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Chapter 11 · Before the Hijrah

The Night Journey

الإسراء والمعراج

From Makkah to Jerusalem, through the heavens, and back with a gift

Big Question: Why would Allah give the gift of prayer at the hardest time?

Makkah, Jerusalem and the heavensOne night, before the HijrahThe gift of the five prayers
Imagined sceneOlive hills at night. No buildings, people or unseen beings are shown.

Where and When

Isra
The Night Journey from al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah to al-Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem
Mi'raj
The ascent through the seven heavens
In the Qur'an
Surah al-Isra 17:1 and Surah al-Najm 53:13–18
The gift
Five daily prayers, with the reward of fifty
The date
Not known for certain

On the Timeline

One night in Makkah

A Journey by Night

After the boycott, the deaths of Khadijah and Abu Talib, and the hard day at Ta'if, Allah honoured His Messenger ﷺ with one of the greatest events of his life. The Qur'an tells us about it in the first verse of the surah that carries its name:

Check Yourself

Five Quick Questions

1. Where did the Isra go from and to?
2. Which cup did the Prophet ﷺ choose?
3. Whom did he meet in the seventh heaven?
4. How many daily prayers were finally made obligatory?
5. What is true about the date of the Night Journey?

Sources for This Chapter

  1. Qur'an 17:1; 53:13–18.
  2. Sahih al-Bukhari 349 (Abu Dharr: the chest washed, the meetings, fifty to five), 3207 and 3887 (Malik ibn Sa'sa'ah: the order of the heavens, Sidrat al-Muntaha, al-Bayt al-Ma'mur), 3886 (Jabir: describing Jerusalem to Quraysh).
  3. Sahih Muslim 162 (Anas: al-Buraq, the two rak'ahs and the cup of milk), 172 (Abu Hurayrah: leading the prophets in prayer), 612 (the prayer times).
  4. Abu Bakr al-Siddiq: reported by al-Hakim from Aishah; al-Albani, al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 306, authenticated it.
  5. The date: Ibn Hajar, Fath al-Bari, on the many opinions.
For Teachers: a 45-minute lesson Open

By the end, pupils can: put the stages of the Isra and Mi'raj in order; explain why prayer is called a gift; name the five prayers.

Key words: Isra, Mi'raj, al-Buraq, fitrah, al-Siddiq.

StepMinutesWhat happens
Hook5Show a map: Makkah to Jerusalem is over 1,200 km. “How long would that take by camel?”
Key words5Teach Isra, Mi'raj, fitrah and al-Siddiq.
Story15Read scenes 1 to 5. Pupils make a five-stage flow chart with words only, no drawings of the unseen.
Qur'an8Listen to 17:1 with the QR code. Ask: who does the verse say made this journey possible?
Think and Talk8“Learn One Prayer Well”: each pupil picks one prayer to protect this week.
Exit ticket4Check Yourself, questions 1–5.

30-minute version: read scenes 1, 5 and 7 only.

ملاحظات للمعلم

  • الأحاديث المعتمدة: البخاري ٣٤٩ (أبو ذر) و٣٨٨٧ (مالك بن صعصعة) و٣٢٠٧ و٣٨٨٦ (جابر)، ومسلم ١٦٢ (أنس) و١٧٢ (أبو هريرة).
  • الترتيب في السماوات هنا من رواية مالك بن صعصعة (البخاري ٣٨٨٧)؛ ورواية أبي ذر (٣٤٩) لم تضبط مواضعهم.
  • لا يُرسم البراق ولا الملائكة ولا السماوات ولا سدرة المنتهى؛ نكتفي بالكلمات.
  • تاريخ الإسراء غير ثابت، وتخصيص ليلة ٢٧ رجب بالجزم لا دليل عليه، وذكر ابن حجر في الفتح أقوالًا كثيرة.
  • قصة تصديق أبي بكر: رواها الحاكم عن عائشة، وصححها الألباني في السلسلة الصحيحة (٣٠٦).
  • النطق: الإسراء، المعراج، البُراق، بيت المَقْدِس، سِدرة المُنتهى، البيت المَعمور.

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Answer the four questions, then light up your step on the ladder.أجب عن الأسئلة الأربعة، ثم أضئ خطوتك على السلّم.