Transliteration:( Wal laili iza sajaa )
1. Either by CHAASHT (mid-morning) is meant mid-morning in general, and by "the night when it covers" is meant the last portion of the night because during these times Chaasht and Tahajjud Salaah are offered. Furthermore, the first preaching of Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace), victory over the magicians, liberation of the Israelites from the clutches of the Pharaoh, the Holy Prophet's صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم prophethood, took place at Chaasht time. Allah Almighty spoke to Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) at Mt. Tur, and the Me'raaj of the Holy Prophet at night. For this reason an oath is taken at these two times. Or, by Chaasht it meant the bright and charming countenance of the Holy Prophet which sparkled the hearts of people and by night, it meant his blessed jet-black, sweet smelling hair, through whose blessings the faults of the sinful believers would be covered. Or, Chaasht denotes the external incidents and events of the which are, Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم visible to everyone like the bright sun, and by night is meant the concealed mystical events of about the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم which only Allah Almighty is aware. Or. Chaasht denotes the period of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم when the sun of prophethood was shining brightly, and by night is meant the period after the Holy Prophetصلى الله عليه وآله وسلم. The nights of the period of Khulafa e Rashideen were starry nights after which there were bleak nights in which the torches of the saints and the Islamic scholars were providing light. Or, by Chaasht is meant the period of the rise of Islam to the pinnacle of glory and night denotes the period of the decline of the Muslims, which will be closer to the Day of Judgement.
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