Laylat al-Miraj (Laylat al-Mi‘rāj ; لیلة المعراج)

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Literally, “Night of the Ascent”; in Islam, the night in which the Prophet Muhammad was miraculously transported to Jerusalem before ascending to the divine Presence; in Sufism, the prototype of the highest station of mystical experience

Long Description: Literally, “Night of the Ascent”; in Islam, the night in which the Prophet Muhammad was miraculously transported to Jerusalem before ascending to the divine Presence; in Sufism, the prototype of the highest station of mystical experience.

Sources: Light on the Ancient Worlds: New Translation with Selected Letters by Frithjof Schuon