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When a
person is travelling he is usually in a rush to reach a certain destination.
His body is not at rest or at ease and the mind is unfocused. Due to this
condition it is not possible for him to properly and attentively establish
Prayer. He deserves consideration and the right to be excused to an extent when
it comes to the fulfilment of the obligatory Prayers. Because Allah is
All-loving and the Most Merciful He has made it compulsory for travellers to
offer only a short and concise Prayer. If Allah willed He could have excused
travellers from Prayer altogether but He did not do so. The order to offer a
brief Prayer was given so that the traveller maintains a mental link with Allah
during his journey, and so that nature will cooperate with him at every step of
his journey and lead him through all the difficulties and hardships of
travelling. Travellers have been given the order to offer two rakats of Prayer
for the Zuhr, Asr and Ishā Prayer instead of four rakats, and to offer the Farz
of the Fajr and Maghrib Prayer, and the Witr as they are. If after reaching the
destination one makes the intention to stay there for fifteen days, the rules
and obligations of a traveller do not apply to him any longer.
KHWAJA SHAMSUDDIN AZEEMI
Mehrāj means to enter the world of the unseen. When a believer attains Mehrāj through prayer, Angels appear in front of him. He travels through the Heavens, and through the blessings of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) he comes to know his Lord.
