Al-Isrāʾ

24 passages reference this surah

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Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "Ibn Asakir mentioned the hadiths of the Night Journey in the early days of the Prophethood. Ibn Ishaq placed this event about ten years after the Prophethood began. Al-Bayhaqi narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was taken on the Night Journey a year before his migration to Medina."

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2. "Allah knows best which sequence is correct. The key point is that al-Bukhari distinguished between the Isra and the Miraj, dedicating a separate chapter to each. He stated, "'Chapter, the Hadith of the Isra and the saying of Allah, the Exalted, Glory be to"

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3. "established on the night of the Isra. It is more appropriate to mention the deaths of Abu Talib and Khadijah before the Isra, as Al-Bayhaqi and others have mentioned. However, this discussion is postponed for a purpose that will become clear later."

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The Disease and The Cure

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "his most noble stations, in the station of calling people to him, the station of the challenge of prophethood, and during the night journey, Isra, as he said, and when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon him, they almost became a compacted mass upon him."

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Book 12: Book of Marriage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "which is why he promised paradise. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, shared an experience from his night journey. One night, while I was led on my night journey, I saw a palace in paradise with a maiden in its courtyard. I asked, Whose palace is this?"

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Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The hadith of the Isra, or night journey, is agreed upon from the narration of Anas, though it does not mention the Fajr prayer at Al-Abtah. The hadith of the speaking of the poisoned sheep is narrated by Abu Dawud from Jabir, though it is disconnected."

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The Prophets of Bani Israil

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Hadith. The account that is preserved in some narrations of the authentic Hadith of the Isra, night journey, is, I passed by the sons of my maternal aunt, John the Baptist, and Jesus, who are the sons of the same maternal aunt, as they say, based"

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Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "as a sea. Moreover, in the authentic Hadith, it is reported that during the night journey, Isra, the messenger of God, peace be upon him, reached the Lota tree of the farthest limit, where at its base were four rivers, two hidden and two"

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Volume Three

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "and continue their journey day and night. They praise their journey upon arrival, for a traveler only appreciates the night journey at dawn. At dawn, people praise the night journey, and in death, they praise the meeting."

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The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "In the two Sahihs, it is confirmed in the narrations of the Isra, the night journey, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by Musa while he was standing"

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Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "Rather, he was as اللّٰه described him: "The sight did not swerve, nor did it transgress. Indeed, he saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord." And He said, "And We did not make the vision which We showed you except as a trial for the people." اِبْن عَبَّاس said: It was a vision of the eye shown to the Messenger of اللّٰه, peace and blessings be upon him, on the night he was taken on the night journey."

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2. "It is not necessary for every traveler. Those with strength and determination may not encounter it, and the state of subsistence is more complete. This is why subsistence was the state of our Prophet, peace be upon him, during the Night Journey, while مُوسَى experienced annihilation, falling unconscious when اللّٰه manifested Himself to the mountain."

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3. "He says, "Exalted is He who took His servant by night" from سُورَة الإِسْرَاء, mentioning him with servitude in the context of the Night Journey. In the authentic حَدِيث, the Prophet مُحَمَّد, peace be upon him, said, "Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of مَرْيَم."

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Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. ""And man bore it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant." Surah Al-Ahzab: 33:72, and His saying: "...and man is ever hasty." Surah Al-Isra: 17:11. Guard your heart from turning back to what you have left of creation, desires, intentions, arrogance, and planning, and from abandoning patience and agreement when calamity descends, and cast yourself before God Almighty like a ball before a knight who turns it."

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2. "God Almighty said: "God has not made for any man two hearts within his breast." Surah Al-Ahzab 33:4. And He said: "Indeed, when kings enter a With mercy, strive for accuracy and moderation, advance and take rest, and a little of the night journey, and with purpose, purpose you shall reach."

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Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "And if he believes in Jesus, son of Mary, and then believes in me, he will have two rewards. And if a servant fears his Lord and obeys his masters, he will have two rewards. Al-Bukhari narrated that the prophet, peace be upon him, described his encounters during the night journey."

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2. "He said, On the night I was taken on the night journey, I met Moses. He appeared to be of medium stature, with curly and thick hair, resembling one of the men of Shenua. Then I met Jesus, who was of medium height, reddish in complexion, as if he had just come out of a bath."

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3. "Umar ibn al-Khattab opened Bayt al-Maqdis, where he cleaned the filth and purified it. He placed the mosque in front of it, where the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prayed on the night of the Isra with the prophets, and it is the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Description of Isa,"

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Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "is in them exalt Him, and there is not a thing except that it exalts His praise, but you do not understand their way of exalting. Indeed, He is ever forbearing and forgiving. This is from Surah Al-Isra. There are numerous verses on this aspect. Since the noblest bodies"

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2. "people. Along with these are seven other signs, making them nine clear signs mentioned at the end of Surah Al-Isra, where he says, And we gave Moses nine clear signs. So ask the children of Israel when he came to them. And Pharaoh said to him, Indeed, I think, O Moses,"

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3. "lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge, pleased with what he does, meaning they humble themselves for him, as God Almighty said, and lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy from Surah al-Isra, and lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers"

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The Story of Adam

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "But when the promise of the hereafter comes, we will bring you together as a mixed crowd – Quran, Surah al-Isra, 17-104. And it is known that they were on earth, not in heaven. They said this view is not derived from those who deny the existence of paradise and hell"

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Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him said, When I was taken on my night journey, I entered paradise and came to a place called al-Baydak covered with tents of pearls, green emeralds, and red rubies. They greeted me with peace"

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The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "They said, By Allah, this is not a human, this is but a noble angel. It is narrated in the Hadith of the Isra, I passed by Joseph, and saw that he was granted half of beauty. Commentators like Suhaily and other scholars explain this to mean, he possessed half of"

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