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for indeed he saw one of the greatest signs of his Lord." Chapter 53:1-8

It is clear that Allah established on oath His guidance of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam), his truthfulness in the recitation of the Koran, which was sent down with the
Archangel Gabriel, who is strong and powerful, to him directly from Allah, and that the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) is rendered free from all self-desire. Then, Allah
reiterates the excellence of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) in the events of the
Night Journey and tells of his reaching the Lote tree near the Garden of Refuge, and the
certainty of his unswerving sight upon seeing one of the greatest signs of His Lord. Allah
also tells us of this great event in the opening verses of the chapter "The Night Journey."

Allah revealed to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, His Mighty Unseen
Kingdom where he saw the wonders of the angelic realm that can neither be expressed
in words nor yet possible for human intellect to endure hearing, not even in its minutest
atom. In the verse, "so (Allah) revealed to His worshiper that which He revealed" there
is, in the opinion of scholars, a subtle indication to the high estimation Allah has for His
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) as it is a most eloquent form of expression.

Allah says, "he saw one of the greatest signs of his Lord". Our limited understanding is