King, Crown Prince receive cables on Israa wal Miraj

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday received cables of good wishes from several leaders of Arab and Muslim countries on the anniversary of Al Israa wal Miraj.

The King and HRH Crown Prince Hussein also received similar cables from senior officials and officers, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Also on Thursday, HRH Prince Feisal, the Regent, attended a ceremony organised by the Awqaf Ministry to mark the occasion.

The Israa, followed by Miraj happened on Rajab 27, in the seventh month of the Hijri lunar calendar, in the 10th year of Mohammad’s prophethood, according to Muslim beliefs.

Islamic sources say the prophet was carried from the Holy Mosque in Mecca to the Farthest Mosque (Al Aqsa Mosque) in Jerusalem on a creature called Al Buraq, and in the company of the archangel Gabriel.

There he led a congregational prayer of the prophets of God. After that, Gabriel took him to the heavens where he met prophets Adam, John, Jesus, Idris, Aaron and Moses. In the seventh heaven, he met Abraham, according to Islam Online, an authoritative Islamic web portal.

During the divine journey, God ordered five daily prayers for Muslims. The prophet then returned to Mecca on the same night.