Night Journey
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad was transported from Mecca to Jerusalem during his Night Journey to heaven.
From Time • Sep. 16, 2015
The next day, Iran commemorated the Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven on a mythical steed.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 27, 2015
The centrality of Jerusalem in Muslim spirituality is apparent in the story of Muhammad's mystical Night Journey to Jerusalem.
From Time Magazine Archive
Martha Graham discusses her concept of the dance and illustrates it when she performs as Jocasta in her own ballet, "Night Journey," which is based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Sura of Al Koran called "The Night Journey" says, "To the prayer of daybreak the Angels themselves bear witness."
From Morocco by Forrest, A. S. (Archibald Stevenson)
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