‘Isha and Fajr prayers by the Messenger in congregations, before Mi’raaj.

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‘Isha and Fajr prayers by the Messenger in congregations, before Mi’raaj.

(“By their own hands they defeated the tyrannical powers of the Ceaser (Roman Emperor) and the Kisraa (Sassanide Emperor); and Lo, and Behold, by the same hands they occupied the same throne of tyranny”. IQBAL)


[ISHA AND FAJR PEAYERS BY THE MESSENGER IN CONGREGATION, BEFORE THE MI'RAAJ ]

Dear Readers, I hope you would enjoy the funny characters of the great historical figures held in highest esteem by Muslim clergy and, at the same time, feel like mourning the deplorable tragedy that the most ludicrous tales spread by them form the basic substance of our blind faith.

While still on the subject, let us make some research into the phenomenon of so called “Mi’raaj”. This myth is often referred to as the source of NAMAAZ as it was allegedly ordained to Mohammad verbally during his rendezvous with Allah when he travelled across the ‘seven skies’. This episode from tradition is dated back to 10th or 11th year of Mohammad’s Prophet-hood, which categorizes it as a pre-Hejira phenomenon. The first tradition implicitly describes its occurrence at the house of Umm-e-Haani, a married cousin of the Prophet.
Let us go through the research by Syed Suleman Nadwi:-
“Some sub-standard traditions and books of history(1) depict Umm-e-Haani’s statement that the holy Messenger had had the Mi’raaj experience in her house. Umm-e-Hanai’s home was in the quarter of Abi Taalib. This tradition is narrated by the known liar Kalabi and there are the worst kind of nonsensical and immoral details mentioned in it.” In Masnad Abi Ya’ali, it is narrated on behalf of Umm-e-Haani that the holy Messenger slept with that family after ‘Isha prayer. She got up during the night and noted his absence. After getting up next morning the holy Messenger narrated the episode of Mi’raaj, etc. etc. These traditions narrate the offering of ‘Isha and Fajr prayers by the holy Messenger in congregations, apart from other bogus details, even before the supposed journey of Mi’raaj. This narration makes the tradition seem grossly fictitious as the ritual of five times prayer a day was alleged to have been ordained as mandatory worship ritual only during the Mi’raaj expedition! So how come the two prayers described in the tradition were performed even before those were ordained? If NAMAAZ was already being offered before the Mi’raaj rendezvous, the entire story of Mi’raaj proves false. Another story about Mi’raaj is narrated with reference to the companion, Abu Hurera, whereas, Abu Hurera converted to Islam only in 7th Hejira year in Medinah and had no connections whatsoever with Makkah, or the Holy Messenger’s Makkan life”.
Syed Suleman Nadwi didn’t think this tradition worth even criticizing in detail. It was not worth any consideration for the sole reason that its fabricator was the notorious Interpreter and historian, Kalabi, who is known to be the fabricator of “Tafsir Ibn-e-Abbas”.
He maintains that all the tales about Mi’raaj are radically fictitious and fraudulent.
[page 43 ] [(1)books of history seera ibn hisham -volume 2 page 15 urdu]

[WE AWARD THEM RULE ON LAND------WILL ESTABLISH SALAAT AND ZAKAAT]

The foremost duty the Islamic Movement of Human Freedom was emphatically charged with by our Lord, the Creator, was to establish and enforce the Discipline or System of SALAAT and ZAKAAT once they achieved the target of power and authority over the land. The most direct relevant injunction in this connection reads as follows in the Verse No.41 of Chapter Al-hajj:-
Transliteration: (Allazina im-makkanna-hum fil Ardh, aqamoo as-Salaata wa aatu az-Zakaata wa amaroo bil-ma’aroofi wa nahau ‘anil munkar….) Translation: “These are the people who, if we award them with rule on land, will establish SALAAT and provide ZAKAAT; and will enforce the known virtues and prohibit the detestable practices….”)
The known virtuous practices and prohibitions are part and parcel of the same discipline called the Establishment of SALAAT and are enforced through legislation under the same Discipline of Values called SALAAT. Establishment of AL-SALAAT in reality stands for lexical, terminological and historical meaning of Enforcement of Divine Commandments. Its lexical and terminological meaning is
already evident on pages of all the reputed, authentic Arabic lexicons. It has an historical authenticity too in view of the veritable truth that all the exalted messengers appointed to guide and reform their communities, were entrusted with the same assignment of Aqamat-us-SALAAT as their working manifesto consisting of the practical application and enforcement of Divine Commandments in the society in order to free their poor compatriots from the chains and fetters imposed upon them by powerful exploiter aristocracy of their societies. In fact, the entire documented history of man is full of the tradition of tyranny and coercion, and the historical role of all divine Prophets/Messengers as defined in the Scriptures was that of life long revolutionary struggle to protect the masses from suppression and slavery by promulgating the divine manifesto of AqamatusSALAAT.”
[page 17 ]

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IS QURANIC SALAAT THE RITUAL PRAYER By Aurangzaib
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