Heavenly Jewels

pleasure of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). B. 40 Belief: From amongst the Unique blessings bestowed upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is the Me'raaj (ascension in to the heavens), when the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) journeyed in a short space of night with his physical body from Masjid-e-Haraam (Makkah) to Masjid-e-Aqsa (in Jerusalem), from there into the seven skies, pass the Throne (Kursi), and even beyond the 'Arsh and he was blessed with such closeness, that has never been bestowed upon any human or Angel ever before and will never be bestowed ever to anybody else. He saw Allah (The Exalted) with the eyes of his head and he heard the speech of Allah (The Exalted) without any means and he saw and understood every atom in the heights of the heavens, the skies and the earths. B. 41 Belief: The entire creation from beginning to end including Nabi Ibraheem (upon whom be peace) is in need of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). B. 42 Belief: The station of Shafa'at-e-Kubra (Greatest station of intercession) on the day of Judgement has been given to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). Until the Prophet (may Allah b less him and grant him peace) does not open the doors of intercession, none will have the authority to intercede. All those who wish to intercede, will all bring their cases in the court of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). It is only the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) who is an intercessor in the court of Allah (The Exalted). This Shafa'at-e-Kubra will be for all, in other words the believers, Kaafirs, obedient and the sinners. The reason for this is because all will be waiting for the reckoning to take place and they will be in great difficulty and torment and they will wish that they were taken and thrown il1to the dungeons of hell and that they may be freed from the waiting. It is on this basis, that all people from the 52