Great events in the life of Muhammad (peace be upon him) II

The 10 year struggle and Isra & Mi'raj


He went through a struggle with a few companions of spreading the message, under the protection of his uncle. He was under the protection of his beloved wife, Khadijah, and who supported him financially. 10 years later, his uncle died, and then 3 days later, his wife died. The most beloved, the closest two to him, he lost them within 3 days. Quraish took the chance to oppress Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), there was no one to protect him.

And when he went home, there was no one to take Khadijah’s place.

He didn’t marry for 3 years. Pressure from outside, and loss of love from inside. He decided to go to Taif. He was met by 3 leaders of Taif on the outskirts, who asked him why he was there. They refused to believe him, so he asked permission to spread the message to the inhabitants, but they refused that too. The children were asked him to pelt him with stones, until his feet started to bleed, the greatest man on earth. He went back to Makkah, and the leader of Makkah sent him a message, “you are not allowed in Makkah”- so he stayed between Taif and Makkah, with no place to go. He was waiting for a leader to protect him, but no one did. While he waited for protection, he made a great dua:

“To whom do you leave me? To an enemy that is trying to hurt me? Or to my own tribe that is controlling me now? I seek refuge with the light of Your grace that enlightens darkness and enlightens the heavens and the earth and takes care of this life and the hereafter. Do not leave me, to myself, one blink of an eye”
I need You.

This was the hardest moment for the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in his entire life. From that weakness, he ends his prayers, “If you are not angry with me, I do not care”

No matter what others say, I do not care, as long as Allah is with me.

Mut’im ibn Jubair was still an unbeliever, but he gave protection to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), out of pride and shame, what will people think an Arab has been outcasted? But he told him that he could not spread his message. He was restricted, and felt humiliation. He has less than 150 followers. 83 were in Ethopia.

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Allah wanted to calm his heart, and the great journey, Al Isra wal Mi’raaj happened.
He was taken to Jerusalem, to Masjid Al Aqsa, which was built by Sulaiman (as) and at that land, all had gathered everyone- all his messengers and prophets.
Abu Dharr asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), “How many are the messengers and the prophets?” “There are 314 messengers and 124,000 Prophets”- not ordinary people.
And all of them waited, for the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to lead in the prayer. The greatest prayer ever on earth. Imagine the crowd. Why did they gather in Aqsa? Why not in Makkah? And from there goto heaven?

Because Allah (the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) wanted to give a message.
Al Masjid Al Aqsa, how could you lose it? This sacred place, and let the worst people on earth lose it? What happened to you Muslims?
After this prayer, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the heavens. After he finished with the 7 heavens, he continued beyond the seven heavens. He went to a place never reached by any human or angel. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) tells us that he was Gabriel, only, and he’s the only angel Allah (the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) would talk to directly, and give revelation to the messengers. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) turned, and he saw Gabriel- At that moment, he resumed his real form (Surah Najm), near the tree, Sidrat-il-Muntaha, The Last Tree. This was the second time.
In the first scene, Gabriel was huge and powerful. Here, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “I turned towards Gabriel and he was shaken and pale like an old rug.” The most powerful creature, and he was shaken, and Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was stable. He stopped and turned to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). “Proceed, Muhammad, I swear by Allah, if I step one more step, I would burn.” And Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went further to a place that was never touched by a creature, and he continued. “I saw a huge tree whose leaves were like the ears of the elephant, and its fruits were like big jars. I continued towards the tree, and the light of Allah (the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) touches the tree” [Qur’an]

"I cannot describe what happened". In a hadith, “when it was covered with the light of Allah, the tree changed and it was surrounded with something like butterflies of gold". At that moment, the greatest moment in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), which happened in the weakest point in his life, he talked directly with Allah (the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful).
Musa (as)- Kalimullah
Ibrahim (as)- Khalilullah
Muhammad (saw)- Kalimullah wa khalilullah

Muhammad saw the greatest miracle of Allah, that was enough for a sad heart.