Dear Islamic brothers! Tonight is the 27^th night of Rajab, 1442 AH. We are deeply grateful to Allah Almighty who once again allowed us to witness this sacred night of great virtues and blessings; this is that great night in which Allah Almighty conferred a tremendous miracle upon our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. We will have the honour of briefly hearing about the manifestations and lights that showered down on this illuminating night. If we listen attentively then اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه, the love of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will further increase in our hearts.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Mi’raaj and the intellect

Dear Islamic brothers! From the many miracles that Allah Almighty granted our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, the Night Journey is one of the greatest, for he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم travelled from Masjid-e-Haraam to Masjid-e-Aqsa with his physical body, then to the skies and then he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم travelled to Paradise and the Arsh, where he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم witnessed countless signs and wonders of Allah Almighty. This journey and the things that were witnessed therein occurred in a very short portion of the night, but keeping the details of the journey in mind, the intellect would deem these details impossible for the human body to experience physically, and even if one deems this to be possible then thousands of years would be required to complete this journey.

However, both of these matters, i.e. the human body going on such a journey and traversing a journey of thousands of years in a few moments, are perceived to be impossible only according to superficial understanding and shallow intellect. Otherwise, if viewed through the lens of Iman and pondered upon deeply, then there is no reason to deny them.