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#Part 39
The Night Journey and Ascension (39)
The Prophet ﷺ was then taken to the first level of heaven,
which was the first stage of his Ascension. Jibreel asked for the door to be opened for the Prophet, and there stood Adam عليه السلام , the first man prophet. Adam said, “Peace be upon you,” to which the Prophet ﷺ responded, “And upon you be peace.” Adam then testified that Muhammad was the Prophet of Allah. Adam looked to his right and smiled, and then looked to his left and wept.
The Prophet ﷺ saw two groups of people on either side of Adam, and the ones he smiled at were the believers , while the ones that caused him to weep were the unbelievers
The Prophet ﷺ was then escorted to the second level of
heaven. Jibreel asked for the door to be opened, and there the Prophet ﷺ saw two cousins, the prophets Yahia bin Zakariya (John son of Zechariah) and Isa bin Maryam (Jesus, son of Mary). The Prophet ﷺ greeted them and they returned the greeting, and then they testified that Muhammad was Allah’s Prophet.
On the third level of heaven, the Prophet ﷺ met Yusuf
(Joseph) عليه السلام. After an exchange of greetings, Yusuf also testified that Muhammad was Allah’s Prophet.
The Prophet ﷺ met Idress عليه السلام on the fourth level of heaven.
Both prophets exchanged greetings, and Idress testified that Muhammad was the Prophet of Allah.
The fifth level of heaven was where the Prophet ﷺ met
Haroon (Aaron)عليه السلام, who, like all the previous prophets, exchanged greetings and testified that Muhammad was Allah’s Prophet.
Musa (Moses) عليه السلام awaited the Prophet ﷺ on the sixth level of heaven. After greeting the Prophet and testifying that Muhammad was indeed a Prophet, Musa began to weep. When he was asked why he was weeping , he said, “The reason for my tears is that a youth was commissioned as prophet after me, but his followers will enter heaven in greater numbers than mine.”
When the Prophet ﷺ reached the seventh level of heaven, he resting against Bait Al-Ma’mur, a met Ibraheem (Abraham)عليه السلام celestial house of worship which seventy thousand different angels circumambulate every day. The Prophet Ibraheem returned the greeting of his descendant and testified that Muhammad was the Prohet of Allah.
PAt this point, the Prophet ﷺ was then led up to Sirat AlMuntaha, a tree of Paradise. Its leaves were the size of an elephant’s ears, and its fruits the size of small pitchers. It was covered by golden moths, and no words can describe this beauty.
The Prophet ﷺ was then brought before Allah the Almighty.
Since no human eyes could take in the majesty of Allah, the Prophet ﷺ could not actually look upon Allah, but he stood in close proximity to Him. Allah informed the Prophet that it was no obligatory for his followers to perform prayers fifty times a day . The Prophet ﷺ was then led away by Jibreel. Musa, however, halted the Prophet ﷺ and asked him what Allah had commanded. “Fifty prayers a day,” the Prophet ﷺ said, “Your followers are not strong enough. Go back to your Lord and ask him to make it lighter,” Musa عليه السلام advised. The Prophet ﷺ looked at Jibreel who said, “You may do so if you so desire .”
The Prophet ﷺ returned to Allah and did as he had been
advised. Allah reduced the obligatory prayers from fifty to ten. Again the Prophet ﷺ was led away and once again Musa stopped him. Upon hearing the number had been reduced to ten, he advised the Prophet to ask for another reduction. Allah reduced the number to five . When Musa learned of this, he again advised the Prophet ﷺ to ask Allah to reduce the number. The children of Israel, Musa said, were asked to do less, but still they were unable to carry out their duties. The Prophet ﷺ did not intend to return another time.
“I feel ashamed before my Lord,” he said. A voice then announced, “I have enforced my obligaton and made it light for My servants. He who prays these five prayers will be rewarded as if he prayed fifty. What I decree cannot be changed.”
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