Baiet Ul laah-Qiblaah

Masjid Al Qiblaatayn

Assalam o Alaiekum!

I
hope you will be enjoying the program on the places that were visited
by Our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the sacred month of Ramadaan. The verses
regarding the Ka’aba and Qiblaa need the attention. We all know that
when Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was in the Makkah Muslim used to pray by turning
their faces towards Baiet ul Muqaddas (Masjid Al Aqsa – Palestine).
Because till then Baiet ul Muqadas was first Qiblaa. But Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ had a different wish in his heart. Even 16 to 17 months after
migration to Madinah Muslim used to pray by turning their faces towards
Qiblaa Awwal. Our Beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ was offering prayer
of Zuhr (noon) in a mosque in the village of Abu Salaam; Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ had a wish that Ka’aba Ibraheemi (Khana Ka’aba) is fixed as
our (Muslims) Qiblaa. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ looks towards the heaven during
the prayer. Consider the Ayaat no 144,

“We have been seeing you
turning your face to the heavens. So, We will certainly assign to you a
Qiblaa that you would like. Now, turn your face in the direction of the
Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid-ul-Haram), and (O Muslims), wherever you are,
turn your faces in its direction. Even those who have been given the
Book know well that it is the truth from their Lord, and Allaah is not
unaware of what they do.”

Two Raka’at of Zuhr Prayer has been offered
and two are remaining, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ turned his face towards
Ka’aba Ibraheemi i.e. Khana Ka’aba, so offered remaining two Raka’at
were offered by turning faces towards Khana e Kaaba.

The mosque
in which this incident occurred is known as Masjid Al Qiblaatayn meaning
Masjid with two Qiblaa’s. Thus our prophet became Imaam ul Qiblatayn
i.e. Imaam of both Qiblaa’s. Now the Allaah Almighty orders are Muslims
to turn their face in the direction of Khana e Ka’aba.

I would like to clarify one more thing, that is the one sentence of verse No 143 of Soorah Al-Baqaraah,

“And
We did not prescribe the Qiblaa which you used to observe except to
know the one who follows the Messenger as distinct from the one who
turns on his heels.”

 Keep this in mind that we cannot follow
Islaam leaving the trails of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the one who abandons
Sunnah of Prophet ﷺ cannot be loved by Allaah [Ta’aalaa]. Wherever the
feet of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ touch they become sacred places.

 Consider
verse no 149-150 of Soorah Al-Baqaraah, “149. From wherever you set
out, turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque
(Al-Masjid-ul-Haram). That, indeed, is the truth from your Lord, and
Allaah is not unaware of what you do.”

“And from wherever you
set out, turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque
(Al-Masjid-ul-Haram), and (O Muslims), wherever you are, turn your faces
in its direction, so that people should have no argument against you,
except for those among them who are unjust, – do not fear them, but fear
Me (Allaah) -, and so that I should perfect My blessings upon you, and
that you may take the right path.”

Ka’aba has been made center
of the Muslims, that whenever any Muslim in any part of the world prays
he turns his face towards Ka’aba. This is the Ka’aba around which my
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ did Tuwwaaf, [circling] this is the Ka’aba with in
which my Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ went, visits of Prophet ﷺ made Ka’aba more
sacred for us.

 Just imagine what would be the scene when
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was praying turning his face towards Khana e Ka’aba.
May Allaah Kareem bless us to offer prayers five time regularly and love
Khana e Ka’aba. This is the House of Allaah [Ta’aalaa], Allaah Almighty
does not need any place or house to live but it is for us (human
beings) so that we can offer prayers by turning our faces towards it…
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