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Quran · Surah 17:1; 53:13–18

The Night Journey

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ReferenceSurah 17:1; 53:13–18
Written610–632 CE
Setc. 621 CE
Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far Distant Place of Worship.

Translation: Pickthall, 1930 · About the translator

Read it literally

Mecca to Jerusalem and up through seven heavens, back before morning. 53:14 names 'the lote-tree of the utmost boundary', the farthest point.

What scholars say

Hadith add the winged mount Buraq and the ascent through seven heavens.

Taken up alive From the sky Strange time
People and places hereJerusalemMecca

Quick answers about Surah 17:1

Where is Surah 17:1 found?

Surah 17:1; 53:13–18 (Quran). Translation quoted: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930).

When was Surah 17:1 written?

610–632 CE.

What do scholars say about Surah 17:1?

Hadith add the winged mount Buraq and the ascent through seven heavens.

Sources

  1. Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930)Primary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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