The
Prophet was taken from the house of his aunt Umm Haani’ in Makkah to Masjid
al-Aqsa in Palestine.
Late
at night, Jibril descended with an animal called al-Buraaq – it was white and
was bigger than a donkey but smaller than a horse. Al-Buraaq could cover a
great deal of distance in a short space of time, one step would be that of the
distance of which the eye could see.
At
Masjid al-Aqsa he led the souls of the Prophets in prayer and then was lifted
up to the heavens, which is known as the Mi’raaj.
Commentary
-This
event symbolizes the places of honour given to Allaah to Makkah and the
previous Qiblah, Masjid al-Aqsa. To the extent that none is allowed to partake
a journey of special worship except for one of the three Masjid: al-Masjid
al-Haram in Makkah, the Prophet’s Masjid in al-Madeenah and Masjid al-Aqsa in
Palestine.
-It
also symbolizes the special virtue of the Prophet as he led all the other
Prophet’s in prayer, being their Imaam.
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