14. MARYAM’S CHAMBER
Sayyidatuna Maryam was the mother of Sayyiduna ‘Isa. Her father’s name is ‘Imran and mother’s name is Hinah. When Sayyidatuna Maryam was in the womb of her mother, her mother vowed that she would donate the child that is going to be born for the service of Bayt-ul-Muqaddas. Therefore, when Sayyidatuna Maryam was born, her mother took her to Bayt-ul-Muqaddas,
Sayyiduna Zakariyya who was the maternal uncle of Sayyidatuna Maryam was the Imam (chief) of the religious scholars of Bayt-ul-Muqaddas of those times. Sayyiduna Zakariyya became her caretaker. He made a separate chamber on the highest level of Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, which was isolated from all other sections and kept Sayyidatuna Maryam there. Therefore, Sayyidatuna Maryam began to live there isolated whilst remaining busy in the worship of Allah. Sayyiduna Zakariyya would pay daily visits in the morning and evening to check on her wellbeing and arranging the sustenance.
Within a few days, a miraculous marvel (Karamat) took place in the chamber of Sayyidatuna Maryam. When Sayyiduna Zakariyya would visit the chamber, he would find the fruits of winter season in summer season and the fruits of summer in the winter season. Sayyiduna Zakariyya would inquire in amazement, ‘O Maryam, where do you get these fruits from?’ Sayyidatuna Maryam would reply that these fruits are from Allah and He bestows with immeasurable sustenance to whomsoever He wills.
Sayyiduna Zakariyya was blessed with the rank of Prophethood by Allah but he did not have any offspring and he had reached the old age. For years, his heart was eager for offspring and many a times he had supplicated to Allah with humility for a beautiful child but he had still not yet been blessed with any child. When he saw the marvel of Sayyidatuna Maryam that out of season fruits descend there, at that time, this thought mounted his heart that even though he has become very old, the season to yield the fruit of children has passed away, but Allah who blesses out of season fruits to Sayyidatuna Maryam in the chamber, He is capable to bless him with an out of season fruit in the form of a child. Therefore, he supplicated in the chamber of Sayyidatuna Maryam and his supplication was accepted. Allah blessed him with a son in his old age and Allah named this child ‘Yahya’ who was also blessed with the rank of Prophethood. Allah has described this event in the Holy Quran in the following words:
Whenever Zakariyya visited her at her prayer chamber, he found fresh food with her; he said, ‘O Maryam! Where did this come to you from?’ She answered, ‘It is from Allah; indeed Allah gives to whomever He wills, without calculating, It is here that Zakariyya prayed to his Lord; he said, ‘My Lord! Give me from Yourself a righteous offspring; indeed You only are the Listener of prayer.’ And the angels called out to him while he was standing, offering prayer at his place of worship, ‘Indeed Allah gives you glad tidings of Yahya, who will confirm the truthful Word (sign) from Allah, – a leader, always refraining from women, a Prophet from among Our devoted ones.’
Moral:
This event sheds light on several teachings. It is very useful for the Muslims to extract the moral lessons from it.
1. Miraculous wonders exhibited by Sayyidatuna Maryam
It can be deduced from the abovementioned event that Sayyidatuna Maryam was bestowed with marvels and with the rank of Wali (friend of Allah) as Divine fruits used to descend for her from Allah in her chamber and the winter fruits would be delivered to her in summer and the summer fruits in winter. This is a wonderful and open Karamat and is a proof of her sainthood.
2. Place of worship favours supplications
This event proves that the place where the chosen people of Allah worship becomes so sacred that the blessings of Allah descends there and the supplications are accepted there; just like the supplication of Sayyiduna Zakariyya was accepted in the chamber of Sayyidatuna Maryam . Whereas, on many previous occasions, he had supplicated frequently in Bayt-ul-Muqaddas but his supplication was not granted.
3. Supplicating beside graves
If supplications are accepted in those places where the chosen people of Allah perform their worship for few days; then definitively supplications would be accepted beside the graves of these chosen people of Allah where their whole blessed bodies are present. Thus, Imam Shaafi’i has mentioned that whenever he would feel difficulty in finding solution of some religious issue, he would visit Baghdad and sat near the blessed grave of Imam-e-A’zam Abu Hanifah would supplicate by making the holy grave a Wasilah (intermediary) and his supplications would be granted and his problem would get resolved.
Source: (QURANIC WONDERS) by ‘ABDUL MUSTAFA A’ZAMI.
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