It began in the dark of night. Angel Jibril عليه السلام woke our beloved Prophet ﷺ and outside, waiting for him, was a creature from Jannah: the Buraq. Long and white, smaller than a mule but bigger than a donkey, moving faster than a flash of lightning with each step it leapt as far as the eye could see. The Buraq carried him all the way from al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah to the blessed city of Jerusalem, in Palestine. There, at al-Masjid al-Aqsa, Allah gathered all the previous Prophets. And Muhammad ﷺ led them in salah. That journey is called al-Isra’.

Then Angel Jibril عليه السلام took him further up through the seven heavens. In each one, he met Prophets: Adam, Yahya, ʿIsa, Yusuf, Idris, Harun, Musa, and Ibrahim عليهم السلام. He saw Jannah. He saw Jahannam. And then, at the highest place beyond all seven heavens, our beloved Prophet ﷺ spoke directly to Allah, The Almighty. There, Allah gave him a precious gift for every Muslim who would ever live: the five daily salah. That journey is called al-Miʿraj.

By the next morning, he was back in Makkah. The whole thing happened in a part of one night.

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This awe-inspiring lesson brings to life the Prophet’s ﷺ extraordinary journey from Makkah to the blessed al-Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, where he led all the Prophets in salah, then ascended through the seven heavens meeting Adam, Yahya, ʿIsa, Yusuf, Idris, Harun, Musa, and Ibrahim. Young learners will be amazed to learn that at the highest place beyond the seven heavens, the Prophet ﷺ spoke directly to Allah and received the precious gift of the five daily salah, all within one miraculous night.

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