among men to embrace faith upon the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ stayed with the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم during his travel and stay. He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was privileged to migrate with the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and attained such rank where he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ sacrificed his wealth, life, children, homeland, in short everything, upon the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. This is the reason why he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ attained an extremely elevated rank in the court of Allah Almighty and also became deserving of abundant of rewards from Allah Almighty.

Eminence of Siddeeq-e-Akbar

On the sacred night of Mi’raaj, when Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم went to Paradise, he صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saw a palace adorned with silk curtains. Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked Jibraeel-e-Ameen عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم: ‘O Jibraeel! Who is this for?’

He humbly replied: ‘For Sayyiduna Abu Bakar Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ.’

(Al-Riyad-ul-Nadarah, vol. 2, pp. 110)

صَـلُّوا عَلَى الْـحَـبِيْب                                                                 صَـلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلٰى مُـحَـمَّد

Maqaam-e-Mustawa

Dear Islamic brothers! When the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم went ahead of Sidra-tul-Muntaha, Sayyiduna Jibraeel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم stopped there and apologised from going any further. (Al-Mawahib-ul-Ladunniyyah, vol. 2, pp. 381)

The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: I asked Jibraeel-e-Ameen عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم: ‘Have you seen your Lord?’

He عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم humbly replied: ‘There are seventy veils of Noor between me and my Lord. If I go near any one of them, I will get burnt.’  (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 14, pp. 191, Hadees 39204)

Then, only Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم went ahead (alone from Sidra-tul-Muntaha) and kept ascending. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم arrived at a place called