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The term isrāʾ is taken from the Ḳurʾān, Sūra xvii. 1: “Glory to Him who caused His servant to journey by night ( asrā bi ʿabdihi lail an) from the sacred place of worship to the further place of worship, which We have encircled with blessings, in order that We might show him some of our signs! Verily He (i. e. God) is the Hearer and the Beholder”. — We do not know whether this verse originally formed part of chap, xvii or was first promulgated in some other context, nor need we enquire what may have been the real sense o…

(a.), originally designates “a ladder”, and then “an ascent”, and in particular, the Prophet’s ascension to Heaven. 1. In Islamic exegesis and in the popular and mystical tradition of the Arab world. The Ḳurʾān (LXXXI, 19-25, LIII, 1-21) describes a vision in which a divine messenger appears to Muḥammad, and LIII, 12-18, treats of a second mission of a similar kind. In both cases, the Prophet sees a heavenly figure approach him from the distance, but there is no suggestion that he himself was carried away to Heaven. However, i…

(a.) désigne à l’origine une échelle, puis une «montée» et particulièrement l’ascension du Prophète. 1. — Dans l’exégèse islamique et la tradition mystique du monde arabe. Le Ḳurʾān (LXXXI, 19-25 et LUI, 1-12) décrit une vision dans laquelle un messager divin apparaît à Muḥammad (LIII, 12-18) et parle d’une seconde mission du même genre; dans les deux cas, le Prophète voit une apparition céleste arriver de loin vers lui, mais rien n’indique que lui-même ait été enlevé au ciel. Tout autre est l’aventure à laquelle fait al…