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If
one awakes after taking some sleep, one’s conscious becomes
strong enough and capable of easily accepting
incitement from the world of the unseen. The Fajr Prayer is the first step
towards forming a relationship with Allah and the Tahajjud Prayer is the last
step towards becoming very close to the creator of the universe. This is the
state of
اَلصَّلٰوۃُ مِعْراجُ الْمُؤْ مِنِیْنَ
(Prayer
is the Ascension of the believer). The one who performs the optional (nafl)
Prayers of Tahajjud ventures through the Heavens, and the world of the angels
and jinns appears in front of him. The purpose of the programme of Tahajjud is
to make one very close to Allah and to acquaint one with intimate knowledge of
Him.
The
optional Prayer of Tahajjud is the most effective way of gaining the nearness
of Allah. Allah has given us divine inspiration through His beloved Prophet
(pbuh) regarding the one who yearns to gain Allah's nearness through optional
Prayer:- ‘I become his hands and he holds through Me, he walks through Me and
he Sees through Me’. The Holy Prophet performed the Tahajjud Prayer as an
obligatory Prayer.
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.
