Prayers on the Prophet for the Night Journey
Poet Novid Shaid reflects on one of the most significant events in Muslim history.
On the 27th night of Rajab, the Prophet ﷺ was taken on the Isra wa Mi’raj – The Night Journey and Ascension to the Heavens. This was a glorious night, as is known to most Muslims, in which the Prophet ﷺ met his Lord and was given the commandment to perform the five daily prayers.
Oh Allah send Your prayers and peace upon him
And upon his companions and kin
By the number of pearls of sweat on al buraq
Which cascaded as the sage ascended him
By the number of prayers the rider invoked
And the flutters of wings of his companions
By the number of sand stones at Al Aqsa
Which intoned his praise as he dismounted
By the number of Prophets that humbly stood
As the chosen one led with equilibrium
And the number of contours in the rock
And the streams of wind as the travellers took off
By the number of times the wise one was hailed
By each Prophet as the levels he scaled
And the number of shimmering branches on Al Muntaha
Ad infinitum they communed Lover and Beloved
From the day You made this life
To the end when we arise
Every day a thousand times!
Resources on the Isra wa Mi’raj, The Night Journey
- Reflection on Isra’ (Night Journey) and Mi’raj (Ascension) by Habib ‘Umar bin Hafidh
- Welcoming the Sacred Month of Rajab – Ustadh Amjad Tarsin
- Fasting the Day of Mi`raj – SeekersGuidance Answers
- Distinguishing Between Masjid al-Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock
- The Prayer of The Prophet ﷺ – Shaykh Yahya Rhodus
- The Tashahhud is Lofty – Don’t Rush It
