The fourth stop was the grave of Musa (as), ‘I happened to pass by Musa on the night of my Night journey by the red sandhill whilst he was standing praying in his grave’ (Muslim). The third stop was at Bethlehem, where ‘Isa (as) was born. The second stop was at Mount Sinai, where Allah (swt) revealed the Torah to Musa (as). Madinah - and soon after this night the Prophet (saw) would meet the Ansar and migrate to Madinah. The first stop was at ‘the place of emigration’ i.e. Īt several points along the journey, Jibra’eel (as) stopped Buraq and told the Prophet (saw), ‘Dismount and pray’. So Jibril said to him, “Is it from Muhammad that you do this? For nobody has ridden you who is more honourable to Allah than him!” He said, “Then he started sweating profusely”’. It is narrated by Anas (ra) that Buraq was, ‘saddled and reined, but he shied from him (saw). Its stride was as long as the eye could reach’. The Prophet (saw) continued, ‘I was then brought a white beast which is called al-Buraq, bigger than a donkey and smaller than a mule.
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Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith, and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it’. Scholars reconciling between various narrations, say the Prophet (saw) was then taken to the Hijr, the semi-circular wall of the Ka‘bah, where the Prophet (saw) said that Jibril (as), ‘opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. When the Prophet (saw) was sleeping in the house of Umm Hani (ra) in Makkah he said, ‘the roof of my house was opened and the Angel Jibril descended’ (Bukhari). One of the most important lessons of Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj, therefore, is that ‘with every hardship ease’ (The Noble Qur’an, 94: 5). He was transported not only to the Sacred Sanctuary and through the skies, but ultimately into the Divine Presence, the source of all comfort and hope. Having gone through so much grief and suffering, the Prophet Muhammad (saw) was given a truly beautiful and comforting gift. In addition to all these burdens, when the Prophet (saw) had travelled to Ta’if to spread the Islamic message, the people of Ta’if had rejected him in the most cruel way, sending their children into the streets to stone him until he left the city. Moreover, the Prophet (saw) had just faced the Year of Sorrow (‘Aam al-Huzn), during which he (saw) lost his beloved wife Khadijah (ra), and his uncle Abu Talib, who was his protector and ally. The Quraysh, who were his tribe and his family, constantly ridiculed, humiliated and oppressed the Prophet (saw) and his followers. Enjoy!Īl-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj took place during a time when the Prophet (saw) was facing intense hardship and pain. This blog will narrate the first half of the Miraculous Journey and we have included as much detail as we could. In fact, there were many stops along this incredible journey, and the story is packed with wonders and miracles. Many of us only know the basic story of Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj - that the Prophet (saw) was transported from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, from where he (saw) ascended to heaven. Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj (the Night Journey & Ascension) is a miracle second only to the revelation of the Qur’an, and it is therefore important that we don’t let this night slip by without reflecting on its lessons and its significance.
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