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Lady Ayesha wanted to negate the dimensioning of the sighting of Allah, and the place.
Before Islam the people of Najd were accustomed to seeing their idols with their
dimensions and in a place.
When Al-Abbas‟ son was asked the same question he affirmed that the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) did see his Lord. It may appear that the two sound hadiths are in
contradiction with one another however this is not the case because Lady Ayesha was
addressing the fact that the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) did not see Allah like
the idolaters see their statutes, whereas Al-Abbas‟ son was addressing the fact that the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) saw Allah with the Eyes of Paradise.
The Significance of the Prophet’s Night Journey
It might be asked why Allah chose Jerusalem to be the site of the Prophet‟s ascent
rather than Mecca. The choice of Allah is of the highest significance because it contains
a message to the Jews for all time. The message being that they were permanently
stripped from their religious leadership because of their disobedience, blatant tampering,
distortion, and corruption of the text of the Torah and Mosaic Law and that now the
Before Islam the people of Najd were accustomed to seeing their idols with their
dimensions and in a place.
When Al-Abbas‟ son was asked the same question he affirmed that the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) did see his Lord. It may appear that the two sound hadiths are in
contradiction with one another however this is not the case because Lady Ayesha was
addressing the fact that the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) did not see Allah like
the idolaters see their statutes, whereas Al-Abbas‟ son was addressing the fact that the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) saw Allah with the Eyes of Paradise.
The Significance of the Prophet’s Night Journey
It might be asked why Allah chose Jerusalem to be the site of the Prophet‟s ascent
rather than Mecca. The choice of Allah is of the highest significance because it contains
a message to the Jews for all time. The message being that they were permanently
stripped from their religious leadership because of their disobedience, blatant tampering,
distortion, and corruption of the text of the Torah and Mosaic Law and that now the