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(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
JEEM - THE
ARABIC LETTER
INTRODUCTION
The Arabic letter
Jeem () is equivalent to the letter 'J'
in the English alphabet.
It is the fifth letter in the Arabic
character set. Jeem () in Arabic numerology
which is known as Abjad, has the
value of 3. This article is about
the spiritual meaning of the letter Jeem ().
THE LETTER JEEM
If we turn to the Quran,
we find that there are exactly three chapters that have names
starting with the letter Jeem (
) These
three chapters are:
1 Chapter 45 - Al Jaasiyat
37 verses
2 Chapter 62 - Al Jumaa 11 verses
3 Chapter 72 - Al Jinn 28 verses
The first chapter with
its name starting with the Letter Jeem ()
is Al Jaasiyat. Which stands for crouching, bowing. Bowing to Allah our
Rabb.
The name Jaasiyat comes from:
28 And you will see each nation crouching,
each nation summoned to its record. (And they will be told): This
day you are to be repaid what you used to do.
[Quran: Al
Jaasiyat Chapter 45]{ 45=9
verse 28 owner of Huroof sir of Meem}
First of all we must
die. And each one of us will die without a doubt. When a person
dies, we the Muslims have to pray for the deceased. The funeral
prayer is called Janazah.
JANAZAH - FUNERAL
PRAYER
When a Muslim passes
away, after the formalities of washing the body, the relatives,
friends and acquaintances, gather for the
Janazah
(funeral) prayer. The word Janazah starts with the letter Jeem () and it involves three things which is the
numerical value of the letter Jeem ().
The
Janazah (funeral) prayer is a four
Takbir (Allahu
Akbar - Allah is Great)
Salah (prayer).
First of all, why is
Takbir
said four times
?
Remember what was mentioned
in the Book on the Letter Ba ()?
We are created from 4 elements.
These are Earth, Fire, Water and
Air (Spirit). Hence the 4 Takbir are required to remind the deceased
that he/she is made of 4 elements.
The Christians say "Earth
to Earth, Dust to Dust...", in Islam, the equivalent could
be: "Earth to Earth, Fire to Fire, Water to Water and Spirit
to Spirit." Instead we say the
Takbir4
times.
Notice here, when a child is born, the
Azan (Call
to Prayer) is said in the ears of the new born. The first words
that the new born hears is the Takbir repeated 4 times.
Likewise when
we die, the last thing we hear is the
Takbir
repeated 4 times. We have completed our physical journey above
the earth at death for the time being until the Day of Resurrection.
We have completed one complete circle or 'orbit'. That is all
we are allowed unlike the earth which is allowed numerous orbits.
Each one of us completes this 'orbit' in their own life spans.
And that life span is made of different number of years, months,
weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. That is the one side
of the Janazah. The other side of
Janazah has 3 parts.
THE OTHER 3 PARTS
OF THE JANAZAH
There are three things
involved in the Janazah prayer. This is equivalent to numerical
value of the Letter Jeem ().
After
the Niyah (intention) for prayer, the Imam
pronounces first Takbir (Allahu
Akbar).
After the first
Takbir there is the recitation of
Sana (Glorification
and Praise) for Allah.
After the second
Takbir,
Darood (Blessings) are sent upon Muhammad
.
After the third Takbir, Dua
Janazah (funeral prayer)
is recited. T
he Dua
Janazah (funeral prayer)
is basically asking Allah to forgive everyone, especially the
deceased. After the fourth Takbir, we say the
Salaam
(Peace) and the prayer is complete. The deceased is then buried.
Overall, three things
are required for the deceased.
1 Washing the body.
2 Saying
Janazah prayer.
3 Burying the body.
Janazah is one form of gathering. The other sort of gathering
is the Jumaa.
JUMAA - GATHERING
The other form of gathering
is the Jumaa. This is the Friday prayer. And
the day which is Friday is also called
Jumaa
based on the gathering. There is a subtlety here with chapter
number !
Al Jaasiyat is Chapter
number 45. The chapter number is perfectly divisible by 3 the
numerical value of the Letter Jeem ().
45 divided by 3 = 15
The chapter number for
Jumaa (62) cannot be divided by 3 without leaving a remainder.
If we reduce the chapter number to single digit we get (6 + 2
= ) 8.
The Letter with the numerical value = 8 is the Letter Ha
() for
Hamd.
Why is the Chapter number for Jumaa (62) not perfectly divisible by
3 ? Why does it reduce to 8 for Ha () ? The first verse of Chapter
Jumaa answers that question.
1 Whatever is in the heavens and
on earth does declare the Praises and Glory of Al Malik il Quddus
il Azeez il Hakeem (Allah the Sovereign the Holy One the Exalted
in Might the Wise).
[Quran: Al
Jumaa Chapter 62]
Allah has chosen the
day of Jumaa (Friday) for the Muslims. It is
the day of collective Praise for Allah. It is the day of Gathering.
Notice that the Chapter number when divided by 3:
62 divided by 3 = 20
remainder 2.
Normally afternoon prayer
Zuhr Fard is 4 Rakah prayer.
But on
Jumaa (Friday) the Fard Prayer is reduced to 2 Rakah.
No
wonder the chapter number for Jumaa has deliberately been placed as
62.
It was stated at the
start of this section that 62 reduces to 8 for
Hamd.
The difference between Ha ()
and Jeem () is one dot.
And speaking of dots, there is
another creation about which Allah has informed us in the Quran. They are the
Jinn.
JINN - SPIRITS
The third and final chapter
named with the initial Letter Jeem () is
Jinn
Chapter 72.
Again this chapter number is
perfectly divisible by 3
72 divided by 3 = 24.
No remainder.
A lot has been written
about Jinn by other people. We must understand
that the majority of the Jinn are evil except for those who have
accepted the Guidance of Allah from the Quran and entered Islam.
It would suffice to quote a few verses from the Quran.
14 He created man of clay like the
potter's,
15 And the Jinn did He create of smokeless fire.
[Quran: Ar
Rahman Chapter 55]
130 You assembly of the jinn and humankind!
Did there not come to you messengers of your own who recounted
to you My tokens and warned you of the meeting of this your Day?
They will say: We testify against ourselves. And the life of the
world beguiled them. And they testify against themselves that
they were disbelievers.
[Quran: Al
Anaam Chapter 6]
128 In the day when He will gather
them together (He will say): You assembly of the jinn! Many of
humankind did you seduce. And their adherents among humankind
will say: Our Lord! We enjoyed one another, but now we have arrived
at the appointed term which You appointed for us. He will say:
Fire is your home. Abide therein for ever, save him whom Allah
wills (to deliver). Your Lord is Wise, Aware.
[Quran: Al
Anaam Chapter 6]
And speaking of Spirits...
JIBREEL ()
Muhammad
used to retire to the Cave Hira for contemplation. And then one
day ...
... suddenly the Truth
descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel
came to him and asked him to read. The Prophet replied, "I
do not know how to read."
The Prophet added,
"The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard
that I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again
asked me to read and I replied, 'I do not know how to read.' Thereupon
he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not
bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read
but again I replied, 'I do not know how to read (or what shall
I read)?' Thereupon he caught me for the
third
time and pressed me, and then released me and said, 'Read in the name of
your Rabb (Lord),
who has created (all that exists) has created man from a clot. Read! And your
Rabb (Lord) is the Most Generous." [Sahih Bukhari]
What was the name of
the angel ? Jibreel (). Jibreel's name starts with the
Letter Jeem ().
He pressed Muhammad
3 (= ) times{ Ilm Yaqeen, Ayn Yaqeen Haqq Yaqeen}. then could Muhammad
Recite.
If we turn to the Quran
to find the mention of Jibreel () by Name, he is mentioned exactly
3 () times in 3 verses:
97
Say: Whoever is an enemy to
Jibreel for he brings down the (revelation) to your heart
by Allah's will a confirmation of what went before and guidance
and glad tidings for those who believe.
98 Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and
Rasools to Jibreel and Mikaeel Allah is an enemy to
those who reject faith.
[Quran: Al
Baqara Chapter 2]
4
If you two turn in repentance to
Him your hearts are indeed so inclined; but if you back up each
other against him truly Allah is his Protector and
Jibreel and (every) righteous one among those who believe
and furthermore the angels will back (him) up.
[Quran: At
Tahreem Chapter 66]
CONCLUSION
The Letter Jeem () is about
Jumaa
Gathering. The ultimate Jumaa (gathering) will take place on
the Day of Judgement. Where all the people human and
Jinn will be gathered awaiting news of their fate.
Jannah Heaven or Jahannam Hell.
May Allah have Mercy
on us all. Ameen.
Only Allah Knows
Best.
Khalid M. Malik
Ghouri
Darood and Salaam
on Muhammad, His Family, and His Companions
ALLAHUMMA SALLI
ALA MUHAMMADIN NABEE YIL UMEE ILAL INSI WAL JINNI WA ASWADI WAL
AHMARI WAL ASGHARI WAL AKBARI SAHIB IL KAWSARI WA BARIK WA SALLIM
NAMES OF ALLAH
STARTING WITH THE
LETTER JEEM
Al Jabbar, Al
Jameel, Al Jaleel, Al Jaami
Darood (Blessings)
and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, His Family, and His Companions
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