Night Journey of Muhammad

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Islamic religious event miraculous event prophetic ascension narrative

The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.

Aliases (10)

Isra and Mi'raj ×7
Mi'raj ×6
Isra (Night Journey) ×1
Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem ×1
Muhammad’s Night Journey (Jerusalem) ×1
Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad ×1
al-Isra ×1
al-Isra wal-Mi'raj ×1
al-Mi'raj ×1
the Night Journey (Al-Isra) of Prophet Muhammad ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic religious event → miraculous event → prophetic ascension narrative →
alsoKnownAs	Isra and Mi'raj → al-Isra wal-Mi'raj →
associatedAngel	Angel Jibril → Gabriel →
associatedConcept	miraj literature → spiritual ascension →
centralFigure	Prophet Muhammad →
commemoratedBy	Muslim communities worldwide →
component	Isra → Mi'raj →
coreTheme	affirmation of Muhammad's prophethood → connection between Mecca and Jerusalem →
doctrinalFunction	establishes obligation of salah →
endsAt	Jerusalem →
endsAtSpecificLocation	Al-Aqsa Mosque →
languageName	al-Isra → al-Mi'raj →
linkedCity	Jerusalem →
linkedSanctuaryRank	third holiest site in Islam →
liturgicalCommemoration	27th night of Rajab →
metProphet	Aaron → Abraham → Adam → Enoch → Harun → Ibrahim → Idris → Isa → Jesus → John the Baptist → Joseph → Moses → Musa → Yahya → Yusuf →
mountRidden	Buraq →
narrativeType	heavenly ascension → nocturnal journey →
quranicSurahMention	Surah Al-Isra →
quranicSurahNumber	17 →
quranicVerseMention	Qur'an 17:1 →
religion	Islam →
resultedIn	institution of the five daily prayers →
scripturalSource	Hadith → Qur'an →
significanceInIslam	major miracle of Prophet Muhammad →
startsFrom	Mecca →
startsFromSpecificLocation	Masjid al-Haram →
timeOfOccurrence	night →
veneratedAt	Dome of the Rock →
visitedLocation	Bayt al-Maqdis → Masjid al-Aqsa → Sidrat al-Muntaha →
visitedRealm	fifth heaven → first heaven → fourth heaven → second heaven → seventh heaven → sixth heaven → third heaven →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Al-Aqsa Mosque ("Isra and Mi'raj") → Holy Land ("Muhammad’s Night Journey (Jerusalem)") → Noble Sanctuary ("Isra and Mi'raj") → Sidrat al-Muntaha ("Isra and Mi'raj") →	associatedWithEvent
Quran 17:1 ("Isra and Mi'raj") → Quran 17:1 → The Farthest Mosque ("Mi'raj") →	associatedEvent
Night Journey of Muhammad ("Isra and Mi'raj") → Night Journey of Muhammad ("al-Isra wal-Mi'raj") →	alsoKnownAs
Temple Mount → Temple Mount ("Isra and Mi'raj") →	associatedWith
Night Journey of Muhammad ("al-Isra") → Night Journey of Muhammad ("al-Mi'raj") →	languageName
Isra ("Mi'raj") → Sidrat al-Muntaha ("Mi'raj") →	relatedConcept
Surah Al-Isra ("Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad") →	centralTheme
Night Journey of Muhammad ("Mi'raj") →	component
Isra ("Mi'raj") →	followedBy
Isra ("Isra and Mi'raj") →	hasPart
Surah Al-Isra ("the Night Journey (Al-Isra) of Prophet Muhammad") →	isNamedAfter
Surah Al-Isra ("Isra (Night Journey)") →	mentionsEvent
Buraq ("Mi'raj") →	relatedTo
Buraq ("Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem") →	tookPartIn