The
Isra and Miraj (, ), are the two parts of a
Night Journey (
Arabic:
Lailat al-Mi‘raj,
Persian:
Shab-e-Me`raj,
Turkish:
Miraç Gecesi) that, according to
Islamic tradition, the
prophet of Islam,
Muhammad took during a single night around the year 621. It has been described as both a physical and spiritual journey. A brief sketch of the story is in
sura 17
Al-Isra of the
Quran, and other details come from the
Hadith, collections of the reports of the teachings, deeds and sayings of Muhammad. In the
Isra part of the journey, Muhammad travels on the steed
Buraq to "
the farthest mosque" where he leads other prophets in prayer. He then ascends to
heaven in the
Mi'raj journey where he speaks to
Allah, who gives Muhammad instructions to take back to the faithful regarding the details of prayer.