BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM
(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)
All praise is for Allah. Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADIN NABEE YIL UMMEE WA ALIHI WA BARIK WA SALLIM
ASTAGHFIR ULLAHA ALLAZI LA ILAHA ILLA HUWAL HAYYUL QAYYUM WA ATUBU ILAYH
The Arabic letter
Za (
) in the Arabic character set is
11.
In the numerical character set, Abjad, Za ()
has the
value of 7.
This article is about the spiritual meaning
of the letter Za ().
The Letter Za () has a numerical value of 7. There
are three Chapters in the Quran which are named with the initial
Letter Za () in their
names. These three Chapters are:
1 - Chapter 39 Az Zumar 75 Verses
2 - Chapter 43 Az Zukhruf 89 Verses
3 - Chapter 99 Al Zalzalah 8 Verses
Zakkee is one of the
Attributes of Allah. Zakkee is also one of the names attributed
to Allah's Beloved, Muhammad
. We
take the first letter Za from Allah's Attribute Zakkee and we
take the first letter Za from Muhammad's
name Zakkee and we have a pair of Za. What is a pair?
Pair is
Zawj (
).
)
The two Letters Za () equate to 7 + 7 = 14.
In the Quran
we find that Chapter 14 is Ibraheem. Ibraheem (
)
was the father of Ismaeel () and
Iss_haaq ().
39 "Praise be to Allah who has granted me in old age Ismaeel and Iss_haaq: for truly my Rabb (Lord) is He the Hearer of Prayer!
[Quran: Ibraheem Chapter 14]
If we look at THE HOLY QURAN commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali:
Note 1917:
Ibraheem was 100 years old when Iss_haaq was born (Gen. xxi. 5);
and as Ismaeel was 13 years old when Ibraheem was 99. (Gen. xvii.
24-25), Ismaeel was also a son of his father's old age, having
been born when Abraham was 86 years old. The younger son's progeny
developed the Faith of Israel and that of Christ; the elder son's
progeny perfected the more universal Faith of Islam, the Faith
of Ibraheem the Hanif (True). (14.39)
Ismaeel ()
was born when Ibraheem () was
86 years old (8 + 6 = 14).
Iss_haaq ()
was born when Ibraheem () was
100.
The difference between the age of the two brothers was 14
years (double Za -).
From the Quran Hadees
and history we find that Ibraheem ()
left his wife Hajara () and
son Ismaeel () in the desert
at the place which is now Makkah. Hajara ()
prayed to Allah for water....
.......Jibreel hit the earth with his heel like this (Ibn Abbas hit the earth with his heel to illustrate it), and so the water gushed out. Ismaeel's mother was astonished and started digging. (Abu Al Qasim) (i.e. the Prophet) said, "If she had left the water, (flow naturally without her intervention), it would have been flowing on the surface of the earth.")......
[Sahih
Bukhari]
And that well
still exists to this day better known as
Zam-zam
.
From pair of Letters
Za ().
We arrived at two more
Letters which are a pair of Meem (
) and
we have Zam-zam.
(Abu Jamra Ad Dabi said:) I used to sit with Ibn Abbas in Mecca. Once I had a fever and he said (to me), "Cool your fever with Zam-zam water, for Rasool Allah said: 'It (the fever) is from the heat of the (Hell) Fire; so, cool it with water (or Zam-zam water).' "[Sahih Bukhari]
Allah has blessed that
well of Zam-Zam. Allah sent Jibreel ()
to dig the water of Zam-zam for the ancestors of Muhammad
. So how can the water of
Zam-zam
not be special ? Allah wanted Muhammad's
ancestors to live there. And Allah
chose that place for His first House of worship.
After centuries, Allah
sent the same Jibreel () to
the same place (Makkah) to reveal the Quran to His Chosen One,
Muhammad whose name has two Meems ().
)
From double () to
Zam-zam.
From
Zam-zam
to double Meem ().
If we look at the word Zam-zam it is Double Zam () ! Or a pair of Zam
And what is Zam ?
We have to keep in mind,
that Allah is the same Allah, during the time of Ibraheem () and Ismaeel ().
Allah is the same Allah, during the time of Muhammad
.
Allah is the same Allah even today. There is no change in Him. He always existed. And He will always exist. Everything else will perish.
To show the beauty of the Quran, Kalaam Allah and its divine nature:
Zam is : 40 + 7 =
=
47
What is the name of Chapter
47 in the Quran ? MUHAMMAD
.
In the water from Zam-zam there are healing qualities. In the Quran there are healing qualities.
Zam-zam was made available to Ismaeel ()
and his descendants as a Mercy from Allah. The Quran has been
revealed as a Mercy and Healing for the Believers. But Muhammad
has been sent as a Mercy to all
the worlds from Allah, the Rabb (Lord) of all the worlds.
107 We Sent you as a Mercy to all the worlds
[Quran: Al Anbiyaa Chapter 21]
Because Muhammad is Zaeem
ul Anbiyaa - Chief of
the Messengers () of Allah.
Finally, let us look
at the number 7 the numerical value of Za ().
What is so special about the number 7 ?
Why do most people feel that the number 7 is Lucky ?
One of the reasons is that there are 7 openings in the human head.
Subconsciously most people associate the number 7 with those openings in the head without realising.
It is through these 7 openings we tend to take in the majority of information. The information can be good or evil.
We have to guard ourselves against the evil.
That is the physical aspect for this world. And this is explained by Allah in the Quran as follows :
42 "For over My servants no authority
shall you have except such as put themselves in the wrong and
follow you."
43 And truly Hell is the promised abode for them all!
44 To it are seven Gates: for each of those Gates
is (special) class (of sinners assigned).
[Quran: Al Hijr Chapter 15]
How does Shaytan try and lead us astray ?
By making us use our 7 openings in the head for evil purposes.
Everything in the Quran has relevance to this world and there is a spiritual side to the meaning of the Quran in the next world.
There are 7 other gates (or openings) that Allah has given to the Muslims.
That is the Al Fatihah, Chapter 1 of the Quran.
87 We have given you seven of the most repeated (verses) and the great Quran.[Quran Al Hijr Chapter 15]
Salah - The five daily prayers are not accepted by Allah unless we recite these 7 most repeated verses in every Rakah.
And finally how do we do Sajdah (prostrate) to Allah ?
By touching 7 parts of the body on the ground.
The toes of both feet, both the knees, the palms of both hands and the forehead which include the tip of the nose.
And after each Rakah,
there is double Sajdah. Or a pair of Sajdah. That is touching
the 7 parts of the human body on the ground. That is 2 x 7 parts
of the body touching the ground. We are back full circle to PAIR
OF ZA ().
May Allah have Mercy on us all and guide us to the Sirat al Mustaqeem - The Straight Path. Ameen.
Only Allah Knows Best.
Khalid M. Malik Ghouri
Darood and Salaam on Muhammad, His Family, and His Companions
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN KAMA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUM MAJEED
ALLAHUMMA BARIK ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN KAMA BARAKTA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA HAMEEDUM MAJEED
Zakkee
09 November 1999
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