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Hadith 6042

Chapter on the Mention of Yemen and Sham, and the Mention of Uwais al-Qarni (may Allah be pleased with him)

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Chapter on the Mention of Yemen and Sham, and the Mention of Uwais al-Qarni (may Allah be pleased with him)

Zujajat al-Masabih 6042Volume 5

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Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “I saw a pillar of light 1 emerging from beneath my head, shining until it settled in Sham.”

[Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Dala’il an-Nubuwwah]

Commentary and footnotes (3)

Note 1

pillar of light

(1) His statement: “pillar of light” likely refers to the caliphate, likened to a pillar as it is the foundation of Islam’s structure and the stability of its rulings. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

Note 1

قوله

(۱) قوله: من نور ولعله أمر الخلافة المشبه بالعمود في أنه عماد بناء الإسلام وأحكام ثبات الأحكام. كذا في «المرقاة».

Note 1

(21) قوله: من نور. ہوسکتا ہے یہ امر خلافت ہے جس کو ستون سے تشبیہ دی گئی ہے اس معنی میں کہ وہ اسلام کی بنیاد کا ستون اور احکام کے ثبات کی مضبوطی کا سبب ہے۔(مرقات)