Surah Al Isra | Bani Israel With Urdu Translation

Surah Al Isra | Bani Israel Info

Intro

Name: Sura Bani Israel
Meaning: The Night Journey

Period of Revelation

Sura Bani Israel was revealed in Makkah consisting of 111 Ayat and 12 Raku and the 17th chapter of the Holy Quran.

Few Important Incidents in virtues of Sura Bani Israel

We mention some famous incidents related to Sura Bani Israel

1. Narrated to Hazrat Ayesha:
“The Holy Prophet (PBUH) would not sleep until he recited Surat Bani Israel and Az-Zumar.”

(Jamia Tarimzi: 2920)

2. Narrated to Hazrat Jarar that :
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) ordered me during Khutba Hajjatul-Wada. “Ask the people to listen.” He then said, “Do not become infidels after me by cutting the necks (throats).

(Sahih Bukhari: 4405)

3. Narrated to Hazrat Anas bin Malik:
The night Allah’s Messenger Holy Prophet (PBUH) was taken for a journey from the sacred mosque (of Makkah) Al-Kaba: Three persons came to him (in a dreamy while he was sleeping in the Sacred Mosque before the Divine Inspiration was revealed to Him. One of them said, “Which of them is he?” The middle (second) angel said, “He is the best of them.” The last (third) angle said, “Take the best of them.” Only that much happened on that night, and he did not see them till they came on another night, i.e., after The Divine Inspiration was revealed to him. He saw them. His eyes were asleep, but his heart was not—-and so is the case with the prophets: their eyes sleep while their hearts do not sleep. So those angels did not talk to him till they carried him and placed him beside the well of Zamzam. From among them, Gabriel took charge of him. Hazrat Gabriel cut open (the part of his body) between his throat and the middle of his chest (heart) and took all the material out of his chest and `Abdomen and then washed it with Zamzam water with his own hands till he cleansed the inside of his body, and then a gold tray containing a gold bowl full of belief and wisdom was brought and then Gabriel stuffed his chest and throat blood vessels with it and then closed it (the chest). He then ascended with him to the world’s Heaven and knocked on one of its doors. The dwellers of the Heaven asked, ‘Who is it?’ He said, “Gabriel.” They said, “Who is accompanying you?” He said, “Muhammad.” They said, “Has he been called?” He said, “Yes,” They said, “He is welcomed.” So the dwellers of Heaven became pleased with his arrival, and they did not know what Allah would do to The Holy Prophet (PBUH) on earth unless Allah informed them. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) met Adam over the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, “He is your father; greet him.” The Holy Prophet (PBUH) greeted him, and Adam returned his greeting and said, “Welcome, O my Son! O, what a good son you are!” Behold, he saw two flowing rivers while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, “What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?” Gabriel said, “These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates.” Then Gabriel took him around that Heaven, and behold; he saw another river at the bank of which there was a palace built of pearls and emerald. He put his hand into the river and found its mud-like musk Adhfar. He asked, “What is this, O Gabriel?” Gabriel said, “This is the Kauthar your Lord has kept for you.” Then Gabriel ascended (with him) to the second Heaven, and the angels asked the same questions as those on the first Heaven, i.e., “Who is it?” Gabriel replied, “Gabriel.” They asked, “Who is accompanying you?” He said, “Muhammad.” They asked, “Has he been sent for?” He said, “Yes.” Then they said, “He is welcomed.” Then he (Gabriel) ascended with the Prophet (PBUH) to the third Heaven, and the angels said the same as the angels of the first and the second Heavens had said. Then he ascended with him to the fourth Heaven, and they said the same, and then he ascended with him to the fifth Heaven, and they said the same, and then he ascended with him to the sixth Heaven, and they said the same; then he ascended with him to the seventh Heaven and they said the same. On each Heaven, there were prophets whose names he had mentioned and of whom I remember Idris on the second Heaven, Aaron on the fourth Heavens another prophet whose name I don’t remember, on the fifth Heaven, Abraham on the sixth Heaven, and Moses on the seventh Heaven because of his privilege of talking to Allah directly. Moses said (to Allah), “O Lord! I thought that none would be raised up above me.” But Gabriel ascended with him (the Prophet) for a distance above that, the distance of which only Allah knows, till he reached the Lote Tree (beyond which none may pass) and then the Irresistible, the Lord of Honor and Majesty approached and came closer till he (Gabriel) was about two bow lengths or (even) nearer. (It is said that Gabriel approached and came closer to the Prophet. Among the things which Allah revealed to him then was: “Fifty prayers were enjoined on his followers in a day and a night.” Then the Prophet (PBUH) descended till he met Moses, and then Moses stopped him and asked, “O Muhammad! What did your Lord en join upon you?” The Prophet (PBUH) replied,” He enjoined upon me to perform fifty prayers in a day and a night.” Moses said, “Your followers cannot do that; Go back so that your Lord may reduce it for you and them.” So the Prophet (PBUH) turned to Gabriel as if he wanted to consult him about that issue. Gabriel told him his opinion, saying, “Yes, if you wish.” So Gabriel ascended with him to the Irresistible and said while he was in his place, “O Lord, please lighten our burden as my followers cannot do that.” So Allah deducted for him ten prayers after that he returned to Moses, who stopped him again and kept sending him back to his Lord till the enjoined prayers were reduced to only five prayers. Then Moses stopped him when the prayers had been reduced to five and said, “O Muhammad! By Allah, I tried to persuade my nation, Bani Israel, to do less than this, but they could not do it and gave it up. However, your followers are weaker in body, heart, sight, and hearing, so return to your Lord so that He may lighten your burden.” The Prophet (PBUH) turned to Gabriel for advice, and Gabriel did not disapprove. So he ascended with him for the fifth time. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “O Lord, my followers are weak in their bodies, hearts, hearing, and constitution, so lighten our burden.” The Irresistible said, “O Muhammad!” the Prophet replied, “Labbaik and Sa’daik.” Allah said, “The Word that comes from Me does not change, so it will be as I enjoined you in the Mother of the Book.” Allah added, “Every good deed will be rewarded as ten times, so it is fifty (prayers) in the Mother of the Book (in reward), but you are to perform only five (in practice).” The Prophet (PBUH) returned to Moses, asking, “What have you done?” He said, “He has lightened our burden: He has given us for every good deed a tenfold reward.” Moses said, “By Allah! I tried to make Bani Israel observe less than that, but they gave it up. So go back to your Lord that He may lighten your burden further.” Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, “O Mosa! I feel shy of returning too many times to my Lord.” On that, Gabriel said, “Descend in Allah’s Name.” The Prophet (PBUH) then woke in the Sacred Mosque (at Makkah).

(Sahih al-Bukhari: 7517)

Conclusion

In this Surah, Allah explains the incident of Mairaj and Bani Israel. Allah Explained the Philosophy that why the Revealed Quran in Parts.