Surah Al-Isra · 17:1

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ

“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.”

Reason for revelation & related events2

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Miracle

Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj (The Night Journey and Ascension)

~c. 1 year before the Hijrah (~621 CE)debated

Opening ayah of Surah al-Isra, the primary Quranic reference for the Night Journey.

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Birth

Birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

~12 Rabi' al-Awwal (traditional), Year of the Elephant (c. 570 CE)debated

Cited as scriptural support for al-Sham being a blessed land, offered as one explanation for why the birth-light reached Busra.

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Surah Al-Isra · 17:1

“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.”