In the month of Rajab, Muslims celebrate Isra Miraj. Usually, Muslims go to the mosque. They pray and listen to Dakwah from Ustads. They also usually fast and pray late into the night. What about you? What do you do?
The Story of Isra Miraj
Isra Miraj was an important night, where Muhammad had two special journeys. According to the Quran, first he was transported from Al-Haram mosque to Jerusalem (Isra). There, he visited Al-Aqsa mosque. On the second journey, he ascended to heaven (Miraj), and spoke with some of the prophets.
“Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing” (Qs 17:1).
After returning from the journeys, Muhammad brought a new requirement for Muslims. They must now pray five times a day.
No Witnesses of Muhammad’s Journeys!
Have you ever wondered whether Muhammad really took these journeys? Were there witnesses? We (the Isa and Islam staff) have searched the Quran, Hadith, and other Islamic texts. We can’t find any witnesses. If there are no witnesses, how can we prove their authenticity? It’s like an old woman accusing a young man of stealing her money from her bag. Yet there is no proof. How can this young man’s crime be proven?
Some Muslims claim Muhammad traveled literally. Others claim it was spiritually. But where is the proof? According to Muhammad’s wife, Aisha, Muhammad’s body remained where it was and his journey was only spiritual (Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasulullah, 183). Yet, she didn’t actually witness Muhammad’s journey spiritually. So, her testimony can’t be accepted as a witness of his journeys.
Isa Al-Masih’s Literal Ascension
Long before Muhammad claimed to have this vision, Isa Al-Masih ascended literally to heaven. This event is true and testable. Isa’s disciples and followers witnessed this event. “He [Isa] was taken up before their [disciples] very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven’” (Injil, Acts 1:9-11).
When Will Isa Come a Second Time?
No one knows when Isa will return (Injil, Matthew 24:44). When Isa comes, He will take His people to the place he has prepared for them in paradise (Injil, Apostle John 14:2-3). To those who reject Him, Isa will judge them (Injil, Apostle John 12:48).
Have you believed in Isa Al-Masih? Being faithful in ritual prayer or other obligations won’t get you into Paradise. Without believing in Isa Al-Masih, that He died to pay for your sin, those won’t help you. Believing in Isa means to turn from your sin and follow Him. Do you want to believe in Him?
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1. Do you believe Muhammad’s journey was literal or spiritual? Why or Why not?
2. Do you know of any witnesses to Muhammad’s journey? Who are they?
3. When you compare Muhammad’s ascension and Isa Al-Masih’s ascension, which one do you think is more likely?
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Where are Prophet Muhammad’s witnesses? Is that the question?
The Quran is his witness! This man, Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h., (who could not read or write), living in the wilderness of Arabia, was able to advocate without hesitation, or any scientific instruments available to him at that time, could tell you with absolute 100% accuracy in Qs 43:11, “And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land – thus will you be brought forth.” 2000 years later, it was discovered that the exact amount of water that falls from the sky also evaporates from the earth (proving that what Prophet Muhammad said was indeed 100% correct). So why don’t you believe him when he advocates his Miraj?
I have merely quoted one scientific statement mentioned in the Quran. Bear in mind that the Quran is filled with many scientific facts!
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Dear Saadiq,
Thank you for your comment. How could the Quran be Muhammad’s witness? Muslims believe that the Quran is purely God’s Word. But there were no witnesses to prove Muhammad’s testimony in the Quran.
The question that we are asking is not where Muhammad’s are witnesses in general, but where are his witnesses specifically to his miraj? We know much about Muhammad’s life from reading the Hadith, as well as other historical texts. But when it comes to the Isra Miraj, there are no actual witnesses!
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Qs 17:1 – “Glory to God. Who did take His Servant for a journey by night. From the sacred Mosque. To the farthest Mosque. Whose precincts We did Bless, – in order that We might show him some of our signs: for He is the One who heareth and seeth (all things)”
The above verse is the proof of the Miraj.
So why is the Quran the proof? – If everything scientific in the Quran (as advocated by the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) is 100% correct (1500 years later confirmed by scientists), then logic and reason should prevail in any “normal human being” as to the authenticity of the other verses in the Quran, specifically verse 17:1 which is in reference to the Prophet Muhammad’s (p.b.u.h.) Miraj.
The Quran is the proof that the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) never uttered a single word of lie! If he did, then all those scientific verses in the Quran should all be completely incorrect as well, which is not the case (unless you can prove otherwise).
So if Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) mentioned his Miraj, then surely logic tells you that what he said about his Miraj has to be absolutely truthful. That is why the Quran serves as his proof!
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Saadiqh,
I would still ask, where are the witnesses to Muhammad’s Miraj? Every other prophet that does miracles in the Quran has witnesses to his miracles, and this is how we know they happened. But Muhammad has no witnesses. So why should I believe it happened, when he is the only prophet who did something and expects us to just believe his words? No other prophet does this.