Israa’ literally means a journey by night and Mi‘raaj literally means an elevator, i.e., an instrument which lifts something up. But, in Islaam, Israa’ refers to a miraculous night-journey made by the last Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) from Makkah to Jerusalem, and Mi‘raaj refers to the vehicle which took the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wa […]