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Shabb-e-Miraj and Shabb-e-Baraat..is it right?
Shaab-e-Miraj:
I don’t really know much about this celebration that is done, except the fact that it is celebrated because Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) had undergone the night journey – Israa and Miraj -, and that the 5 daily prayers were prescribed to him from Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى).
The other day, I was watching television and I saw that the majority of the Islamic leaders had believed that our Rasul (PBUH) had ascended the seven heavens that night and had met Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى). I believe it till this part…but the scholars went on to say that he met Allah face to face. This is the error…a grave one because it goes against what the Prophet described. Yes, Rasulullah (PBUH) had met Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) and yes the prayers were prescribed to him from there, but NO! The Prophet (PBUH) said that there was a point in which Angel Jibreel stopped to accompany him saying that he was not to move ahead of where they were and that the Prophet had to go alone and talk to Allah. Between the Prophet and Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) was a veil, which means that the Prophet (PBUH) had not seen Allah’s Face but had only talked to him from behind a Veil.
This is one part of the belief which I want to correct. Another is the celebration itself. It is Bid’ah- an innovation- to our Deen and every Bid’ah, leads to harm, and every harm leads to the Hell Fire. I have searched through almost every Hadith book and nope, I had not found a single proof that the Prophet (PBUH) had celebrated his night nor that his companions (May Allah have mercy on them) had celebrated it during his lifetime or after his death. And some of us might not even believe what I am saying, but my Muslim brothers and sisters..both, you and I know that now, a question mark regarding this topic has been made deep somewhere in our hearts…and the Prophet (PBUH) said that whenever you have a doubt over something, you leave it. Either way, please stop practicing such things.
We might follow what our parents tell us, Brothers and Sisters, yes we might. And there’s no doubt that no child would ever want to correct the beliefs of his/her parents..but my fellow Muslim Brothers and Sisters, when it comes to Islam, when it comes to Deen, there’s no big and no small. There is only proof and no proof, right or wrong. And because there’s no proof what so ever that Shaab-e-Miraj must be celebrated, we must’nt… Instead, we must enjoin good and forbid evil.
Shaab-e-Baarat:
I’ve searched deep into the reason why we celebrate Shaab-e-Baraat. One thing I’d tell you once again, is that it’s Bid’ah.
From all my research, I gathered that this night is celebrated due to the widely held belief that Allah(سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) Writes the Qadar on this night, therefore, we pray all night and make a lot of Du’aas. No, brothers and sisters, there’s an authentic Hadith in which the Prophet (PBUH) says that when the Rooh is blown into a developing fetus in the mother’s womb, four things are written down:
1. Its sustenance
2. Lifespan
3. Deeds
4. And whether he/she will be miserable or happy (i.e. whether he/she will dwell in Paradise or Hell-Fire)
Bukhari and Muslim
So the Qadar (Kismat) is written long before we even enter the World. Yes, Du’aas and good deeds can change the our Qadar, but what I am trying to say over here is that Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) does choose that one night of 15th Sha’ban to Write our Qadar. No, this widely held belief is wrong and must not be practiced.
Du’as can be accepted at any time, anywhere, no matter what the occasion and no matter what the situation. Yes, if there’s one night, about which both the Qur’an and Sunnah agree upon, in which any prayers will be answered, it is the night of Qadar: in other words, Layla-tul-Qadar. This is the night about which a Surah has been revealed and the night about which our Messenger (PBUH) said that it is blessed.
Even about Lyla-tul-Qadar, many hold a belief that it will come on the 27th of Ramadan. This is also not right. In fact, this night can come at any odd night in the last ten days of Ramadan, during which we pray the Qiyam-ul-Layl.
So my Muslim brothers and sisters, if I said anything wrong up there, please correct me. If you found any authentic narration on the celebration of the two nights I mentioned above, please feel free to share it, for I would like to correct my own beliefs if they are wrong.
May Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) guide us to what’s right and keep us on the right track, may our hearts open up for acceptance and may ignorance no longer prevail…may we all enter Jannah-tul-Firdaus with all of our sins erased and may we be able to maintain and re-establish this ever-lasting bond of brotherhood in our Ummah…aameen..
Thank you very much for reading thisJ
Shaab-e-Miraj:
I don’t really know much about this celebration that is done, except the fact that it is celebrated because Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) had undergone the night journey – Israa and Miraj -, and that the 5 daily prayers were prescribed to him from Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى).
The other day, I was watching television and I saw that the majority of the Islamic leaders had believed that our Rasul (PBUH) had ascended the seven heavens that night and had met Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى). I believe it till this part…but the scholars went on to say that he met Allah face to face. This is the error…a grave one because it goes against what the Prophet described. Yes, Rasulullah (PBUH) had met Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) and yes the prayers were prescribed to him from there, but NO! The Prophet (PBUH) said that there was a point in which Angel Jibreel stopped to accompany him saying that he was not to move ahead of where they were and that the Prophet had to go alone and talk to Allah. Between the Prophet and Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) was a veil, which means that the Prophet (PBUH) had not seen Allah’s Face but had only talked to him from behind a Veil.
This is one part of the belief which I want to correct. Another is the celebration itself. It is Bid’ah- an innovation- to our Deen and every Bid’ah, leads to harm, and every harm leads to the Hell Fire. I have searched through almost every Hadith book and nope, I had not found a single proof that the Prophet (PBUH) had celebrated his night nor that his companions (May Allah have mercy on them) had celebrated it during his lifetime or after his death. And some of us might not even believe what I am saying, but my Muslim brothers and sisters..both, you and I know that now, a question mark regarding this topic has been made deep somewhere in our hearts…and the Prophet (PBUH) said that whenever you have a doubt over something, you leave it. Either way, please stop practicing such things.
We might follow what our parents tell us, Brothers and Sisters, yes we might. And there’s no doubt that no child would ever want to correct the beliefs of his/her parents..but my fellow Muslim Brothers and Sisters, when it comes to Islam, when it comes to Deen, there’s no big and no small. There is only proof and no proof, right or wrong. And because there’s no proof what so ever that Shaab-e-Miraj must be celebrated, we must’nt… Instead, we must enjoin good and forbid evil.
Shaab-e-Baarat:
I’ve searched deep into the reason why we celebrate Shaab-e-Baraat. One thing I’d tell you once again, is that it’s Bid’ah.
From all my research, I gathered that this night is celebrated due to the widely held belief that Allah(سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) Writes the Qadar on this night, therefore, we pray all night and make a lot of Du’aas. No, brothers and sisters, there’s an authentic Hadith in which the Prophet (PBUH) says that when the Rooh is blown into a developing fetus in the mother’s womb, four things are written down:
1. Its sustenance
2. Lifespan
3. Deeds
4. And whether he/she will be miserable or happy (i.e. whether he/she will dwell in Paradise or Hell-Fire)
Bukhari and Muslim
So the Qadar (Kismat) is written long before we even enter the World. Yes, Du’aas and good deeds can change the our Qadar, but what I am trying to say over here is that Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) does choose that one night of 15th Sha’ban to Write our Qadar. No, this widely held belief is wrong and must not be practiced.
Du’as can be accepted at any time, anywhere, no matter what the occasion and no matter what the situation. Yes, if there’s one night, about which both the Qur’an and Sunnah agree upon, in which any prayers will be answered, it is the night of Qadar: in other words, Layla-tul-Qadar. This is the night about which a Surah has been revealed and the night about which our Messenger (PBUH) said that it is blessed.
Even about Lyla-tul-Qadar, many hold a belief that it will come on the 27th of Ramadan. This is also not right. In fact, this night can come at any odd night in the last ten days of Ramadan, during which we pray the Qiyam-ul-Layl.
So my Muslim brothers and sisters, if I said anything wrong up there, please correct me. If you found any authentic narration on the celebration of the two nights I mentioned above, please feel free to share it, for I would like to correct my own beliefs if they are wrong.
May Allah (سٌبْحَانَهٌ وَ تَعَلَى) guide us to what’s right and keep us on the right track, may our hearts open up for acceptance and may ignorance no longer prevail…may we all enter Jannah-tul-Firdaus with all of our sins erased and may we be able to maintain and re-establish this ever-lasting bond of brotherhood in our Ummah…aameen..
Thank you very much for reading thisJ
