The Mi'raj Naama....

The Translation of the Mi'raj Naama
(The Book of the Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) Ascent to Heaven)

In the name of GOD, the Merciful and the Compassionate. This is the treatise on the (Prophet Muhammad's - pbuh) Ascension that the first Master, Abu Ali ibn Sina, may GOD's mercy be upon him, wrote:
Thanks to the Lord of heaven and earth, praise to the Bestower of spirit [Jan] and body [Tan]. And greetings to His selected prophet, Muhammad (pbuh)the Chosen [mustafa], may GOD bless him and his family, and to the members of his house [his descendants], and his pure companions.




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THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY

The best of creature, upon him be (GOD's) blessing and salvation, said: I was sleeping one night in the house. It was a night with thunder and lightning. No animal made a sound, no bird chirped, no person was awake. I was not asleep, but lying between sleep and wakefulness. That is, I had been desirous of perceiving truths by means of insight for a long time. At night humans are free, for bodily occupations and sensual impediments are suspended.
So it happened one night when I was between wakefulness and sleep means that I was between the senses and the intellect; I fell into the sea of knowledge. It was a night with thunder and lightning means that the succor of the celestial caller prevailed so that the irascible faculty died and the faculty of imagination [Khayal] ceased its operations. Tranquility overcome preoccupation.
Then He Said: Suddenly Gabriel descended in his own form with such beauty, splendor, and majesty that the house was alit. He means: the faculty of the Holy Spirit in the form of the (divine) Command united with me. It had so great and effect that all the faculties of the rational soul become renewed and alit.

Describing the beauty of Gabriel, he said: I saw him whiter than snow, fair of face, curly of lock. On his forehead was written in light, "There is no GOD but GOD, and Muhammad is the Apostle of GOD;" fairly large of eye, delicate of brow, with seventy thousand locks of red ruby dangling down, and six hundred thousand feather of lustrous pearl opened up. That is, in my inner eye [Basirat], by mean of intellectual abstraction, I perceived such beauty were to appear to the senses, that sensible would look like what he described. The meaning of "There is no GOD but GOD" being written on his forehead is that anyone whose eye beheld his beauty would be cleansed from the darkness of skepticism and idolatry, and would attain such certitude and belief in the affirmation of the creator that every created thing that he behold would increase his belief in his oneness. And (Gabriel) was elegant that if a person had seventy thousand tresses of musk and camphor, he would not attain his beauty. And he was quick moving that you would say that he flew with six hundred thousand feather and wings. (But) he did not move in time and space. Then he said when he reached me, he embraced me and kissed me between my two eyes and said, "O sleeper, arise! How long you slumber!" That is when this Holy faculty reach me, it caressed me and admitted me into it's unveiling [Kashf] and did (me) honor. Such yearning arose in my heart that is cannot be described. Then he said: "How long you slumber!" That is, why are you satisfied with counterfeit imaginings! There are world beyond this one you are in. You can only reach them in the wakefulness of knowledge because of compassion, I shall be your guide, Arise! Then He said: I am afraid and left up from my place because of that fear. That is because if his majesty, I could not think. Then He said to me "Be still, for I am your brother Gabriel." That is, by the grace of the unveiling [Kash] of wisdom, fear was stilled in me. He introduced himself so that he removed me distress. Then He said: I said "O Brother, an enemy has taken control of me (before)." He said, "I will not hand you over to the enemy." I said, "What are you going to do?" He said, "Arise! Be observant and take heart." That is illuminate the faculty of memory and obey me so that I may remove difficulties from you. Then He said: I was amazed and astonished, and I followed Gabriel. That is I turned away from the world of sensibles with the help of the instinctual in intellect [Aql-i-Gharizi] I followed the Holy Emanation. Then He said: Behind Gabriel, Buraaq caught my eye. That is, the Active intelligence, which is the most predominant of the Holy faculties. It's help comes to the intelligences before it reaches the world of generation and corruption. Among the celestial intelligences, It is it who is a ruler for the body. It's the be tower of help to souls at any time with whatever is appropriate. (Muhammad) liked it to Buraaq because he was traveling [Dar ravish], and moment is a help for one who is traveling. In that journey it would be (Muhammad's) helper, so inevitably He called it a mount. Then He said: It was larger than an ass and smaller than a horse. That's, it greater than the human intellect and lesser then the first intelligence. Then He said: It's face was like a human face. That is it inclines towards instructing [Tarbiyat] humans; It has the same compassion for human that a genus has for it's species. And it's resemblance to human is by way of compassion and instruction. Then He said: It is long of arm and long of leg. That is its beneficence reaches everywhere and its emanation renews everything. Then He said: I wanted to sit on it, (but) it shied away. Gabriel helped me until it was tamed. That is because I was in the physical world, I wanted to sit in it. That is, to unite with it. But I would not accept, until the Holy faculty [Quvvat-i-qudsi] cleansed me of preoccupation of ignorance and impediments of the body, so that I become pure [Mujarrad] and through it, attained the emanation and beneficence of the Active intelligence. Then He Said: When I had started on the road passed the mountains of Mekka a traveler came after me and called out, "stop"! Gabriel said, "Do not speak, go on!" So I went on. By this he means the faculty of estimation. That is, when I was finished considering my external limbs and extremities, and was not contemplating the sense, and had gone on, the faulty of estimation called out from behind me, "don't go"! (This is) because the faculty of estimation governs [Mutasarrif], has great authority, and it Active [Karkun] in all states. It is a tool and instrument for all animals. It stands in the place of intellect [Khirad], accepting what is agreeable and rejecting what is contrary. It is an influence on human beings, but they should not obey estimation for then they remain on the level of animals. A defect in their nobility thus appears. Whomever is helped by divine beneficence does not blindly follow estimation wherever he or she is. Then He said: A woman, alluring in (her)beauty, called from behind me, "stop"! So I can reach you." Again Gabriel said, "Go on, don't stop!" That is, the faculty of imagination [Khayaal], which is alluring and or lamented. He likened it to a woman because most natures incline toward it, and most people are in its grasp. Furthermore, whatever it dose is baseless and is tainted by deceit and fraud, and this is(like)the doing, of women, for the wiles and stratagems of women are known. And the faculty of imagination is also deceitful, lying and treacherous. In this way it allures, hunting human beings with its representations then not fulfilled its promises, for show quickly become false. When humans go after imagination, they never attain intelligibles; They always follows (false) adornments and fall into the grip of meaningless concrete images. Then He said: When I went on, Gabriel said, "If you had waited for her until she reaches you, you would have become a lover of the world." That is, the conditions of the world are baseless and quickly disappear, and the vanities and preoccupations of the world, in relation to truths [Ma'ani], are like the states and representations of imagination in relation to the secrets of intellect. Whoever becomes occupied with (imagination) stays away from intelligibles and , through the folly of passion, becomes a prisoner in the abyss of ignorance. Then He said: When I went away from the mountains and left these two persons I traveled to the sanctified Abode [Bait al-muqaddas], and I entered it. Someone came forward and gave me three globlets, one win, one water, and one milk. I wanted to take the wine. Gabriel didn't allow this. He pointed to the milk. So I took (it) and drank. That is, when I went away from the senses and understood the condition of imagination and estimation, I gazed within myself and entered the spiritual realm. I saw three souls, one animal, one natural, and one rational. I wanted to follow the animal (Soul). He likened it to wine since its faculties, such as lust and anger, deceive, cloak, and increase ignorance, and wine intensifies these two appetites. He likened the natural (Soul) to water since it sustains the body. A person survives by managing (this soul's) servants who work in the body. (Similarly), water is the cause of animal life; it promotes growth and increase. He likened the rational (Soul)to milk since it is a beneficial nutriment full of favor and usefulness. Then He said, I wanted to take the wine but he only allowed me to take the milk, because most humans obey these two souls and do not transcend the natural and animal (Souls), because they are deficient. (Such) people are deficient and remain deficient; whatever they seek, they seek only the corporeal and sensual, and the pleasure and utility of these two to take the wine. Gabriel did not allow (this). He pointed to the milk, so I took (it) and drank.
I arrived there and entered the mosque. The muezzin gave the call for prayer. I was in front, and I saw the group of angels and prophets standing to the right and left. One by one the greeting me and renewed the covenant. When I was finished, I faced aloft. I found a ladder, one rung of silver, one rung of gold. When I reached the lowest heaven, a door opened. I entered and saw Ismail seated on a chair, and a group was placed, face to face, in front if his eye. I greeted (them) and went on. When I reached the second heaven, I entered. I saw an angel nearer than the former, with perfect beauty. He had a wondrous form, half of his body was snow, half of fire. Neither mixed with the other, nor were they antagonistic toward one anther. He greeted me and said "Good tidings to you to whom goodness and fortune belong." When I reached the third heaven, I saw an angel whose like in beauty and goodness I had never seen, joyful and glad and seated on a chair of light with angels gathered around. When I reached the fourth heaven, I saw an angel, complete in statesmanship, seated on a throne of light. I greeted (him), He responded properly but with complete arrogance. Due to pride and haughtiness, he (usually) spoke to no one. (But) he smiled when he answered (my) greeting and said "O Muhammad, I see complete goodness and felicity in your royal splendor. Good tidings to you!" When I reached to the fifth heaven, I entered. I learned of hell. I saw a dominion full of darkness and fear. I saw the proprietor seated at it's edge busy torturing and tormenting sinful people. When I reached the six heaven, I saw an angel seated on a chair of light, busy with praising and sanctifying (GOD). He had wings and tresses set with pearls and rubies. I greeted him. He responded, greeted (me), and gave tidings of goodness and happiness. He said to me, " I continually sent blessings to you." When I reached the seventh heaven, I saw an angel sitting on a chair of red ruby. Not everyone finds a way to him, but when someone does reach him, he is cherished. I greeted him. He responded and blessed me. When I went on, I reached the Lote Tree of the far boundary. I was a world full of light and brightness so brightness so brilliant that the eye was dazzled. When I looked to the light and left, I saw all the spiritual angles busy of worship. I said, "O Gabriel, who are these people!" He said, "They never do anything except worship and praise GOD. They have specified oratories from which they never depart. As it is said in the Quran, "Each of us has a known station!" I saw the Lote Tree, larger than all things, roots above and branches below, for its shade falls on heaven and earth. When I passed by I say for seas, each one a (different) color. I saw many angels busy praising GOD and affirming His unity, all immersed in grace. When I went by this group, I reached a boundless sea. However much I gazed, I could not even perceive its middle. At the lower part of that sea, I saw a large stream, and I saw an angel who was pouring water from the sea into stream. From the stream, water reaches everywhere. At the bottom of the sea I saw a great valley larger than any I had ever seen. However much I gazed, I found neither its beginning nor its end; nor could I define it by anything. In the sea's valley I saw an angel, of complete augustness, majesty, and beauty, who was gazing tranquilly of each of the two halves (of creation). He called me to himself. When I reached him, I said, "What is you name?" He said, "Michael". "I am the greatest of the angels. Whatever is difficult for you (to understand), ask of me. Whatever you desire, seek of me so that I can show to you the intended aims of everything". When I was finished with greeting and questioning him, I said, "I have suffered much pain and trouble to reach this place where I am. My goal in coming here was that I attain knowledge and direct vision of Absolute Truth, may He be exalted. Guide me to Him so that I attain my desire and partake of the full benefit, and so return to me house." That angel took my hand, transported me through several thousand veils, bore (me) to a world in which I saw nothing like what I had seen in this world. When He brought me to the presence of Glory, the command come to me: "Draw nearer!" I did not see sensation or movement at that presence, I only saw tranquility, stillness, and sufficiency. From bing in awe of GOD, I forgot everything that I had to seen and known. Such unveiling, grandeur, and pleasure from proximity was produced that you would say that I was intoxicated. So affected was I by (divine) proximity that I began to tremble. The command was coming, "Draw nearer!" When I drew nearer. He said, "fear not, be calm!" When I drew nearer, GOD's greeting came to me though a vice the like of which I had never heard. The command came, "praise!" I said, "I do not enumerate you praises, for you have praised yourself". I am unable(to say)the like of what you yourself have said? The command came, "Desire something!" I said "Give permission that whatever (problem) I encounter, I (can) ask until its difficulties are solved." When I did all this, I entered to the house. Because of the swiftness of the journey, the bedclothes were still warm.