Who Appeared to the Founder of Islam?
- philhoraia
- Apr 19, 2023
- 3 min read
Who is the the one that supposedly visited Allah's boss in S 53?
1 By the star when it has sunk, 2 Your companion has not strayed nor enticed, 3 Nor does he speak from desire. 4 It is nothing but inspiration that is inspired. 5 One severe in strength has taught him, 6 The possessor of power and he ascended 7 When he is on the highest horizon. 8 Then he approached and dangled. 9 And he was at a distance of two bows or nearer. 10 So he inspired his slave what he inspired. 11 The heart did not lie what it saw. 12 So do you dispute with him about what he might see? 13 He saw him in another descent, 14 At Sidrat al-Muntaha. 15 By it is the Jannah of Shelter. 16 When the buckthorn covered what it covers, 17 The sight did not swerve nor play the tyrant. 18 He saw of the great signs of his lord.
Regarding Sidrat al-Muntaha, that is supposedly up; how can the author speak of a descent? This is where the author supposedly visited.
It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah (b. Umar) that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was taken for the Night journey, he was taken to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha, which is situated on the sixth heaven, where terminates everything that ascends from the earth and is held there, and where terminates every- thing that descends from above it and is held there. (It is with reference to this that) Allah said:
" When that which covers covered the lote-tree" (al-Qur'an, Iiii. 16). He (the narrator) said: (It was) gold moths. He (the narrator further) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was given three (things): he was given five prayers, be was given the concluding verses of Sura al-Baqara, and remission of serious Sins for those among his Ummah who associate not anything with Allah
In non-quranic hadith we read:
Yahya reported:
I asked Abu Salama what was revealed first from the Qur'an. He said:" 0, the shrouded one." I said: Or" Recite." Jabir said: I am narrating to you what was narrated to us by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: I stayed in Hira' for one month and when my stay was completed, I come down and went into the heart of the valley. Somebody called me aloud. I looked in front of me, behind me, on the right of my side and on my left, but I did not see any body. I was again called and I looked about but saw nothing. I was called again and raised my head, and there on the Throne in the open atmosphere he, i. e. Gabriel (peace be upon him) was sitting. I began to tremble on account of fear. I came to Khadija and said: Wrap me up. They wrapped me up and threw water on me and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, sent down this: you who are shrouded! arise and deliver warning, your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse."
It might be argued that Jib might have a throne but the text reads THE throne. Not A throne. If this is supposed to be Jibril and he sits on THE throne, is Jib Allah?
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