I heard directly from HDE Gohar Shahi
that on the Night of Ascension,
when the primeval theophanies of God…
Night of Ascension
Happy Shab e Meraj to everyone.
Shab e Meraj (Night of Ascension) is an incident
which unveils the hidden aspects of Prophet Muhammad (s).
It opens the door to the Prophet (s).
Unfortunately, there are some Muslims
who leave no stone unturned in degrading the eminence of the Prophet (s),
who also say that the Prophet (s),
God forbid,
doesn’t even know what is beyond the wall [let alone anything else].
They believe that the Prophet (s)
is just like any other human being.
I can’t say they are like us.
God created Adam Safi Allah in paradise, from the clay of paradise.
He descended from his original abode in Alam e Malakut.
A prophet who was pardoned by God
in the name of Prophet Muhammad (s)
yet people believe he is like any other human.
The one due to whom the prayer of Adam Safi Allah was accepted,
and he descended from paradise, so was Adam like us?
For example, one ring is made of copper,
one of silver, one of gold and one made of diamond.
Visibly, they all appear the same,
however, do they all have the same worth?
Similarly, when Qur'an said, 'the Prophet (s) is like you',
God meant that the Prophet (s) appears to be the same as you.
In appearance [only].
They have two eyes, two ears just like you; two hands, two feet.
His body appears to be the same as your body,
however, the reality is not the same as yours.
Now, the Prophet (s) travelled to the very top on the Night of Ascension.
I would often think,
what was the need for the Prophet (s) to have gone to the Kaaba from the house of Umm e Hani,
the Prophet (s) could have ascended directly.
Because God knows that human beings are argumentative,
therefore, the Prophet (s) was made to begin the journey in this world;
from Umm e Hani’s house to Masjid al-Haram,
physically,
and from there to Bayt ul Muqaddas,
and then beyond Bayt ul Muqaddas.
The mosque in Bayt ul Muqaddas, Masjid al Aqsa.
It was given the name ‘aqsa’ due to the ascension of the Prophet (s).
‘Aqsa’ means 'a portion of the higher [realm]'.
Most people think that the Dome of Rock in Jerusalem is the Mosque of Aqsa.
We went to Jerusalem and saw it.
The Dome of Rock is not the Mosque of Aqsa,
the Mosque of Aqsa is beside it.
So, what is the Dome of Rock?
A dome perched atop a rock.
The rock is from where the Prophet (s) took flight and ascended on the Night of Ascension.
What was the concept behind that?
The concept behind that was
that Imam Mehdi shall also come here
and take flight from this point.
Now, the Prophet (s) physically took flight from that point.
The Prophet (s) did not ascend just once.
The Prophet (s) ascended physically, once,
and the exact same incident occurred 33 times, esoterically.
So, in total, the Prophet (s) ascended a number of 34 times.
And, there is no topic in regard to the ascension
which the clerics have not corrupted.
They have also corrupted this topic of the Night of Ascension.
They also say that the Prophet (s) ascended to witness Gabriel,
whereas Gabriel came to escort the Prophet (s).
Gabriel visited the Prophet (s) 24,000 times,
so then, does it make sense for the Prophet (s) to have ascended to witness Gabriel?
It doesn’t really mean anything.
He presented himself before the Prophet (s) 24,000 times
in 23 years,
which means more than 1,000 times a year.
There are 365 days in a year,
which means that Gabriel would visit the Prophet (s) at least 3 or 4 times a day.
On average, it would be 3-4 times a day.
The Prophet (s) led salah prayers for all the prophets
and this was at a time when salah had not yet been introduced,
so which form of salah was that?
There are two types of Shariah,
the Muhammadan Shariah and the Ahmedan Shariah.
The Muhammadan Shariah has to do with
the body of the Prophet (s)
and the Ahmedan Shariah relates
to the blessed soul of the Prophet (s).
To turn the customs of the soul of the Prophet (s)
into Shariah is the Ahmedan Shariah.
The salah
led by the Prophet (s) was the salah of the Ahmedan Shariah.
HDE Gohar Shahi said,
‘You can obtain that salah even today…
if you empower your soul.
If you activate and enlighten your soul’.
The same old sermons are given in the mosques every year on the occasion of Shab e Meraj
and people continue to listen to them senselessly
because they are still not inclined towards the eminence of the Prophet (s).
What must be the eminence of the body of the Prophet (s),
a body which arrived before God?
I directly heard from the Court of HDE Gohar Shahi
that when the Prophet (s), physically came before God,
the primeval divine light of God,
which emanates from the primeval being of God as theophanies,
crossed through the Prophet's (s) body
and rendered him as immortal as God.