The Rising and the Hereafter
Allâhu ta’âlâ pities all the people on the earth, and sends them the useful things He creates. He has taught the entire humanity how they should act and behave so that they may lead a life of comfort and peace in the world and in the Hereafter. Choosing some of the people whose deserved destination in the Hereafter is Hell, He will magnanimously forgive them and bless them with Paradise....
Allâhu ta’âlâ pities all the people on the earth, and sends them the useful things He creates. He has taught the entire humanity how they should act and behave so that they may lead a life of comfort and peace in the world and in the Hereafter. Choosing some of the people whose deserved destination in the Hereafter is Hell, He will magnanimously forgive them and bless them with Paradise....
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heaven,leaving<strong>the</strong>earthonce<strong>and</strong>forall.<br />
Some sâlih (pious, devoted, true) Muslims dreamed of this<br />
fact [1] .Ablessedpersonentreated:“YâRasûlallah!MayIhave<strong>the</strong><br />
honourofsacrificingmyparentsforyou!Don’tyousee<strong>the</strong>fitnas<br />
being caused by your Ummat (Muslims)? <strong>The</strong> Best of creation<br />
stated: “Allâhu ta’âlâ will increase <strong>the</strong>ir fitnas. <strong>The</strong>y have<br />
martyred Hadrat Huseyn, too. <strong>The</strong>y have failed to observe my<br />
right.” Much more was stated; yet doubts on <strong>the</strong> part of <strong>the</strong><br />
narratorhascompelledustocensor<strong>the</strong>rest.(HadratHuseynwas<br />
<strong>the</strong>blessedyoungergr<strong>and</strong>sonof<strong>the</strong>MessengerofAllah.)<br />
Someof<strong>the</strong>m,(e.g.Ibrâhîm‘’alaihis-salâm’,)havechosen<strong>the</strong><br />
seventhlayerofheaven,<strong>and</strong>stay<strong>the</strong>re.On<strong>the</strong>nightofMi’râj,our<br />
blessedProphet‘’alaihis-salâm’madeavisittoIbrâhîm‘’alaihissalâm’.<br />
He found him, with his back leaned against <strong>the</strong> Bayt-ima’mûr,gazingwithascathinglookat<strong>the</strong>Muslims’children.<br />
Îsâ(Jesus)‘’alaihis-salâm’isin<strong>the</strong>fifthheaven.Ineachheaven<br />
areRasûls<strong>and</strong>Nebîs [2] ,whonevergooutorleave<strong>the</strong>irplace.<strong>The</strong>y<br />
stay<strong>the</strong>reuntildoomsday.<strong>The</strong>onlyfourProphetswhohavebeen<br />
granted<strong>the</strong>choicetogowhereever<strong>the</strong>ywantareHadratIbrâhîm<br />
<strong>and</strong>HadratMûsâ(Moses)<strong>and</strong>HadratÎsâ‘’alaihim-as-salâm’,<strong>and</strong><br />
HadratMuhammadMustafâ‘sall-Allâhu’alaihiwasallam’.<strong>The</strong>se<br />
(fourProphets)cangotoanyplaceinanyof<strong>the</strong>(aforesaid)three<br />
’âlams.<br />
Someof<strong>the</strong>Awliyâ-i-kirâmstayinamannertermedtawaqquf<br />
(pause) until doomsday. As a matter of fact, Bâyazîd Bistâmî<br />
‘rahimahullâhüta’âlâ’issaidtobeeatingat<strong>the</strong>mealtablebelow<br />
<strong>the</strong>’Arsh-i-a’lâ.<br />
<strong>The</strong>seare<strong>the</strong>fourdifferentstateswherein<strong>the</strong>peopleingraves<br />
aremadetobe.Thatis,<strong>the</strong>yaretormented,pitied,insulted,<strong>and</strong><br />
praised.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are many people among <strong>the</strong> Awliyâ-i-kirâm<br />
‘rahimahumullâhü ta’âlâ’, who gaze with attention at a dying<br />
[1] <strong>The</strong> devil can disguise himself in anything. Yet he cannot appear<br />
under <strong>the</strong> guise of any Prophet. So, when our blessed Prophet<br />
‘’alaihis-salâm’isdreamedof,itisdefinitelyasahîh<strong>and</strong>truedream.<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore,suchdreamsareofdocumentaryvalueforus.<br />
[2] Both of <strong>the</strong>m are Prophets. A Rasûl is a Messenger with his own<br />
dispensation,forAllâhuta’âlâhasrevealedanewreligiontohim.A<br />
Nebî, a Prophet as well, is one who has been sent to restore <strong>the</strong><br />
dispensationofaProphetprevioustohim.<br />
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