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| Mi'ráj |
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| Pronunciation: meh-rawj |
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| [Ar] The Ascent of Muḥammad, the mystic vision of His night journey in which He was transported from Mecca to Jerusalem and shown the signs of God. |
| [BD 157] |
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| "Ascent" of Muḥammad. See Qur'án 17:1, describing the mystic vision of the night journey in which the Prophet is transported from Mecca to Jerusalem and is shown the signs of God. An extensive hadít̲h̲ literature exists on the Mi'ráj, the influence of which has affected medieval European literature including the Divine Comedy. (Cf. the writings of Miguel Asin Palacios, Arabic professor at the University of Madrid.) |
| [BG 32] |
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| "Ascent"; used with reference to Muḥammad's ascension to heaven. |
| [DB 675] |
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