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Day of Ashura

Ashura

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Ashura Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram, in the 1st month of the Islamic Hijri calendar. History Ashura marks the day of Hazrat Musa (A.S) was rescued from Pharaoh by Allah (SWT) creating a way to the sea. It also marks the day of the Battle of Karbala, which led to Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A), the grandson of the last Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), being martyred along with his companions and supporters. Shia In Shia Islam, Ashura is an important holy day and pilgrimage occasion. Shia Imams are certain that Ashura should not be commemorated as a day of pleasure and celebration. Ashura must be honoured as a day of rest, mourning, and complete contempt for earthly affairs. The yearly remembrance of Hazrat Imam Hussain R.A’s death, along with his family and followers, in the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH or 10 October 680 AD, is known as Ashura. Mourning over the occurrence occurred practically as soon as the combat ended. During the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, poets wrote popular elegies to remember the Battle of Karbala, and the first public mourning rites took place in 963 AD during the Buyid dynasty. Sunni In Sunni Islam, fasting is encouraged but not required on this day. Fasting at Ashura is advised but not required for Sunnis, as it has been overtaken by the Ramadan fast. Ashura was previously recognised as a memorable day during which certain Meccan inhabitants used to observe traditional fasting, according to hadith records in Sahih Bukhari. On the 10th Muharram, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) fasted in Mecca on Ashura Day. When fasting throughout the month of Ramadan became required, the Ashura fast was rendered optional. Ashura has become a national festival in Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, Pakistan, and India, with numerous ethnic and religious groupings participating.  

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Shab-e-Miraj Mubarak 2021, 27th Rajab 1442 Hijri

Shab-e-Meraj

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Shab-e-Meraj 27th Rajab Read Shab e Meraj in Quran Verses with Urdu Translation, Asra Night meaing Shab e Meraj, Shab e Meraj 2022, Shab e Miraj, Shab Meraj, Shab e Meraj Meaning, Meraj Night, 15th parah start with the verses of Shab e Meraj in Quran, Shab e Meraj in Quran Verses in 17th Surah, Quran ayat of Shab e Meraj written in Urdu translation, Shab e Miraj in Quran ul Kareem, Shab e Meraj in Quran Surah Bani Israel سُبۡحٰنَ الَّذِىۡۤ اَسۡرٰى بِعَبۡدِهٖ لَيۡلًا مِّنَ الۡمَسۡجِدِ الۡحَـرَامِ اِلَى الۡمَسۡجِدِ الۡاَقۡصَا الَّذِىۡ بٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهٗ لِنُرِيَهٗ مِنۡ اٰيٰتِنَا‌ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡبَصِيۡرُ‏. وہ (ذات) پاک ہے جو ایک رات اپنے بندے کو مسجدالحرام یعنی (خانہٴ کعبہ) سے مسجد اقصیٰ (یعنی بیت المقدس) تک جس کے گردا گرد ہم نے برکتیں رکھی ہیں لے گیا تاکہ ہم اسے اپنی (قدرت کی) نشانیاں دکھائیں۔ بےشک وہ سننے والا (اور) دیکھنے والا ہے. Glorified, He Allah (SWT), Who took His Man Mohammad (PBUH) for a journey by night from Masjid-al-Haram to Masjid Asra, the neighborhood whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him Mohammad (PBUH) of Our Ayat. undoubtedly, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.(Quran: Surah Al-Isra 17, Ayat 1) The Significance of Shab-e-Meraj or Isra Night in Islam Every Islamic year, on the 27th of Rajab, Muslims over the globe observe Shab-e-Miraj, or Isra Night. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) journeyed on a heavenly animal named “Al-Buraq” on an unique voyage to visit the Creator of the Universe “Allah Almighty” on Shab-e-Miraj or Isra Night. The night of the “ascension” is referred to as Shab-e-Miraj. The night of Israel was a wonderful night when the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was brought to heaven and experienced a degree of closeness with Almighty Allah that was unfathomable to humans. Gabriel appeared to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with the heavenly animal “Al-Buraq” on Shab-e-Miraj. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was initially transferred from Makkah’s Masjid al-Haram to Jerusalem’s Masjid al-Aqsa. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) then began a magnificent trip into the heavens. At any time when all the Prophets embraced him and revered him with great respect, the first Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) travelled with great honour and regard to Bayt-ul-Muqaddas. In Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) led the prayer of all the Prophets. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) toured all of the heavens and arrived in Sidra-tul-Muntaha on Shab-e-Miraj, or Isra night. No one, not even the Angel Gabriel-e-Ameen, has the capacity to go further; only Allah has given the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) the power to travel further to meet Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty gave our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with a rare gift of ‘Fifty prayers’ on Shab-e-Miraj or Isra Night, which was later reduced to 5 daily prayers, which are farz to all Muslims. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had a particular relationship with Allah Almighty, and it was Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who first beheld the Creator of the Universe “ALLAH” during Shab-e-Miraj.

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