Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 78
78. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa $8 ra га. When the Holy Prophet told the Quraish that he had visited Jerusalem during the night the Quraish mocked him and mentioned it to Hadrat Abu Bakr“. Hadrat Abū Bakr" responded, "If he says so, then it is true. " This earned Hadrat Abu Bakr the title of Siddique (the truthful) from the Holy Prophet. sa га (As-Siratun Nabawiyyah libne Hisham,, Vol. 1, p. 399; Usdul Ghabah,. Ibn Athir, Vol. 3, p. 21 Dhikr ‘Abdullah bin Uthman bin ‘Amir [Abū. Bakr]) sa. The journey of the Holy Prophet" from Mecca to Jerusalem is called Isra' and his ascension from Jerusalem to heaven is called the Mi'raj. Both these events are known as the 'Night Journey'. sa. The extraordinary night journey of the Holy Prophet to. Jerusalem is described in the Holy Qur'an as follows: سُبْحَنَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلاً مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَا الَّذِي بُرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ أَيْتِنَا ، إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ ) subḥānalladhi asra bi ‘abdihi lailamminal masjidil ḥarāmi ilal masjidil aqṣalladhī bāraknā ḥaulahū li nuriyahū min āyātina innahū huwassami‘ul başir. Glory be to Him Who took His servant along by night from the Sacred. Mosque to the Distant Mosque, the environs of which We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our Signs. Surely, He alone is the. Hearing, the Seeing. (17:2)