Isra and Mi’raj, the Pond (Hawd), Intercession and the Covenant of Adam (Tahawi Creed 39–42)
Isra and Mi’raj, the Pond (Hawd), Intercession and the Covenant of Adam (Tahawi Creed 39–42)
المعراج والحوض والشفاعة والميثاق
Several unseen matters connected with the Prophet ﷺ and the Hereafter are summarized in points 39 to 42 of the Tahawi creed: the Night Journey and ascension (Isra and Mi’raj), the Pond (Hawd), intercession (Shafa’ah) and the covenant taken from the descendants of Adam.
What is the Mi’raj according to the Tahawi creed?
The creed says the Mi’raj is true: the Prophet ﷺ was taken on the Night Journey and ascended in person, while awake, to the heavens and then to wherever Allah willed, where Allah honored him with what He willed and revealed to him what He revealed (point 39). It cites the Qur’an: “The heart did not lie about what it saw” (53:11).
What is the Pond (Hawd) of the Prophet ﷺ?
The Hawd is the pond with which Allah honored the Prophet ﷺ as a source of relief for his Ummah (point 40). Belief in it is based on authentic hadith.
What is intercession (Shafa’ah) in Islam?
Intercession is a plea made with Allah’s permission on behalf of others. Point 41 states that the intercession which Allah has stored for the Ummah of the Prophet ﷺ is true, as reported in the narrations.
What is the covenant (Mithaq) taken from Adam and his descendants?
Point 42 affirms that Allah took a covenant from Adam and his offspring. The Qur’an refers to it when Allah asked them, “Am I not your Lord?” and they said, “Yes, we bear witness” (7:172).
Points 39–42: Arabic Text and English Translation
Each point is given first in Arabic and then in English.
(٣٩) والمعراج حقٌّ، وقد أُسْري بالنبي ﷺ، وعُرِج بشخصه في اليقظة إلى السماء، ثُمَّ إلى حيث شاء الله تعالى من العلى، وأكرمه الله تعالى بما شاء، وأوحى إليه ما أوحى: ﴿مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَى﴾، فصلى الله عليه وسلم في الآخرة والأولى.
39. The Mi’raj is true. The Prophet ﷺ was taken on the Night Journey and ascended in person, while awake, to the heavens, and then to wherever Allah willed of the heights. Allah honored him with what He willed and revealed to him what He revealed: “The heart did not lie about what it saw.” May Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, in the Hereafter and in this life.
(٤٠) والحوض الذي أكرمه الله تعالى به غياثًا لأُمته حقٌّ.
40. The Pond (Hawd) with which Allah honored him, as relief for his Ummah, is true.
(٤١) والشفاعة التي ادَّخرها الله لهم حقٌّ، كما رُوي في الأخبار.
41. The intercession that Allah has stored up for them is true, as it is reported in the narrations.
(٤٢) والميثاق الذي أخذه الله تعالى من آدم وذريته حقٌّ.
42. The covenant that Allah took from Adam and his offspring is true.
More in the Aqeedah Series
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- Aqeedah al-Tahawiyya: Introduction to the Creed of Ahl as-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah
- Tawhid in Islam: Oneness of Allah and His Eternal Attributes (Tahawi Creed 1–17)
- Belief in Qadar: Divine Decree, Destiny and Allah’s Knowledge (Tahawi Creed 18–28)
- Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: Final Messenger and Seal of the Prophets (Tahawi Creed 29–32)
- Is the Qur’an the Word of Allah? Islamic Belief About the Qur’an (Tahawi Creed 33–34)
- Will We See Allah in Paradise? Seeing Allah and Submission in Matters of Belief (Tahawi Creed 35–38)
- Destiny in Islam: Allah’s Knowledge, the Preserved Tablet and the Pen (Tahawi Creed 43–48)
- The Throne, Kursi, Angels, Prophets and Divine Books: What Muslims Believe (Tahawi Creed 49–53)
- What Is Iman in Islam? Faith, Sin, Hope and Fear in the Tahawi Creed (Points 54–68)
- Following the Sunnah and the Muslim Community: Prayer, Rulers, Hajj and Jihad (Tahawi Creed 69–77)
- Life After Death in Islam: The Grave, Resurrection, the Scale, Paradise and Hell (Tahawi Creed 78–83)
- Free Will and Human Actions in Islam: Ability, Responsibility and Allah’s Will (Tahawi Creed 84–88)
- Does Dua Benefit the Dead? Answered Prayers and Allah’s Independence (Tahawi Creed 89–92)
- Love of the Sahabah: The Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs and the Ten Promised Paradise (Tahawi Creed 93–96)
- Scholars of the Salaf, the Awliya and Karamat: Respect Without Exaggeration (Tahawi Creed 97–99)
- Signs of the Day of Judgment and Rejecting Fortune-Tellers (Tahawi Creed 100–101)
- Unity of the Muslims, One Religion and the Middle Path: Conclusion of the Tahawi Creed (Points 102–105)