You are the leader of all Prophets!

O devotees of the awliyāˈ! One aspect of the MiꜤrāj journey involves the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم   leading all of the noble Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام in salah. It is mentioned in a hadith, “I rode it (Burāq) until I reached Bayt al-Maqdis, and I tied it in the place where all the Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام would tie their conveyances. Then, I entered the masjid (al-Aqsa) and offered two units of salah there.”^[1]

The well-known saint, ꜤAllāmah Makhdūm Muḥammad Hāshim Thathawī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:

In this salah, he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم   was the imam of all Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام.^[2] In order to reveal the esteemed rank of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , all of the noble Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام were gathered in Bayt al-Maqdis.^[3] When he arrived there, they all expressed joy and welcomed him. At the time of salah, they all put him forward to lead, so he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم   led them all in salah.^[4]

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه! What a beautiful salah, for all the Prophets and Messengers   عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام   were offering salah, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم   was their imam, and the place of prayer was the first Qiblah. Undoubtedly, the universe had never witnessed such a prayer before, and the heavens had never seen such a scene. The secret of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم   being the first and last was also revealed that day, and its meaning became as clear as day, for