Dr. Hüseyin Kâmi BÜYÜKÖZER
“Glory be to the One Who took His servant (Muḥammad) by night from the Masjid Al-Haraam to the Masjid Al- Aqsa whose surroundings We have blessed, so that We may show Him some of Our signs. Indeed, He alone is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.” (Surah Al-Isra, Ayat 1)
The second stage of the Miraj is starting from the Masjid al-Aqsa, passing through all the layers of the sky and reaching the Divine presence. This stage is also described in the Surah An-Najm as follows:
“He has been taught by one ˹angel˺ of mighty power and great perfection, who once rose to ˹his˺ true form, while on the highest point above the horizon, then he approached ˹the Prophet˺, coming so close that he was only two arms-lengths away or even less. Then Allah revealed to His servant what He revealed ˹through Gabriel˺. The ˹Prophet’s˺ heart did not doubt what he saw. How can you ˹O pagans˺ then dispute with him regarding what he saw? And he certainly saw that ˹angel descend˺ a second time at the Lote Tree of the most extreme limit ˹in the seventh heaven˺—near which is the Garden of ˹Eternal˺ Residence— while the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with ˹heavenly˺ splendours! The ˹Prophet’s˺ sight never wandered, nor did it overreach. He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs.” (Surah An-Najm, Ayat 5-18)
“Glory be to You, O Allah! … All praise is for Allah—Lord of all worlds!” (Surah Yunus, Ayat 10)
“Our Lord! Do not let our hearts deviate after you have guided us. Grant us Your mercy. You are indeed the Giver ˹of all bounties˺.” (Surah Al-Imran, Ayat 8)
“My Lord! Make me and those ˹believers˺ of my descendants keep up prayer. Our Lord! Accept my prayers. Our Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and the believers on the Day when the judgment will come to pass.” (Surah Ibrahim, Ayat 40-41)
“O Allah, grant mercy and peace to our Master Muhammad (pbuh), his family, Companions and brothers in a way that pleases You and fulfills His rights. Make us and our religion safe. Accept our prayer, O Lord of the worlds!”
