Isra and Mi'raj

The Islamic account of Muhammad’s night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascent through the heavens. It is associated with the command establishing the five daily prayers.

Isra: The first stage of Muhammad’s night journey, from Mecca to Jerusalem. It names the journey across earthly space before the ascent.
Quran 17:1: A Quranic verse describing God’s night journey with His servant from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque. It is the principal Quranic passage associated with the Isra.
Jerusalem in Islam: The religious significance of Jerusalem in Islamic belief and history. The city’s place in the Isra links the account to Islamic sacred geography.
Physical ascent: An interpretation that Muhammad’s ascent occurred bodily rather than solely as a vision. It contrasts with readings that understand the ascent as visionary or spiritual.
Mi'raj: The ascent of Muhammad through the heavens in Islamic tradition. It names the heavenly stage paired with the journey to Jerusalem.
Quran 53:1–18: A passage describing a vision and Muhammad’s encounter near the Lote Tree of the Boundary. Some interpretations connect its heavenly imagery with the Mi'raj.
Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj: A Muslim observance commemorating Muhammad’s night journey and ascent. The event is remembered in this observance, often on the 27th of Rajab.
Visionary experience: An experience understood as a vision rather than ordinary bodily travel. Some interpretations explain the account’s ascent as visionary rather than physical.
Al-Buraq: A wondrous mount associated in Islamic tradition with Muhammad’s night journey. It carries Muhammad in accounts of the journey from Mecca to Jerusalem.
Hadith: Reports about Muhammad’s words, actions, and approvals, transmitted and assessed in Islamic tradition. Detailed journey narratives are preserved in hadith collections.

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