
Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm
Tonight is a holy night again. May the barakah of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla be upon us. May we have the strength of īmān. Tonight is a big night. It is a magnificent night for humanity and for Islām. In this night our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam ascended to ākhirah, all over the world, everywhere until ‘Arshu l-‘Alā. His ﷺ glory shows how high he ﷺ is. The glory of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is great.
Therefore, tonight is a blessed night. Du’ā’s are accepted. Worship performed in this night is more accepted. Therefore, we should do as much as we can. Some people say to revive the night. They spend the whole night awake. That is difficult. Everyone should do what they can. As long as they worship before going to bed, if they pray two rakāt with wuḍū’, get up early for tahajjud, perform the prayers and worship and make du‘ā’, those du‘ā’ are accepted.
Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, He ﷻ created us with īmān. We make du‘ā’ that He ﷻ strengthens our īmān. Most importantly “‘afwa wa-l-‘āfiyata wa-l-mu‘āfāta l-dā’imah”, we should ask for forgiveness from Allāh ﷻ and for good health. May we always be with good health. That is the biggest favour. This is the advice of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Who does this will be in profit. Who doesn’t do this will miss a lot and lose a lot, as Allāh will not have granted it to them.
This holy night is something that tests people’s īmān. Mu’mins, people with īmān believe in everything our Holy Prophet ﷺ says. They believe in the Ghayb (hidden). Ghayb means we believe in what we don’t see. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ has told about them. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has informed us about these things through him ﷺ. We have faith in them and we believe in them, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. Whom is it with? It is with those who are on the way of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, with those who follow his ﷺ sunnah, those who obey what he ﷺ says and what we’re ordered. Who don’t obey destroy other people too. They play with their īmān. They become the means for them to lose their īmān. They are like mushriks. Mushriks didn’t believe when our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam ascended to heavens to ‘Arshu l-‘Alā. They said “It is a lie and he is a liar”. Also nowadays, there are some people who live by as Muslims but play with people’s īmān. Some of them say it was a dream. Some of them don’t believe at all. They say it is neither a dream, nor anything. There is such a group out there. Shayṭān has cheated them. He took away their īmān, so they have no īmān. Without īmān, they may go out of the religion as well. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.
It is a dangerous thing. You must believe in this. Nothing is difficult for Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla who created you from nothing does whatever He ﷻ wants. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla can take you up to the highest point or put you down to the lowest point in an instant. Therefore, such people who put others to doubt and play with their īmān are stupid themselves. Those who think they are very clever, who have studied too much and learnt too much fall in such a doubt. They fall in the trap of shayṭān. And there is no salvation from that trap. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. Very few people are saved. Therefore, we should stay away from such people. We should stay away from people who don’t respect and honor. No need to even talk to them. Because they are poisonous. May Allāh ﷻ protect us, that poison will destroy and kill you. You will be dead spiritually, and there will be no salvation in ākhirah forever. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.
May Allāh ﷻ make tonight’s barakah everlasting for us in shā’a Llāh. As we said, it is a magnificent night as our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam travelled all around. They say “How come?” In the sight of Allāh ﷻ, both time and space are in His ﷻ Hand. Both of them are created. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla uses them as He ﷻ likes. Therefore, our Holy Prophet ﷺ travelled to paradise and hell, to ‘Arshu l-‘Alā and the Presence of Haqq, Divine Presence of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla in two hours that night. Allāh ﷻ had expanded time in that short time. As we said, time had stopped. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla stops the time. And a 100 years pass in a moment like it does nowadays.
Therefore, people’s minds comprehend some things and don’t comprehend other things. The matter of the night journey and ascension of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is inside the limits of mind, not outside of it. There are still many things outside of it. There are places which have no limits. There is no limit for the knowledge and wisdom of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Limits and borders are made. But the wisdom of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is unlimited. Therefore, this matter of night journey and ascension is quite simple. It is a believable thing for mu’mins. When people who studied at universities, who studied theology don’t believe in this, it means they are short of mind. May Allāh ﷻ give īmān and mind to all of us in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.
Al-Fatiha.
- Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
26 January 2025/ 26 Rajab 1446
Lefke, Cyprus
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