Hazrat Umme Haani — Page 6
6 the Holy Prophet saw resting at her home on the evening of his saw Spiritual Night Journey, which is called Israa’. ra narrates: That day after performing ‘ Ishaa prayers, the Holy Prophet saw slept in our home. After Fajr prayers, he said, ‘Oh Umme Haani ra, I went to Baitul-Muqaddas and prayed there, and afterwards I performed my morning prayers with you’. ra advised him, ‘Do not tell people about this or they will call you a liar’. To this the Holy Prophet saw replied, ‘By God! I will tell people for sure. ’ Later, when the Holy Prophet saw informed others about the Night Journey, they were amazed by it. 9 The Night Journey of the Holy Prophet saw was not a physical journey, but rather a spiritual journey in which Allah showed him things that no other human being had ever seen. This miracle is mentioned in the Holy Quran as followings: … َنٰحْبُس ْۤيِذَّلا ىٰرْسَا ٖهِدْبَعِب اًلْيَل َنِّم ِدِجْسَمْلا ِماَرَحْلا ىَلِا ِدِجْسَمْلا اَصْقَاْلا ْيِذَّلا اَنْكَرٰب ٗهَلْوَح Glory be to Him who took His servant along by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque, the envi- rons of which We have blessed… ( Surah Bani Israa’eel, 17:2) In this vision, the Archangel Jibraa’eel [Gabriel] brought a heav- enly creature to the Holy Prophet saw and told him to mount it.