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chapter, which clearly speak of the Night Journey. Allah says, "Exalted is He who carried His worshiper (Prophet Muhammad) to travel in the night from the Sacred Mosque to the Furthest Mosque which We have blessed around it so that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer" (17:1). These mistaken people, also choose to ignore the fact that Abu Bakr, the first Caliph accepted the reality immediately, and never interpreted it otherwise.
The Arabic word "ru'yah" means vision. Added to this rebuttal is the statement found in the opening verse of the same chapter distinctly named "The Night Journey". In that verse Allah says, "Exalted is He who carried His worshiper to travel in the night" (17:1). This statement disproves the claim of the deniers, because one cannot say about someone who is asleep that he traveled on a journey.
In conclusion, had the event been just a dream, the unbelievers would never have raised an objection to it as anything can happen in a dream. Also, if it had not been a reality then it would negate a major essential principal of Islam namely the obligation of the prayer. It would also negate the meeting and leading of the prophets in prayer, and Gabriel coming to take the Prophet up using Burak which was the same mount used to carry prophets before him.
The Arabic word "ru'yah" means vision. Added to this rebuttal is the statement found in the opening verse of the same chapter distinctly named "The Night Journey". In that verse Allah says, "Exalted is He who carried His worshiper to travel in the night" (17:1). This statement disproves the claim of the deniers, because one cannot say about someone who is asleep that he traveled on a journey.
In conclusion, had the event been just a dream, the unbelievers would never have raised an objection to it as anything can happen in a dream. Also, if it had not been a reality then it would negate a major essential principal of Islam namely the obligation of the prayer. It would also negate the meeting and leading of the prophets in prayer, and Gabriel coming to take the Prophet up using Burak which was the same mount used to carry prophets before him.