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Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj: The Story of the Miraculous Night Journey

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. 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. In fact, there were many stops along this incredible journey, and the story is
packed with wonders and miracles.

Al-Isra’: From the Ka’bah to Al-Aqsa

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 [as] descended’ (Bukhari). 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. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith, and having poured its
contents into my chest, he closed it’. [Bukhari]

The Prophet (saw) continued, ‘I was then brought a white beast which is called al-Buraq [from the
Arabic word barq, meaning lightning], bigger than a donkey and smaller than a mule. Its stride was
as long as the eye could reach’. [Muslim]

It is narrated by Anas (ra) that Buraq was, ‘saddled and reined, but he shied from him (saw). So
Jibril [as] said to him, “Is it from Muhammad [saw] that you do this? For nobody has ridden you
who is more honourable to Allah than him!” He said, “Then he started sweating profusely”’.
[Tirmidhi]
At several points along the journey, Jibra’eel (as) stopped Buraq and told the Prophet (saw),
‘Dismount and pray’. The first stop was at ‘the place of emigration’ i.e. Madinah - and soon
after this night the Prophet (saw) would meet the Ansar and migrate to Madinah. The second
stop was at Mount Sinai, where Allah (swt) revealed the Torah to Musa (as). The third stop
was at Bethlehem, where ’Isa (as) was born.

The fourth stop was the grave of Musa (as), ‘I happened to pass by Musa [as] on the night of
my Night journey by the red sandhill whilst he was standing praying in his grave’ (Muslim). We
know that his grave is located, ‘a stone’s throw’ away from the holy land of the Blessed Masjid Al-
Aqsa (Bukhari). This incident clearly shows us an example of what the Messenger of Allah (saw)
said about Prophets (as) after they pass away that, ‘The Prophets are alive in their graves praying’
(Abu Ya‘la).

Arriving at Al-Aqsa

Finally, the Messenger of Allah (saw) arrived in the holy city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and he said,
’When we reached Bait al-Maqdis [literally ‘the holy house’ another name for the Blessed Masjid
Al-Aqsa] Jibril (as) pointed with his finger causing a crack in the rock, and he tied the Buraq to it [at
the western wall of the noble sanctuary]’ (Tirmidhi). Waiting inside were all 124,000 Prophets (as).
Jibra’eel (as) led the Prophet (saw) to the front, and he (saw) led them all in prayer in this
blessed space.

Some narrations indicate that the Prophet (saw) prayed ‘two units of prayer’ (Muslim) to greet the
Masjid (known as Tahiyyat al-Masjid). This is one of the first examples of this established Sunnah
of the Prophet (saw). It is also mentioned that Jibril (as) called the Adhan (call to prayer) before this
practice was even established later in Madinah and that the angels from the heavens descended
to pray behind all the Prophets in this sacred place – Subhan-Allah!
When the Prophet (saw) completed the prayer, he said, ‘someone said, “Here is Malik (as), the
keeper of the Hell, so convey Salams to him”. So, I turned to him, but he preceded me in Salams’
(Muslim).

The Messenger of Allah (saw) also said, ’The Prophets were presented to me, and Musa (as) was
a thin man, it was as if he was from the men of Shanu’ah [a Yemeni tribe]. And I saw ’Isa ibn
Maryam (as), and the closest of the people in resemblance to him from those I have seen, is
‘Urwah ibn Mas‘†d (ra). And I saw Ibrahim (as), and the closest of the people in resemblance to
him, from those I have seen, is your companion [meaning himself]. And I saw Jibril [as], and the
closest of the people in resemblance to him, from those I have seen, is Dihyah (ra)’ (Tirmidhi).

Part of what the Prophets (as) discussed after praising Allah was about ‘the Hour’. Both Ibrahim
(as) and Musa (as) stated that they ‘did not have any knowledge of it’. Whilst ’Isa (as) ’mentioned
the Dajjal (anti-Christ) and said,

“I will descend and kill him, then the people will return to their own lands and will be confronted with
Gog and Magog, who will, “swoop down from every mound” [Qur’an, 21:96]”’. [Ibn Majah]

Following this, the Prophet (saw) said, ‘Then I came out and Jibril (as) brought me a vessel of wine
and a vessel of milk. Then I chose the milk, and Jibril (as) said, “You have chosen the natural state
(Fitrah)”’ (Muslim).

The dominant opinion is that the Prophet (saw) alongside Jibril (as) then proceeded to the Noble
Rock (as-Sakhrah al-Musharrafah) that is currently housed by the hobly Dome of the Rock Masjid
at the centre of the noble sanctuary (al-Haram ash-Sharif) of the Blessed Masjid Al-Aqsa. He (saw)
ascended into the heavens for the next part of this incredible journey, the Mi‘raj, the Ascension!

Source : https://muslimhands.org.uk/latest/2019/04/al-isra-wal-mi-raj-the-story-of-the-miraculous-
night-journey

Write some difficult vocabularies from the above text and find their meaning.

Ascension : kenaikan revealed : mewahyukan / mengungkapkan

Ascended : naik sandhill : bukit pasir
Descended : diturunkan whilst : sedangkan
Reconciling : mendamaikan noble : mulia
Wisdom : kebijaksanaan sanctuary : tempat perlindungan
Faith : iman established : mendirikan
beast : binatang sacred : suci
mule : keledai / bagal convey : menyampaikan
stride : melangkah / langkah preceded : mendahului
saddled : dipasangi pelana resemblance : kemiripan
reined : dikekang confronted : dihadapkan
sweating : berkeringat swoop : menukik
profusely : deras mound : gundukan
Dismount : turun vessel : bejana
Write a conclusion using your own words about the above text below.
The incident of isra' is the second miracle after the revelation of the Qur'an which not only
tell about the journey of the Prophet Muhammad SAW from Masjidil Haram to Masjidil Aqsa
and the journey to heaven, but tells us about various events that many people don’t know
such as there are many stops along the way during isra’ journey such as at the place of
hijrah, Mount Sinai, Bethlehem, and the grave of Prophet Musa AS. In addition, it tells about
Prophet Muhammad's meeting with 124,000 other Prophets AS and leading prayers inside
the Al-Aqsa Mosque. And there are also many other extraordinary incidents that occurred
during the Isra' Mi'raj journey that we must to know.

Watch the provided video and identify the part of speech in the above text by completing
the table below.

Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective

Prophet I Reconciling Noble
Qur’an Me Saddled Sacred
Bait Al-Maqdis My Revealed Thin
Masjid Al-Aqsa You Convey Holy
Sandhill Your Preceded Incredible
Sanctuary We Confronted Miraculous
Resemblance Us Came Various
Mound He Discussed Closest
Vessel Him Chosen Bigger
Grave His Seen Smaller
Milk It Saw Natural
Mount Sinai They Praying Noble
Beast Their Standing
Heaven Mentioned
Mounth sinai Reached
Opened
Washed
Stopped
Kill
Brought
Tied
Told
Waiting
Know
Meet
 Adverb Preposition Conjunction Interjection
Whilst In And Subhanallah!
Soon At But
Currently On For
Clearly Of So
Alongside To
Therefore From
Then After
Profusely
This night

Identify some tenses you find in the above text by highlighting them into different colour,
as follow:

- Simple present tense : red

- Past tense : yellow
- Present continuous tense : green
- Future tense : blue

What tense is the most used in the text? Why the author used that tense.

The text above uses a lot of simple past tenses because it tells the reader about an
incident (isra') that happened in the past. Because it has happened in the past, the tenses
most used are past tense.