the night of mehraaj

 سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ
Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who heareth and seeth (all things).

ALQURAN [17:1]

Surat Al-'Isrā' (The Night Journey)

Shab e mehraaj

Here we shall narrate the event according to the Jami us-Sahih of Imam Muslim. The Messenger (SAW) says:

“One night I was asleep, in the Harim near the Kaabah when I was woken by Jibril. He informed me of the Diving will and took me to the well oz Zam Zam, where upon he opened by chest and poured wisdom and faith into it. Then he sealed it. I was then presented with a beautiful Buraq. This is an animal larger than a mule but smaller than a horse. I mounted it.”
It traveled at phenomenal speed. The Messenger (SAW) was soon at the second precinct of Masjid al-Aqsa. There all of the prophets of the past ages were assembled and waiting for him. He lead them in congregational prayer.

This noble assembly marked the end of the horizontal part of the journey. From here, accompanised by Jibril (AS), the Messenger (SAW) traveled on the Buraq ascending the heavens.
In the first heaven, He (SAW) met Adam (AS), who greated Him (SAW) with love and affection in the
words, “Welcome O righteous Son!”

The ascension continued to the second heavens where He (SAW) met Isa(AS) and Yayha (AS), then on to the third heaven where He (SAW) was met by Yusuf(AS), on the fourth by Idris (AS), on the fifth by Harun (AS), and on the sixth by Musa (AS) and on the seventh He (SAW) was greeted by Ibrahim(AS)

The journey continued beyond the heavens until He (SAW) reached the Baiy al Mamur – The Kaabah of the Angels, from where He ascended to the Lote tree of the uttermost boundary.

This is the focal point of the Divine mercy. Jibril (AS) then reached the point where he was not allowed to travel any further. It was at this point that he parted from Muhammad (SAW) The Prophet (SAW) continued alone, but where to ? That is beyond the point of human grasp.

The Glorious Quran alludes to it, in Surah An-Najm [53] Ayah 8:

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Then he approached and came closer,


What happened there is also in the realm of a mystery. We are just told that He revealed to
His servant what he revealed, in Ayah 10 of Surah An-Najm:


فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَىٰ

So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.



Ayats and hadith about shab e mehraaj.
shab e mehraaj ka waqiha,