The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path, on October 4, 1957. IslamiCity is making such material available in its effort to advance understanding of humanitarian, education, democracy, and social justice issues, etc. They all gathered around him and they all proceeded to get ready for Salat. Many things have been said regarding this journey and its being physical or only spiritual even though from the Glorious Qur'an and the Ahadith there is no doubt that it was a physical ascension.However, one problem from the point of view of science prevented some people in believing the reality and thus, the Mi'raj of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) was recorded as being simply spiritual. It's all color coded. Allah (swt) starts His speech with the phrase (Subhan) which denotes the fact that Allah (swt) is free from all deficiencies - but He does not stop here. Truly, Allah is Most Great and his kingdom is boundless.Your Support of MuslimVillage.com is currently needed. This would have made his journey something that could have been denied. Unless God guides someone, even miracles are not enough to change one’s beliefs!It is worth noting here that the Prophet Muhammad’s (S) ‘Isra also fulfilled the prophetic tradition of the Book of Malachi [in the so-called Old Testament]: “The Adon mentioned here in the Book of Malachi is none but Muhammad (S) who came suddenly to visit God’s temple in Jerusalem and later punished the Levites for their arrogance and rejection of truth, as foretold in the verse number 3. Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) said to them that he met the caravan of such and such tribe who lost their camel and he asked them to give him water and Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) drank water from their container. Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) said to them that he met the caravan of such and such tribe who lost their camel and he asked them to give him water and Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) drank water from their container.
Isra’ and Mi’raj hold great significance in the lives of the believers. The heavenly journey went against the scientific and natural laws of today such as: the law of gravity of the earth; its speed of travel of 25,000 miles per hour; the weightlessness of an object that is outside of the airspace of earth; the fact that it is not possible to breathe the air that is outside our atmosphere; the various cosmic rays; meteorites and air pressure; and the speed of light that goes at the speed of approximately 300,000 kilometers a second; and other such examples. However, it should be mentioned that Mi'raj in which the daily Salat was made incumbent, without doubt, occurred before the death of Hazrat Abu Talib, who passed away in the 10th year of Besat.
He certainly saw the greatest (signs) of the existence of his Lord."
Today, a spacecraft traveling at a speed of 7,000 KPH takes three years to reach the nearest planet.In a hadith narrated by Al-Bukhari, Prophet Muhammad said,“Then he [Jibreel] took my hand and ascended with me to the nearest heaven. Rajab is the seventh month in the Islamic lunar calendar. Proof of Isra and Miraj (Shab-e-Mi'raj, Lailat-ul-Miraj) in the Glorious Qur'an: The Heavenly Journey of Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessing be upon him and his progeny has been straight forwardly explained in two Surahs of the Glorious Qur'an. Although this verse states that the start of the journey was from Masjid al-Haram and ended at Masjid al-Aqsa, this does not contradict the fact that Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessing be upon him and his progeny in addition to this trip, also had other trips towards the higher world, since another part of the journey of Ascension of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) is explained in verses of Surah an-Najm. We are the ones who need to worship Him to save ourselves from Hellfire. He was asked: “Who are you?” He replied: “Jibreel.” He was (again) asked: “Who is with you?” He replied: “Muhammad.” It was said: “Has he been sent for?” He replied: “He has indeed been sent for.” (The gate) was opened for us and I saw Yusuf (peace of Allah be upon him) who had been given half of (world) beauty. Angel Jibreel (pbuh) also took part in the Salat behind him along with the various Prophets (pbut). There, he visited Al-Aqsa mosque. It was said: “Who is he?” He replied: “Jibreel.” It was (again) said: “Who is with thee?” He replied: “Muhammad.” It was said: “Has he been sent for?” He replied: “He has indeed been sent for.” (The gate) was opened for us and then I was with Harun (Aaron) (peace of Allah be upon him). They were searching for a camel they had lost." Here I give a summary of the Night's events: The … Undoubtedly the Isra’ and Mi‘raaj are among the great signs of Allah that point to the truth of His Messenger Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and to the greatness of his status before Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. Do you understand what the Omnipotent, Almighty, Owner of the Kingdom, and Possessor of Majesty and Bounty mean?On the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said:The journey of Al-Isra’ and Al-Miraj was a bounty and honor bestowed on Prophet Muhammad by Almighty Allah. It is reported in narrations that after the… After this Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessing be upon him and his progeny entered the Masjid and it was here that he met Ibrahim/Abraham, Musa/Moses, Isa/Jesus and the rest of the Prophets (pbut).