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Night Journey

American  

noun

Islam.
  1. the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.


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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

She picked her old collaborator, William Schuman, president of Manhattan's Juilliard School, who wrote the music for her Night Journey three years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

The centrality of Jerusalem in Muslim spirituality is apparent in the story of Muhammad's mystical Night Journey to Jerusalem.

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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