The Night Of Ascension (All Day)
The
Prophet of Islam (Peace be upon Him) began
his historical night journey, along with the trusted protector of the
revelation, the Angel Jibra'il from the house of Umm al Hani, the
daughter of his uncle and sister of Amir alMo'minin 'Ali 
in the blessed city of Makkah. With
the aide of his steed alBuraq, he traveled to Bait alMuqaddas,
which (at that time) was located in the country of Jordan and is also
known as Masjid alAqsa (the Furthest Masjid). He disembarked at this place and
in a very short period of time, visited various places inside the Masjid
including Bait alLaham, the birthplace of `Isa alMasih 
, in addition to the houses and
other important places of the various Prophets. In some of these places, he even
recited a two Rak`at Salat.
In
the next stage (of his journey) he traveled from this spot to the heavens, where
he was witness to the celestial bodies and the entire universe. He spoke with
the spirits of the (previous) Prophets and the Angels; he saw from very close
both Paradise and Hell; and the various stages and levels of the people of
Paradise and those in Hell. It was these unknowns of the creation, the secrets
of the origin of the Universe, the expanse of the world of creation, and the
unlimited power of Allah the Highest, that he was given complete knowledge
of.
Subsequently, he continued on with his journey until he
reached to the region known as Sidratul ' Muntaha, a place that was
covered in grandeur and magnificence. It was from this same path that he
traversed that he returned, and upon coming back, once again visited to Bait
alMuqaddas, proceeded on to Makkah and then to his home. On the
return trip, he came across a trade caravan from the tribe of the Quraish who
during their journey had lost one of their camels which they were searching for.
The Prophet (Peace be upon Him) drank
from the water that the people of the caravan had with them and by the rising of
the morning sun, reached back to the house of Umm alHani.
Upon his return, the Prophet (Peace be upon Him) told Umm alHani of the secrets
(that he saw) and that evening, in a gathering of the people of the Quraish,
lifted all the curtains of the secrets of the Me'raj and his journey and opened
their minds to this event. The word of his travels spread from mouth to mouth
amongst all the groups, and now more than ever, the Quraish were upset (with
him).
The
Quraish, as was their oldtime habit, belied the Prophet (Peace be upon Him) and in the gathering, a man stood up
and asked if there was anyone in Makkah who has seen Bait alMuqaddas so that he
could ask the Prophet(Peace be upon Him)
in regards to the physical building. Not only did the Prophet(Peace be upon Him) describe the physical
particularities of Bait al Muqaddas, rather, he even informed them of the event
that took place between Makkah and Bait alMuqaddas and it was not long after
that the travelers (of that caravan) reported the exact events (as had
occurred).
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