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and it is he who is the greatest favor for whosoever avails themselves of it.
You traveled by night from one Sacred Place (Mecca) to another (Jerusalem),
just as the full moon travels through the intense darkness.
And you continued ascending until you attained a rank, (a nearness)
just a distance of two bows' length; that has never been attained nor sought.
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But you were preferred because of it (rank) by all the prophets
and messengers, just as lovers give to their beloved.
You passed through the seven heavens in which they were
in a procession and you were the standard bearer,
You traveled by night from one Sacred Place (Mecca) to another (Jerusalem),
just as the full moon travels through the intense darkness.
And you continued ascending until you attained a rank, (a nearness)
just a distance of two bows' length; that has never been attained nor sought.
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But you were preferred because of it (rank) by all the prophets
and messengers, just as lovers give to their beloved.
You passed through the seven heavens in which they were
in a procession and you were the standard bearer,