The Night Journey and Ascension: How Jewish Folklore Became Sunni Doctrine

In Sunni Islamic tradition, the Isrāʾ wal-Miʿrāj (الإسراء والمعراج‎) refers to two separate but interconnected miraculous events that are said to have occurred in a single night — the Night Journey (al-Isrāʾ) and the Ascension (al-Miʿrāj). According to Sunni accounts, this journey began in Mecca, when Muhammad is said to have been visited by the … Continue reading The Night Journey and Ascension: How Jewish Folklore Became Sunni Doctrine