ISRA WAL MAIRAJ

BACKGROUND

• Year of sorrow and visit to Taif were two

very disturbing events of Prophet’s life
• Isra and Mairaj is a gift from Allah to
Prophet
 MAIN EVENTS
opening
• 27TH Rajab 11th year of Prophet hood

"Glory to Him who took his servant for a journey by night from the
sacred mosque to the farthest mosque whose precincts We blessed.
In order that We might show him some of our signs; for He is the one
who hears and sees.“ (17:1)
HATEEM

•Prophet was sleeping

•His heart cut and washed
•Burraq [white steed, wings, speed of
sight]
MASJID E AQSA

• Isra
• Jeruselum
• Leading of prayer of a great company of
Prophets
• 2 vessels (milk and wine)
ENTRY IN HEAVEN
Conversation of the gate keeper and angel Jibrael
7 HEAVENS
• First heaven Adam AS people sitting on his left and right
• Second heaven he met Hazrat Yahya AS and Hazrat Isa AS
• Third heaven Prophet Yusuf AS
• Fourth Idrees AS
• Fifth Hazrat Haroon AS
• Sixth Hazrat Musa AS
• Seventh he met Ibrahim AS
SIDRA TUL MUNTAHA
• Tree a boundary line
• Beyond no one could enter
• 3 gifts to Prophet
• 1. five daily prayers
• 2. last verses of surah Baqarah
• 3. remission of all sins of Prophet’s ummah except shirk
STORY OF 50 PRAYERS

• Hazrat Musa’s advice and reduction in the

number of prayers
• 5 prayers compulsory and a gift to Muslims
HEAVEN AND HELL
• Prophet saw heaven and hell
• condition of the dwellers of hell
• 2 rivers including Kauser in heaven
PROPHET’S RETURN
• When Prophet pbuh returned, it was still night.
• Quraish laughed and mockedthe Prophet
• Prophet told them of trade caravan that he had seen on his way
• and the description of the mosque Aqsa
• Hazrat Abu Bakr believed and testified this experience and was given
the title of Siddique.
IMPORTANCE
• Console and uplift the prophet’s moral from
sadness
• Prophet’s position / superiority of the Prophet
• 3 gifts
Synopsis of answer
• Background
• Opening
• Hateem
• Masjide aqsa
• Entry to 1st heaven
• 7 heavens
• Sidra tul Muntaha
• Story of 50 prayers
• Heaven and hall
• Prophat’s return to Makkah
• Importance