Our Majestic Prophet

The Arrival of Our Intercessor

(Part 20)

Mawlana Abu ul-Hassan Attari Madani

30. اَنَا الحَاشِرُ الَّذِي يُحْشَرُ النَّاسُ عَلَى قَدَمِي

Translation: I am the gatherer; people will be gathered at my feet.^{^[1]}

31. اَنا اَوَّلُ النَّاسِ اِفَاقَةً

Translation: I will be the first to be raised on the Day of Judgement.^{^[2]}

32. اَنَا اَوَّلُ النَّاسِ خُرُوجًا اِذَا بُعِثُوا

Translation: On the Day of Judgement, I will be the first to be raised.^{^[3]}

33. اَنَا اَوَّلُ مَنْ تَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ الْاَرْضُ وَلا فَخْرَ

Translation: On the Day of Judgement, I am the first for whom the earth will split open, and I say this without boasting.^{^[4]}

34. اَنَا اَوَّلُ مَنْ تَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ الْاَرْضُ فاكون اول من يبعث

Translation: I am the first for whom the earth shall split on the Day of Judgement. I shall be raised first.^{^[5]}

These narrations describe how the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will be raised from his grave on the Day of Judgement. The manner in which the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will arrive on the Day of Judgement is explained in other hadith. After the trumpet is blown for the second time, the noble Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will be the first to rise, followed by our masters Abū Bakr and then ʿUmar رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا . Next, those buried in al-Baqīʿ will be resurrected, followed by those buried in al-Muʿallā cemetery in Makka. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will then mount the Buraq and travel to the plains of resurrection with Sayyidunā Abū Bakr, Sayyidunā ʿUmar رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا , and the people of the two holy sanctuaries, in the company of 70,000 angels. The details of this are mentioned in the following narrations.

The Company of 70,000 Angels

Every morning at the time of Fajr, 70,000 angels descend and surround the sacred grave of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم . They cover it with their wings and invoke blessings on him until the evening. In the evening, they ascend to the heavens and another group of 70,000 angels descend and do the same. This will continue to happen until the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is raised on the Day of Judgement. When he is raised, he will be amongst 70,000 angels who are there to honour and respect him.^{^[6]}

When the trumpet will be blown, all denizens of the earth and the heavens will fall unconscious, except those whom Allah wills. When the trumpet will be blown for the second time, the noble Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will be resurrected first.^{^[7]}

Sayyidunā Abū Bakr and Sayyidunā ʿUmar رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم once entered the masjid with Sayyidunā Abū Bakr and Sayyidunā ʿUmar رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا on his right and left side whilst holding their hands. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “We will be raised like this on the Day of Judgement.”^{^[8]}

The Company of the People of Makkah and Baqīʿ

The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: “I will be the first for whom the earth will split open, then Abū Bakr and ʿUmar. Then I will go to the people of Baqīʿ, and they will gather with me. Then I will wait for the people of Makka and meet them in between the two holy sanctuaries.”^{^[9]} Moreover, after the people of Baqīʿ are raised, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will wait for the people of Makka. When they arrive, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will go with them to the plains of resurrection.^{^[10]}

The Prophet’s Arrival in the Plains of Judgement and the Azan of Sayyidunā Bilāl

Sayyidunā Abū Hurayra رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ reports that the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:

The prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام will be taken from their graves to the plains of resurrection on a mode of transport. Sayyidunā Ṣāliḥ عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام will be brought on the she-camel, and my grandsons Hassan and Hussain will arrive on my camel Adbā. I will be brought on the Buraq; the distance it covers in one step is as far as the eye can see. Bilāl will be brought on one of the camels of Paradise. He will give the azan, and when he says “I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah,” all the believers will bear witness with him. The testification of some will be accepted and some will be rejected.^{^[11]}

It is mentioned in another narration that the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم answered Sayyidunā Muʿādh’s question رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ , “I will be riding the Buraq, and this will be my exclusivity among the prophets.” Then he looked at Sayyidunā Bilāl and said, “He will be brought on a camel from Paradise and will give the azan whilst sitting on it. When the previous nations and their prophets hear, ‘I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah,’ they will look at Bilāl and say they bear witness to this too.”^{^[12]}