EVENT OF THE HISTORY
By Malik Muhammad Aslam Awan
God Almighty had bestowed the Last Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) with unprecedented blessings. None before the Last Prophet (SAWW) had been awarded with such unique honour. Hazrat Gabrael revealed himself upon the Prophet when he was sleeping in the house of his cousin Umme Hani and conveyed the message of Almighty Allah to the Prophet that the Creator of the universe is awaiting his arrival at the magnificent heights. Hazrat Gabrael guided the Prophet towards Aqsa mosque where all the Prophets offered prayer to Almighty Allah following Muhammad (SAWW). The Last Prophet had the honour of leading the whole Prophets during prayer before Allah Almighty. After prayer Gabrael Amin led the Prophet to the glorious heights of skies, where he saw a unique spectacle. Reaching at Sidra-tul-Muntaha the Gabrael asked the Prophet to go forward alone as he could not move even an inch ahead of Sidra-tul-Muntaha. From Sidra-tul-Muntaha the Prophet moved towards the “Arsh-e-Azeem”. The pen of the writer is incapable of writing further because from here starts an unprecedented phenomenon of the Prophet who was honoured by the Creator of the whole universe which no Prophet before the Last Prophet (SAWW) had been bestowed upon.
Change of Qibla -The Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) often raised his eyes towards the heights of skies, with the intention and prayed to God Almighty to make “Kabah”, the centre of his prayer. Allah Almighty ordained in the Holy Quran; We see your eyes seeing the sky and I will divert you towards the “Kabah” ;as you like, you and your followers turn your face towards Masjid Al-Haram.
We do not worship “Kabah” but the God Almighty. Kabah is a central place for the Muslims to turn towards as a place of worship. Kabah is made of mud and stones and sacred place for the Muslims of the whole world.
Allama Ahmad Kastlai wrote, while narrating the history of the Kabah; first it was constructed by the Angles of God second time by Hazrat Adam (AS) third time by Hazrat Shoiab (AS) fourth time Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) fifth time the nation Amalka sixth time Bani Jurrhm seventh time the grandfather of Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) Hazrat Kussa Bin Kalab, eighth time Quresh, ninth time Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair dilapidated the whole structure of Kabah and reconstructed it on the same foundations as laid down by Hazrat Ibrahim to fulfil the desire of the Last Prophet.
Before the advent of Islam, when Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) was of the age of 35 years due to flood the structure of Kabah was torn out. After the construction of walls the sacred stone was to be fixed in the wall, a feud erupted amongst the chieftains of Macca. All chieftains agreed upon the decision by Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW). Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) put the sacred stone on a piece of cloth and all chieftains shared the four corners of cloth (Chadar) turn by turn and when the stone came close to the wall Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) himself put up and fixed it in the wall. Thus with unprecedented acumen of Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) the grave issue was solved unanimously and the tribes of Macca remained safe from the fire of fierce fight amongst the tribes. Due to scarcity of funds a place of near about 3 meters was kept out of the construction area and this uncovered place is called “Hateem”, to offer prayer at this place is just like pray inside the Kabah.
In the verse 37 Surah Dukhan the name of “Tubbah” has been mentioned. In a Hadith the Last Prophet had advised his followers not to slander “Tubbah” because he had embraced Islam. Tubbah is described the King of Yamen who came to demolish Kabbah and suffered from a non-curable disease. A sage of that age asked him to quit the bad intention about Kabbah to be safe from the fatal disease. He came to know about the Last Prophet and embraced Islam and constructed a two storey house for the Last Prophet (SAWW) and wrote a letter to the Last Prophet in which he requested the Prophet if I find your age I will be the first amongst those who had confirm belief upon you and if could not have the fate to see you then kindly remember me on the day of accountability, as your follower. This letter of Tubbah descended from hand to hand till it came to Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari. Those who invited the Prophet (SAWW) to Madina were descendants of the Ulema who led the Tabbah towards Islam and were living in the houses constructed by Tabbah for their residence.
When the Last Prophet migrated to Madina people gathered around him and every one yearned to take pride to keep Muhammad (SAWW) in his house but the Prophet asked the people to let her Naqa (Camel) free and the “Naqa” sat down before the house of Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari-Khalid bin Zaid – and the Prophet lived in his house. After arrival the last Messenger of God enquired about the letter of Tubbah which Abu Ayub presented to the Prophet. Madina comprised of the houses constructed by Tubbah for the ulemas who led him to right path and kept him refrained from the mal-intent to demolish “the house of Allah”. Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari was residing in the same two storey house which Tubbah constructed for the Last Prophet.
