Seeratul Mustafa

During the Mi’raaj, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) met Nabi Yusuf (‘alaihis salaam) in the third heaven. This meeting implied that like Nabi Yusuf (‘alaihis salaam), Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) will also suffer at the hands of his brothers, but he will ultimately prevail over them and forgive them for their …

During the Mi’raaj, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) met Nabi ‘Isa (‘alaihis salaam) and Nabi Yahya (‘alaihis salaam) in the second heaven. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned in the mubaarak Hadith: أنا أقرب الناس بعيسى بن مريم ليس بيني وبينه نبي “(From all the Ambiyaa,) I am closest to ‘Isa bin …

After returning from the Mi’raaj, when the Quraish had asked Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to inform them of something that he had seen on the road while returning from Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had informed them of the trade caravan that he had seen returning from Syria and had …

In the same order, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) returned from the heavens and landed first at Bayt-ul-Muqaddas. From here, he mounted the Buraaq and reached Makkah Mukarramah before the break of dawn. The same morning, he recounted this incident to the Quraish. On hearing the incident, they were left shocked. …

On the occasion of mi’raaj, when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) met Allah Ta‘ala, then Allah Ta‘ala bestowed him with many special bounties, bestowed glad tidings to him that made him pleased and happy, and gave him various commands and injunctions. From all these injunctions and commands, the most important command …

According to a lengthy narration reported by Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Allah Ta‘ala addressed Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in the following words while conversing with him: قد اتخذتك خليلا وحبيبا وأرسلتك إلى الناس كافة بشيرا ونذيرا وشرحت لك صدرك ووضعت عنك وزرك ورفعت لك ذكرك فلا أذكر إلاذكرت معي …

When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) met Allah Ta‘ala, then on this great occasion, Allah Ta‘ala conversed with him directly and bestowed three gifts upon him. The first gift was the five daily salaah. The second gift was the concluding verses of Surah Baqarah which include mention of the complete mercy, …

From the Sidratul Muntaha, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) ascended even further until he reached such a high place where he was able to hear the sounds made by the pens (recording predestination). The sound produced by the writing of these pens of predestination is referred to as Sareeful-Aqlaam. This is …

Jannah is located close to the Sidrat-ul-Muntaha. In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta‘ala says: عِنۡدَ سِدۡرَة الۡمُنۡتَهی ﴿۱۴﴾ عِنۡدَها جَنَّة الۡمَاۡوٰی ﴿ؕ۱۵﴾ At Sidrat-ul-Muntaha, near it is Jannat-ul-Ma’waa (the abode of Jannah). (Surah Najm v. 14-15) It is reported in the narration of Hazrat Abu Sa’eed Khudri (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) that …

After meeting Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) in the seventh heaven and seeing the Bayt-ul-Ma’moor, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was raised to the Sidrat-ul-Muntaha. The Sidrat-ul-Muntaha is a large tree in the seventh heaven. When anything is raised from the earth to the heavens, it first stops at the Sidrat-ul-Muntaha, and …