ABU BAKR IS CALLED AS-SIDEEQ
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was uplifted to the Heavens, just after the demise of the Prophet’s uncle, Abu Taalib, and his wife Khadeejah, may Allah be pleased with her. It was a time of sadness and disconsolation for the Prophet, and the situation for Islam appeared to be dark. It was there that he was assured of the destiny of Islam.
The morning after his ascension, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, told the Quraysh that he had been carried from Makkah to AL-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and from there he had ascended to the heavens. He narrated to them what he had seen.
When the non-believing Quraysh heard of the Prophet ‘s ascension to heaven, they regarded it as an absurdity, and began to ridicule the Prophet for his declaration. “This is unbelievable!” they exclaimed. “It takes a month for a caravan to go to the Levant (Ash-Shaam) and a month to return, how could you do the return journey in one night?”
There were also some Muslims who wavered in believing the ascension of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to the heavens. Some of them went to Abu Bakr and informed him of the Prophet ‘s journey to Jerusalem and ascension to the heavens. Some expressed doubt about the veracity of the ascension, but when this question was posed to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, he silenced them with his unforgettable words; “If he (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) says so, then he is truthful. There is nothing to be surprised about. I believe him when he says that he received a revelation from Heaven in an hour of the day or night. And that is beyond what you cavail at. “
It was on that occasion that he earned the title As-Sideeq. May Allah be pleased with him and rest his soul in peace.
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