Story of Islam
The Night Journey.
The Prophet carried by night to Jerusalem and through the heavens — where the five prayers were fixed.
Where it is toldQuran 17:1, elaborated in the sira
Who appearsMuhammad, Jibril, the prophets gathered in Jerusalem
What it teachesThe prophets are one line — and the five daily prayers descend from this ascent
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
The Isra and Mi'raj — the night journey to Jerusalem and the ascent through the heavens — is the source of the five daily prayers in the traditional account: Moses, encountered on the way, repeatedly sends Muhammad back to negotiate the number down from fifty. It also establishes Jerusalem's standing as Islam's third holy city, since the Farthest Mosque is identified with the site. Whether the journey was bodily or visionary was debated from the beginning, and the tradition preserves both positions.
The same ground, other faiths
claims that share this one's ideas
Sound rightly spoken has power.
Vedic Religion · core tenet
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Samadhi — union in stillness.
Hinduism · the interior
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Vairocana — the cosmic buddha.
Buddhism · figure
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Kundakunda.
Jainism · figure
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God contracted to make room for the world.
Judaism · core tenet
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The presence — assurance to fire.
Christianity · the interior
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