Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Glory be to Him who took His servant on a journey by night"
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Question:
In Surat al-Isra, in the words of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He: “I seek refuge[An-Nahl 16:98] In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful [Al-Isra 17:1]” — the interpretation of this verse, and whether the Isra (night journey) was in the spirit and the body?
Answer:
In this verse, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, purifies Himself from deficiencies and defects. "Subhan" (Glory be to Him) means purification (tanzih). "Who took His servant on a journey by night from al-Masjid al-Haram in the noble city of Makkah to al-Masjid al-Aqsa." Between them is a month's journey by mount, yet he was taken on a journey in one night on al-Buraq, which Jibril (peace be upon him) brought. He mounted him on it, then proceeded to al-Masjid al-Aqsa and prayed with the prophets there. Then he was raised to the sky and reached the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, and he heard the scraping of the pens. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, revealed to him what He revealed. Then Jibril brought him down to the earth, and this was in one night. This is among the signs of Allah and among the miracles of this Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
In Surat al-Isra, in the words of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He: “I seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِExalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُAnswer:
In this verse, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, purifies Himself from deficiencies and defects. "Subhan" (Glory be to Him) means purification (tanzih). "Who took His servant on a journey by night from al-Masjid al-Haram in the noble city of Makkah to al-Masjid al-Aqsa." Between them is a month's journey by mount, yet he was taken on a journey in one night on al-Buraq, which Jibril (peace be upon him) brought. He mounted him on it, then proceeded to al-Masjid al-Aqsa and prayed with the prophets there. Then he was raised to the sky and reached the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, and he heard the scraping of the pens. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, revealed to him what He revealed. Then Jibril brought him down to the earth, and this was in one night. This is among the signs of Allah and among the miracles of this Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7477 — youtube.com (7:32)
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