As we have already explained, the journey of Nabi \ufdfa was broken into two parts.<\/p>\n
1. Isra
\nThis was the journey from the Haram Shareef in Makkatul Mukarramah to Masjidul Aqsa in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
2. Me`raj
\nThis was the journey Nabi \ufdfa undertook from Masjidul Aqsa into the seven Heavens and beyond.<\/p>\n
This journey of Nabi \ufdfa highlights the importance of Salaah and the status it holds in the Shariah, and both parts of this journey cover this important Pillar of Islam.<\/p>\n
Let`s first take a look at the Isra:<\/strong> (The instance of leading the Ambiyaa (AS) in Baitul Maqdis occurred before Rasulullah \ufdfa went up into the heavens). As we have already explained, the journey of Nabi \ufdfa was broken into two parts. 1. Isra This was the journey from the Haram Shareef in Makkatul Mukarramah to Masjidul Aqsa in Jerusalem. 2. Me`raj This was the journey Nabi \ufdfa undertook from Masjidul Aqsa into the seven Heavens and beyond. This journey of Nabi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[5476],"class_list":["post-63257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-feature","tag-special-feature"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Isra-and-Miraj.jpg?fit=400%2C224&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-gsh","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 19:10:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDuring the Isra, or the journey to Al Aqsa Mubarak, upon reaching the Holy Land and entering the Sanctified Precinct, from all the various forms of Ibaadat, Nabi \ufdfa was Divinely ordered to lead the Ambiya AS in Salaah.
\nThe incident is mentioned on the authority of Hadhrat Abu Huraira (RA), Nabi \ufdfa is reported to have said:
\n\u201cI saw myself in the group of the prophets\u201d (Ambiyaa (AS)). The time for Salaah entered so I led them in prayer. When I had finished my Salaah, someone said \u201cO Muhammad! This is the doorkeeper of Jahannam, greet him\u201d. When I turned towards him, he greeted me himself.<\/p>\n
\nHafez Ibn Katheer on page 6, Vol. 3 of his Tafseer, says that Ibn Abi Haatim has recorded the narration of Hadhrat Anas Bin Maalik (RA) that Rasulullah \ufdfa was in the Baitul Maqdis and many people had gathered together. Someone called out the Athaan and we straightened our rows for Salaah in anticipation of someone to be the Imaam. Then Jibraeel (AS) took my hand and led me to the front and I led all those that were present in Salaah. When I completed my Salaah, Jibraeel (AS) said \u201cO Muhammad! Do you know the people who were behind you in Salaah?\u201d I replied, \u201cNo\u201d (Apart from the prophet (AS) who Nabi \ufdfa met previously, there were many others who performed their Salaah behind Rasulullah \ufdfa and to whom he had never been introduced. Therefore, he replied that he did not know them) Jibraeel (AS) replied that all the Ambiyaa (AS) whom Allah had sent on earth, had performed Salaah behind him. (Thereafter, the Hadith goes on to describe the journey into the heavens).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"