2 & 3 of Surah # 74, Al-Muddaththir towards the
glorification of his (S) Lord through establishing His authority on His
slaves and building the Islamic society of humans in that land:
“Arise and warn. And glorify the greatness of thy Sustainer”
He (S) needed three things [a trio] to this effect.
a. The Blue Print - the Guide lines - the
Guidance as how to live, act and behave on earth;
b. A dedicated and committed team of
trustworthy workers and leaders to implement the Plan or the Blue Print in
the human society for establishing justice and peace on earth;
c. Land where to establish that Plan or the Blue Print.
Now see the next 12 years of his (S)
struggle for the attainment of his mission in the Makkan life:
* The Blue Print of the would be Islamic
State was coming gradually in bits and pieces as
the situation warranted directly from the Creator and the
Sustainer to Muhammad (S) in the shape of the Qur'an.
* Rasulullah (S) himself undertook the task of
building his team of trustworthy workers/leadership in ones and twos through
person to person contact with people around him in Makkah and in its vicinity.
* He (S) was constantly in search of
land as where to build the HQ of his mission. He tried first in
Now it was the most appropriate time in
sequence when Allah invited His Messenger Prophet Muhammad (S) to
heavens through His special emissary the arch angel Gabriel:
1. To have a practical observation
of His Kingdom - Heavens and Hell not directly from Makkah but
through the special route via Jerusalem where he (S) was the Imam
[the Leader who leads the prayers] of all the Prophets of
Allah from Adam to Jesus as Prophet Muhammad(S) was the last Prophet
of Allah to mankind [not for Arabs only] and brought
the most updated Guidance for humans to act, live and
behave accordingly on earth in order to acquire the cherished balanced
life of justice, peace and security on earth.
2. To show him (S) the end-result of different crimes that people
commit on earth in the from of similitude and the rewards that humans
will get on the Day of Judgment for their good actions and deeds on earth;
3. To hand him over the Manifesto of his (S) would-be Islamic State
that he was going to establish in
Any modern state that wants
justice, peace and security to prevail within its geographical bounds can
reap the harvest of its Barakah [blessings] if it establishes a state
accordingly. The Islamic State established by Rasulullah (S) in Madinah
and that of his four distinguished Caliphs in the vast tracts of Asia
and
I would request the Muslim leadership
around the world to study the event of Isra or Mairaj and
the Islamic Manifesto in detail. He will be convinced that this
is the only way left for mankind to attain Justice, peace and security for
the human abode today.
Muslims have to produce its model in 21
century. It is their obligation and they all are accountable to their Lord if
they do not struggle hard for its accomplishment,
Fortunately, they have the
Guidance totally intact in its most original form and abundance of land [57
Muslim dominated countries] but not the desired leadership to complete the
"Trio" towards establishing the promised society that
guarantees justice, peace and security to all its citizens,
irrespective of cast, color. creed and status.
Will the Muslims not struggle for
establishing this dream land and be the savior of
mankind?
Shamim Siddiqi
Ramadan 28, 1431H/ Sept. 8, 2010