I was turning my head to the right and to the left, and wagging my tail vigorously so that I would wake up and not fall asleep!
Ahmed El-Gohary Abdel-Gawad
I did not sleep that night. It was a very happy night, so much so that my eyes did not let me sleep, and I remained awake throughout it.
How do I sleep?!
I was turning my head to the right and to the left, and wagging my tail vigorously so that I would wake up and not fall asleep!
My friend, Usayd bin Hudair, may God be pleased with him, chose to sit this night close to my stall and read the Qur’an. I was listening to his reading and listening. We were not alone, but his son Yahya was with him, but soon Yahya took a year of sleep and he fell asleep, and Usayd bin and I remained. Hudayr, may God be pleased with him, is reading the Book of God and I am listening to him. He read from Surat Al-Baqarah once, and another time From Surah Al-Kahf, and from other surahs.
And while I was reading it, my friends, a strange thing happened. I caught sight of a cloud that had come over our heads and was approaching us. And truthfully, I tell you: I was afraid of it. I did not know what it was. I feared for myself and was worried that something bad would happen to me. For this reason, I began to tighten the rope that bound me. My friend Usaid had it, and when I couldn’t, I started moving violently from one side to the other while I was afraid!
My movement would attract my friend’s attention, and he would stop reading. At that time, I would notice this cloud moving away. I would calm down and stay in my place and not move, so Asid would return to reading again, and the cloud would approach!
This happened many times, and each time I moved harder; Because the cloud was getting closer and closer to me.
Here, Usayd, may God be pleased with him, noticed that Yahya was next to us, and that he was not far from me, so he feared for him because of my movement. Perhaps during my confusion and panic, I might fall on him or hit him with my foot, and something bad would happen to him.
That’s why Usayd ran to Yahya. He picked him up and went to put him in his bed at home.
Usayd went home and put his infant son, Yahya, in his bed to sleep. As he left the house and returned to his place, he saw that cloud. It was still close, and it was moving away little by little.
God willing, what a beauty she was. She was white and radiating light. Her sight was beautiful, bringing joy to the soul and opening the heart. She had lights like stars shining around her. How did I not notice all of this when I saw her the previous times? I was so overcome with fear and dread that I couldn’t even see it all!
After a short time, we heard the voice of the muezzin for dawn prayer:
God is great, God is great
God is great, God is great
I bear witness that there is no god but God
I bear witness that there is no god but God
I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God
I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God
Live to pray
Live to pray
Live on the farmer
Live on the farmer
God is great, God is great
There is no god but God.
My master Usayd, may God be pleased with him, performed his ablution and went out to the mosque to pray with our Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him. After the prayer, he came happy and happy, visibly happy. He gathered his family and began telling them about what happened that night, and told them that he had told the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, so he was happy. The Messenger was rejoiced and informed him that this cloud was carrying a noble group of angels, and that they were listening to the Qur’an while he was He recited it, and when he finished reading, they left. If he had continued reading the Qur’an until the morning, they would have remained there and not left.
The entire family was extremely happy with this beautiful news.
As for me, I was the happiest of them all, as God Almighty had willed that I should attend this solemn event, and that I should listen to the recitation of the Qur’an that night, and see this cloud and the lamps that surrounded it with light and illumination. Because it carries the angels of the Most Gracious, may blessings and peace be upon them.
Angels, my friends, live in heaven, and God Almighty assigns them tasks to perform. They obey God, carry out His commands and never disobey Him. They do not eat, drink, or marry. This is how God Almighty created them.
Among these angels: Gabriel, peace be upon him, who revealed the Qur’an to our Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and among them are Michael and Israfil, and among them are the angels who record the servant’s deeds, and others, may God’s prayers and peace be upon them.
benefits:
We benefit from this story:
♦ Angels are one of God’s creations. God created them from light.
♦ Angels obey God, and love those who obey Him.
♦ I believe in angels, I love them, and I am ashamed for them to see me committing a sin or record that I am disobeying God.