The Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to Allah / The Incident of Isra and Miraj

The Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to Allah / The Incident of Isra and Miraj

Isra literally means night walk. And this word He delivers that Muhammad was taken from the Masjid-i Haram to the Masjid-i Aksa. Ascension The event acknowledges the Prophet’s ascension from Masjid al-Aqsa to Allah. You can find the details of the Prophet Muhammad’s Ascension to Allah’s Presence in the continuation of our article.

Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to Allah

The chain of events is as follows: Hz. Muhammad was taken from the Masjid-i Haram to the Masjid-i Aksa by Gabriel (as) on the 27th night of the month of Rajab. Mohammed prayed at the Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. Later, Gabriel took our Prophet to Allah. Some verses were taught to our Prophet here. Also, St. Here, Muhammad had the opportunity to see and talk to the Prophets before him. Even Hz. Muhammad and other Prophets, Hz. They also prayed together with Muhammad as the imam. Another important event here is that the 5 daily prayers are made obligatory here.

This event took place as follows; Almighty Allah, He told Muhammad that he made 50 daily prayers obligatory for all humanity. Hz. When Muhammad told the other Prophets about this situation, the Prophets said, “Your nation cannot pray that many prayers, ask for it to be reduced”. Hz. Upon this, Muhammad explained this situation to Almighty Allah, and Allah did not break it and reduced the prayer time to 5 times. However, in other Prophets, Hz. When he said the same things to Muhammad, Hz. Muhammad did not offend them either, and he appeared before Allah again and said the same things. Thus, the prayer time was reduced to 5 times.

Surah Isra

Hz. The place where Muhammad ascended to God is called Sidret’ül Münteha. Also, St. The events that Muhammad lived in Miraç are reported in Surah Isra. Surah Isra is as follows;

Glory be to Allah, who took His servant (Muhammad) one night from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, so that we may show him some of Our signs. Surely, he is the Hearing, the Seeing.

It is estimated that the night of Miraj happened 1 year before the Migration. Also, St. Muhammad saw Heaven and Hell on the night of Miraj, and this night is celebrated by Muslims every year as Miraj Kandili.