Abstract
In accordance with Quranic verses, Muslims believe in the nightly journey of the Prophet of Islam from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid Al-Aqsa and his physical ascent into the heavens. This event is named the Ascension (mi‘raj). As the Ascension is considered by Muslims to be a miracle of the Prophet of Islam, orientalists have examined the matter. Some orientalists regard the Ascension as essentially true but have different ideas about the manner in which it occurred. For instance, it is believed that the Ascension of the Prophet of Islam transpired in a dream. Others believe that it was not physical but spiritual. This study utilizes logical reasoning and traditional evidence to evaluate the views of orientalists about the Ascension.
Highlights
The Ascension of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, is numbered among the controversial subjects about his life
It is believed that the Ascension of the Prophet of Islam transpired in a dream
Islamic traditions indicate that such a journey was only made by the Prophet of Islam and only once at that
Summary
The Ascension of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, is numbered among the controversial subjects about his life. Orientalists have scrutinized issues related to the Ascension of the Prophet of Islam. They have published their research on this matter in the form of articles and books. At the dawn of the twentieth century, a Spanish orientalist named Miguol-Asin Palacios gathered information about the Ascension from Muslim sources such as Quranic exegeses and traditions from the Prophet of Islam. In his examinations of the Ascension of Prophet Muhammad, Palacios mostly utilized the views of Ibn Arabi What are the views of orientalists concerning the Ascension of the Prophet of Islam?
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