Encounters during the Mi’raj: The Orphans of the Ummah

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

During the Mi’raj, the Prophet (s.a.w.) recalled, “After this, I came upon a person all drowned in Light.  He was seated upon a throne in an attitude of awesome dignity, and before him were a multitude of little children.  I asked Jibril who was this person of such light, majesty and awe, and who all the children with him were. 

The angel answered me, ‘This is your great-grandfather, Ibrahim.  He loves you and the entire nation that believes in you.  He once prayed to the Lord of the Worlds that he might be of service to your nation, and the Lord Heard his supplication.  He Gave him all these little children who are the little boys and girls from your nation who die before reaching adulthood.  Allah Almighty has Entrusted Ibrahim with their upbringing and education.  Until the Day of Judgement, he will be instructing them in proper behaviour and training their minds in the useful sciences.  After having perfected their schooling, on the Day of Gathering, he will lead them forth and bring them to the site of Resurrection.  There, before the Lord’s Presence, he will entreat Him with these words: ‘O my Lord, here are the youngsters of the nation of Your Beloved Muhammad who died before reaching the age of maturity.  According to Your Order and Command, I have taught and trained them in all useful branches of knowledge, and brought them before Thy Majestic Throne.  Thine is All Kindness, Favour and Grace.’ 

At this invocation, the Allah (s.w.t.) will Reply, with the Full Glory of His Majesty, ‘O children, go and enter the Gardens of Paradise.’ 

Thereupon, these children will reply, ‘O our Lord, by Thy Grace and Thy Munificence, let our parents enter with us!’ 

The Allah (s.w.t.) will, again, Direct His Divine Speech at them, and Say, ‘You have nothing to Answer for, go and enter into Paradise forthwith; as for your parents, they are Accountable and there are things they have to Answer for.’ 

Again, these children entreat the Lord, ‘During their lives in the material world, we caused them sorrow through our absence; now, by the vastness of Your Mercy which Floods the universal expanse, let us be the cause of happiness for them.’ 

Upon this plea, the All-Merciful and Beneficent Lord Accepts the children’s supplications and Addresses them, saying, ‘Go then and take from the wine of the spring of Kawtsar and give your parents to drink therefrom.’”  And with that, their parents are Allowed to enter Paradise.



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