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Worksheet: The Night Journey

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Chapter 11 · Worksheet

The Night Journey

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

NameClassDate

?The Big Question

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

Write your first answer now. You will come back to it at the end.

1Put the story in order

Number the parts of the chapter from 1 to 6, in the order they happen.

  1. Two Cups in Jerusalem
  2. Fifty, Then Five
  3. The Five Prayers Today
  4. Through the Heavens
  5. Preparation
  6. A Journey by Night

2Match the words

Write the letter of the right meaning next to each word.

  • Isra إِسْرَاء
  • Mi'raj مِعْرَاج
  • Al-Buraq البُرَاق
  • Fitrah فِطْرَة
  • A The natural, pure way Allah created people upon.
  • B The ascent through the heavens.
  • C The white riding animal the Prophet ﷺ rode that night.
  • D The Night Journey from Makkah to Jerusalem.
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Chapter 11 · Worksheet

The Night Journey

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

3True or false?

Circle T for true or F for false. Correct the false ones on the line.

  1. In Jerusalem he chose the cup of milk.

    TF

  2. He met Musa in the first heaven.

    TF

  3. The prayers became five, with the reward of fifty.

    TF

  4. The Isra was the journey from Makkah to Jerusalem.

    TF

  5. Authentic reports prove the Night Journey was on the 27th of Rajab.

    TF

4Quick quiz

Circle the best answer.

  1. Where did the Isra go from and to?

    • AFrom Makkah to Madinah
    • BFrom al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah to al-Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem
    • CFrom Makkah to Ta'if

  2. Which cup did the Prophet ﷺ choose?

    • AThe milk
    • BThe wine
    • CWater

  3. Whom did he meet in the seventh heaven?

    • AMusa
    • BAdam
    • CIbrahim

  4. How many daily prayers were finally made obligatory?

    • AFifty
    • BFive, with the reward of fifty
    • CThree
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Chapter 11 · Worksheet

The Night Journey

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

5From the Qur'an: read, copy, understand

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَيۡلࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِي بَٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَآۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ ١

“Glory be to the One who took His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque, whose surroundings We have blessed, so that We may show him some of Our signs. Indeed, He alone is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.”

Surah al-Isra 17:1 · meaning in plain English

Copy the verse carefully in Arabic:

What does this verse teach you?

6Think and write

Why do you think this journey came right after the hardest years in Makkah?

Prayer was given as fifty, then made five with the reward of fifty. What does that tell us about Allah?

?Back to the Big Question

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

Has your answer changed? Write it again using what you learned.

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Chapter 11 · Colouring page

The Night Journey

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

Imagined scene: Preparation

Colour the place where this part of the story happened. No people are shown.

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Chapter 11 · A pattern to colour

The Night Journey

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

Eight-pointed stars like these decorate mosques and books across the Muslim world. Choose three colours and repeat them.

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Chapter 11 · Answers for the teacher

The Night Journey

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

1Story order

  1. A Journey by Night
  2. Preparation
  3. Two Cups in Jerusalem
  4. Through the Heavens
  5. Fifty, Then Five
  6. The Five Prayers Today

2Words

  • Isra → D
  • Mi'raj → B
  • Al-Buraq → C
  • Fitrah → A

3True or false

  1. True. Jibril said: “You have chosen the fitrah.” (Muslim 162)
  2. False. Adam was in the first heaven; Musa was in the sixth (Bukhari 3887).
  3. True. “They are five, and they are fifty. My word does not change.” (Bukhari 349)
  4. True. The ascent through the heavens is the Mi'raj.
  5. False. No authentic report gives the date.

4Quiz

  1. B · From al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah to al-Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem
  2. A · The milk
  3. C · Ibrahim
  4. B · Five, with the reward of fifty

Questions 5 and 6 have no single right answer. Look for answers that use details from the chapter.