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Full-version-Shefa-bio-of-Prophet, page : 115
to be opened, and a voice inquired, 'Who is it?' and he replied, 'Gabriel' and the voice asked 'Who is with you?' To which he replied, 'Muhammad'. It was asked, 'Was he sent for?' and he answered, 'He was.' And the door was opened for us, and there I saw the two cousins, Jesus, Mary's son and John, Zachariah's son. They welcomed me and supplicated for me. Then we ascended to the third heaven and the same thing happened and the door was opened for us and I met Joseph, he had been given half of all the beauty, and he too welcomed me and supplicated for me. Then we ascended to the fourth heaven and the same thing occurred. There I saw Idris (Enoch) and he welcomed me and supplicated for me. (Of Idris) Allah says, "Idris, he too was of the truth and a Prophet" (19:57). Thereafter, we ascended to the fifth heaven and the same thing occurred. Aaron was there and he welcomed and supplicated for me. Then, we ascended to the sixth heaven, and the same thing occurred, and there I saw Moses who welcomed and supplicated for me. Thereafter we ascended to the seventh heaven and the same thing occurred and I saw Abraham leaning against the "Bayt Al Ma'mur (the Crowded House) pilgrimaged by seventy thousand angels in the heavens who enter but do not emerge.
Then he took me to the Lote Tree of the Ending, its leaves are like the ears of elephants, and its fruits are like earthenware vessels. When a command from Allah covers it, that which is covered is transformed, in a way that no creature is capable to describe on account of its absolute beauty. Then, Allah revealed to me what He revealed, and He obligated fifty prayers during each day with its night. Then I descended to Moses, and he asked me, 'What has your Lord obligated upon your nation?' I told him 'fifty prayers' so he told me, 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him to lighten it, your nation will never be able to do that. I tested the Children of Israel and know from experience.' So I went back to my Lord and requested, 'My Lord, lighten it for my nation.' So He reduced it by five, and I returned to Moses and told him, 'He reduced it by five for me.' Moses said, 'Your nation will not be able to do that, go back again to your Lord and ask Him to lighten it.' I kept going and coming between my Lord and Moses until Allah said, 'Muhammad, they are five prayers throughout each day with its night. Each prayer counts as ten, equivalent to fifty prayers. Whosoever intends to do something good, but does not do it, a good deed will be written for him. If he does it, ten will be written for him. Whosoever intends to do something bad but does not do it – nothing will
Then he took me to the Lote Tree of the Ending, its leaves are like the ears of elephants, and its fruits are like earthenware vessels. When a command from Allah covers it, that which is covered is transformed, in a way that no creature is capable to describe on account of its absolute beauty. Then, Allah revealed to me what He revealed, and He obligated fifty prayers during each day with its night. Then I descended to Moses, and he asked me, 'What has your Lord obligated upon your nation?' I told him 'fifty prayers' so he told me, 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him to lighten it, your nation will never be able to do that. I tested the Children of Israel and know from experience.' So I went back to my Lord and requested, 'My Lord, lighten it for my nation.' So He reduced it by five, and I returned to Moses and told him, 'He reduced it by five for me.' Moses said, 'Your nation will not be able to do that, go back again to your Lord and ask Him to lighten it.' I kept going and coming between my Lord and Moses until Allah said, 'Muhammad, they are five prayers throughout each day with its night. Each prayer counts as ten, equivalent to fifty prayers. Whosoever intends to do something good, but does not do it, a good deed will be written for him. If he does it, ten will be written for him. Whosoever intends to do something bad but does not do it – nothing will