LessonsThe Ascension: Isra, Miʿraj and the Question of Divine VisionQuiz

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى
Glory be to Him who took His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque. (Qur’an 17:1)

Asrā denotes the night journey; bi-ʿabdihi identifies the Prophet ﷺ as God's servant, and the two named mosques identify the route. The verse directly establishes the journey, without itself enumerating the details of successive heavenly stations.

A claim explicitly established in scripture should be distinguished from additional details known through transmission. That distinction keeps both the scope and the strength of a proof clear.

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The Qur’anic text concerning Isra

The Ascension: Isra, Miʿraj and the Question of Divine Vision

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى
Glory be to Him who took His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque. (Qur’an 17:1)

Asrā denotes the night journey; bi-ʿabdihi identifies the Prophet ﷺ as God's servant, and the two named mosques identify the route. The verse directly establishes the journey, without itself enumerating the details of successive heavenly stations.

A claim explicitly established in scripture should be distinguished from additional details known through transmission. That distinction keeps both the scope and the strength of a proof clear.