Maqaam e Ibraheem علیہ اسلام– Station of Prophet Ibraheem [Alaiehis Salaam]
Assalam o Alaiekum!
In today’s program we will discuss Maqaam e Ibraheem. Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is such a personality that wherever his
feet touched these places became holy and sacred. Respecting these places is
obligatory and they are the places of prostration for believers. In the holy
Qur’aan Allaah Almighty says, “When Ibraheem was raising up the foundations of
the House, along with Ismaeel (Ishmael) [Alaiehis Salaam] supplicating: “Our
Lord accept (this service) from us! Indeed, You and You alone -are the All-Hearing,
the All-Knowing!” [Soorah Al-Baqraah – 127].
This verse shows
that this is the place which has been mentioned by Allaah regarding Hazrat
Ibraheem [Alaiehis Salaam] and Hazrat Ismaeel [Alaiehis Salaam].MAQAAM means
the place to stand. Hazrat Ibraheem [Alaiehis Salaam] was constructing Kaabaa,
Hazrat Ismaeal [Alaiehis Salaam] was helping his father by bringing stones.
When the walls reached a certain height it became difficult to fix stones above
Ibraheem [Alaiehis Salaam] hands, therefore he asked Hazrat Ismaeel [Alaiehis
Salaam] to bring such a stone on which he may stand in order to construct the
wall. Hazrat Ismaeel [Alaiehis Salaam] brought a stone, Hazrat Ibraheem [Alaiehis
Salaam] stood over it; by the order of Allaah Kareem that hard stone became as softer
as flower under his feet, so his feet got into the stone until his ankles. When
Hazrat Ibraheem [Alaiehis Salaam] wanted to climb up, that stone raised up and
vice versa. In the Holy Qur’aan Soorah Al-Imraan verse No 97 Allaah Almighty
says,
“In it there are
clear signs: The Station of Ibraheem! Whoever enters it is secure”
I will return back
to Soorah Al-Baqraah verse No 125,
“Make from the
Station of Ibraheem a place of prayer.”
No doubt prostration
will be only for Allaah Ta’aalaa, but Allaah loves that place for prostration
which had been touched by the feet of His beloved. The foot of Hazrat Ibraheem [Alaiehis
Salaam] got imprinted into the stone and despite passage of hundreds of years
that sign is still preserved. When Prophet Muhammad ﷺ entered Baiet Ul laah after conquering
Makkah, he specified the place of the stone so Hazrat Umar e Farooq [ Radiyal
Laahu Anhu]fixed this stone on its current place. Just imagine that how many
times Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would have visited that place and placed his sacred feet over
that place and prostrated here. When a loving believer visits that place and he
imagines the link, the feet of Prophet Ibraheem [Alaiehis Salaam] and then the
feet of Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ. A believer would visit these places with great love and
respect. His soul feels tranquility and he thanks Allaah Kareem. Now a days
this stone has been placed in silver bowl with a crystal glass from which
pilgrims may see it. This is the place where Imaam stands during the prayer
because Allaah has ordered in the holy Qur’aan to make this a prostration
place. May Allaah Ta’aalaa bless us to make this a place of our prostration by
visiting that place…read more
