Oh man I wanna Kick my self for not knowing!! I should have woken up for Fujar today, I slept in!! :@
SO MADDD!!
well tonight we should all pray!

give solomon *control and power* over jins and animals

you guys should be working!!!!!! its not home time yet.

i agree labby, i like the kids version. i think it was a physical transportation because we ( i think im sure ) are told in Koran, or its discussed about relativity ( einstein stole it from here )... and how time in one place is not identical to time in another, this is to say about how on earth the time our beloved prophet spent was very small, but he spent greater time.

ANother thing to consider is, perhaps....the speed at which his journey was made, am i wrong in remebering reading somewhere about the speed of light wit which he moved from one place to the other....during his journey.

Another mention of this speed is with Jins and kings solomon. How they tried to please him, when god give solomon over jins and animals.....

Yea, I always have to think twice what I write in my chats with Freak. lol. Just when I get too comfy . . . BOOM, I get mocked, laughed at. :D

Labs, your comment was waayyy to short, can you please elaborate? ;)

FON: i want to know you more ;) are you ready for your trip this Friday??

fon, i think as kids in r.e. lessons we're taught it actually happened.... maybe the adult/ proper interpretation is that of a dream...?

and what a story labs..........wow.
its amazing......

Fons....always been religous as far as i know :)

STAJ there's a lot u dont know about me yaar :P

FON I didnt know you were religious...when did that happen ;)

beats me!

LABS nice link yaar....however there is a slight conflict in the intrepretation of what exactly happened....that is whether the holy prophet was 'physically' sent to the 7 heavens or was 'spiritually' sent.

Some intrepretations say he was 'spiritually' sent...and others say he was 'physically' sent.

Either way...today is for sure a commemoration of something absolutely divine.

i didnt know either

thats real sneaky fon .. you copy and pasting chat convos !!

i know what maeraj un nabi is.. the night the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven and spoke to God, just unaware it was today....

detail:

It was during the 10th year of the mission that Muhammad (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) was to experience the greatest sorrow of his life. His Uncle Abu Taalib, who adopted and provided him the much needed family protection and support died. This was followed soon after by the death of his loving wife, Khadija. To add to his grief, the people of Taif to whom he had journeyed to convey the message of Islam had mercilessly rejected him, sending raffians to pelt him with stones making his body stream with blood.

It was in this devastating and difficult time that the Prophet (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) was to be given one of the greatest and most uplifting honors by Allah, Glorified and Exalted as He. This was a miraculous night journey.

On that special night, the Angel Gabriel came to Muhammad (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) and woke him from his sleep. Gabriel then made him mount what looked like a dazzling white creature named Al-Buraq.

Soon with lightening speed Muhammad was transported to Masjid Al-Aqsa, the distant place of prayer in Jerusalem. There, on this blessed site in the heart of Jerusalem, Muhammad (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) was met by an assembly of earlier prophets who gathered behind him as he led them in prayer.

From there, Gabriel took him and they ascended through the seven heavens to witness the unseen mysteries of the universe and to see some of the greatest signs of Allah. According to tradition, the Prophet (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) said,

" When I entered the lowest heaven I saw a man sitting there with the spirits of men and women passing before him. To one on the right, he would smile saying 'a good spirit from a good body' and to another on the left he would frown and say 'a bad spirit from a bad body'.

I said, 'Who is this O Gabriel?' He replied, 'This is Adam and the persons on the right and left are his offspring. Those on the right are the people of Paradise, those on the left are the people of hell fire.' Then Gabriel ascended with Muhammad (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) through each subsequent heaven meeting different Prophets as he went.

Jesus, John, Joseph, Aaron, Moses, peace be upon them all. Until finally they reached the seventh heaven. There was a man sitting on the throne at the gate of the immortal mansion. 'Never have I seen a man more like myself', said the Prophet (Sallalahu alaihewasalam). 'This was my father Abraham'.

Then Gabriel appeared to the Prophet (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) in all his angelic light and splendor. They had reached the lot tree of the utmost boundary, the Sidrat-ul-Muntaha veiled by mysterious colors, inexhaustibly indescribable.

Translation) Chapter 53 of the Holy Quran, the Book of God -- Verses 11 to 18

"The heart falsified not what he saw

Would you then dispute with him concerning what he sees

And Verily he saw him yet another time by the Lot tree of the utmost boundary

Near it the garden of Abode, when the Lot tree was shrouded by whatever in shrouded

The sight did not swerved nor did it exceed, Verily he saw of the Sign of his Lord, the Greatest."

Muhammad (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) had soared to the zenith of Divine heights. It was in this night of supreme spiritual and bodily elevation that he received from Allah Almighty, the second noble pillar of Islam: the five daily prayers.

And that, which was given to no Prophet ever before, the whole world was made a place for prostration and prayer for Muslims. This was Al-Isra Wal Mairaj the night journey and ascension.

On his return the next morning, after hearing about this miraculous journey, the disbelievers now rejoiced in the opportunity to jeer and mock Muhammad (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) even more. They had called him a mad man, a sooth sayer, a poet and now a liar. Persecution increased and life grew unbearable for Prophet (Sallalahu alaihewasalam) and his companions. They were constantly in danger so they quietly prepared to leave Makkah.

from www.quran.or.kr

MAMAD we are covering the diana issue in the 'stileath_bitch' JE :P

Today's also the day Princess Di sadly died...may her soul rest in peace

afreen...thank gawd someone around here knows :P

here is a typical eg of one of mine and IRFY's chat convos

freak_of_nature: oi u non muslim lol
irfani: LOL?
freak_of_nature: do u know what day it is today
irfani: MERAJ?
freak_of_nature: its shabba miraj or something like that
freak_of_nature: yesh
freak_of_nature: phew! at least u were aware of that lol
irfani: only reason i know that is someone in my chat
mentioned
irfani: ROFL
freak_of_nature: fuking hell lol
irfani: i have no clue what it means. ROFL
irfani: LMAO
freak_of_nature: holy sh*t lol
freak_of_nature: hence why i called u non muslim lol
irfani: ah i impressed u for a seconnd, didn't i?
freak_of_nature: well i was kinda taken aback for only a
spilt second lol
freak_of_nature: gosh yaar
irfani: lol
freak_of_nature: today is the night that all muslims
commerate
freak_of_nature: the night that the holy
prophet 'descended' to the 7 heavens

Israa wal meeraj