Hello Rumi Tuesday! A Day Conscious of Itself

Hello Rumi Tuesday! A Day Conscious of Itself May 3, 2016

Hello Rumi Tuesday

 

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This is not a day
for asking questions,

not a day on any calendar.

This day is conscious
of itself.

This day is a
lover, bread and gentleness,

more manifest than
saying can say.

 
 

~ Jalal ad-din Rumi
-Translated by Coleman Barks.

 

 

 
 

Commemorating the Night Journey
of the Prophet Muhammad

(peace be upon him)

 
This week we celebrate the
Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad,
peace be upon him.

The Night Journey, called Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj,
is the night the Prophet Muhammad (saws)
traveled from Makkah to Jerusalem,
prayed in Al-Aqsa mosque and ascended
into the presence of Allah (swta).

Though this is a day on the calendar
and this day is called Night,
this is a day conscious of itself.
This day is lover, bread and gentleness,
more manifest than saying can say.

Isra’ means journey, and Mi’raj means ascension.

The Isra’ was a journey in the physical world and
the Mi`raj was a journey beyond the world.

The Isra’ was in the material dense realm (Mulk or `alam kathif)
while the Mi`raj was to the spiritual subtle realm (Malakut or `alam latif)
then to the realm of Divine Power (Jabarut)
and finally to the Divine Presence (Lahut).

It was a journey from the creation with all of its levels
to the Creator.

It is an invitation for all of us to follow
the Path of the Prophet (sa)
and transcend the realm of the creation
to be conscious of the Divine Presence.

~excerpt from article by Amany Shalaby, Ph.D.

 

Read more about the Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad in the series of posts to follow this one over the next few days.

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