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BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM

(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)

All praise is for Allah. Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.

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FIRST THE FACTS

On the Night of Miraaj (Ascension), Muhammad met all the previous Messengers of Allah (alahis salaam). Muhammad said: The Salah (prayer) is the Miraaj of the believers of my community.

QUOTES FROM THE MYSTERIES OF HUMAN SOUL by IMAM GHAZZALI

From Chapter: The Reality of the Human Soul

The human soul is an essence and can produce consciousness or intelligence, and it is the property of the living soul. It recognises itself and its Creator and knows spiritual realities.

From Chapter: Attachment of Soul to Dead Bodies in Their Graves and on the Day of Resurrection.

Death of the body does not cause the death of the soul, because the latter does not subsist in the body. Rather the attachment of soul to body (during the lifetime of the body) is astonishing indeed, for the soul is not in the body.

DEFINITION OF WITNESS

WITNESS (noun) TESTIMONY; Attestation of a FACT or EVENT; One who KNOWS or SEES anything; One who gives evidence in a trial.

In any court of law, in any country, a witness is someone who has evidence of a fact or event. That means the person knows about or has seen the event.

A person who is not present at the event in question, cannot be called a witness. A person who has no connection with the event in question, cannot be called a witness.

To put it another way:

No one will call anyone a witness, a person who is absent from the event in question, and therefore that person has nothing to do with, or has no connection with the event in question.

THE FIRST TESTIFICATION

KALIMA TAYYAB

(TESTIFICATION OF PURITY)

LA ILAHA ILL ALLAHU MUHAMMADUR RASOOL ALLAH

THERE IS NO GOD ONLY ALLAH MUHAMMAD IS THE RASOOL OF ALLAH

This Kalima is the minimum requirement for a non-Muslim to repeat with the intention of becoming a Muslim. Allah accepts that person as a Muslim. For a Muslim, the belief in this Kalima is the basic requirement.

THE SECOND TESTIFICATION

KALIMA SHAHADAH

(TESTIFICATION OF BEING A WITNESS)

ASH HADU AL LA ILAHA ILL ALLAHU WA ASH HADU AN NA MUHAMMADAN ABDUHU WA RASOOLUH

I TESTIFY (BEAR WITNESS TO THE FACT) THERE IS NO GOD ONLY ALLAH AND MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND RASOOL (MESSENGER)

The second Kalima is much more involved. In every two Rakah of Salah (prayer) it is recited once. In every four Rakah Salah it is recited twice. It is recited from 17 to 23 times in total (counting all the Salah) every 24 hours, depending on the number of Rakah of the four different schools.

The Muslims are the only community who are called as WITNESSES to this FACT 17 to 23 times a day.

FINALLY THE PUZZLE

Muhammad met all the previous Anbiyaa (Messengers alaihis salaam) during the Miraaj. That is those Messengers of Allah who were not physically present during the physical life of Muhammad . He further told us that the Salah is the Miraaj of the believers.

During Salah (prayer), when we come to recite the Kalima Shahadah We are witnesses, witnessing and testifying I TESTIFY (BEAR WITNESS TO THE FACT) THERE IS NO GOD ONLY ALLAH AND MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND RASOOL (MESSENGER).

PRESENT TENSE. NOW. THIS VERY MOMENT.

Imam Ghazzali wrote: The human soul is an essence and can produce consciousness or intelligence, and it is the property of the living soul. It recognises itself and its Creator and knows spiritual realities.

We witness this FACT Muhammad IS His servant and RASOOL 17 to 23 times a day. Then why do some people believe Muhammad is dead ? Would the evidence of such people be accepted in any court of law ? Allah knows our inner secrets. Would the testimony of these people be accepted in Allah's court ?

ONLY ALLAH KNOWS BEST.

Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, His Family, and His Companions

Khalid M. Malik Ghouri

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