What happened on the night of Muhammad's Night Journey?

Answer 1

=== === Muhammad's journey to Median marks the beginning of a new stage in his call for the abandonment of the worship of idols and his quest for the true belief in God. When he found that he could not carry his message in Mecca because of the strong resistance from the chiefs of the tribes and in the fear that his followers will be prosecuted, he asked his followers to migrate to Medina before him and he would follow them later. In 622, he and his closest friend, Abu Baker, left Mecca to Medina, a journey that witnessed many miracles. Mecca's successful trade due to Idolatry of the Kabba Stone, had become materialistic. Muhammad received his first revelation from God in 620 in a cave outside of town. This first revelation took him on a journey, in one night with the Angel Gabriel, to the farthest place of Worship,(Mecca), and a second one to Heaven and Hell which included conversations with earlier prophets and Jesus. The angel Gabriel commanded him to recite verses that his followers put together verse by verse as he revealed them that were put into the Qur'an. He called himself a prophet and messenger from God. This Monotheism threatened the prosperity of the leaders and merchants in town if it were to spread, so Muhammad and his few followers were boycotted and treated very harshly. An invitation from the warring tribes of Medina leads him and his followers to migrate to Medina in 622 where his wisdom was sought in mediation between the tribes. This migration to Medina became known as the Hijra, the beginning of the Islamic calender. He did bring them together for a while. In Medina, he builds the first Muslim community that increases in the number of believers that there is only one God, and that "Islam"-surrender to God-- is the only true religion. From their stronghold in Medina, he and his followers eventually won the battle of Badr. In 630, the Muslims captured Mecca and Muhammad made his last pilgrimage to Mecca in 632 where he fell ill and died.

Answer 2

According to Islamic tradition, the Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj) occurred when the Prophet Muhammad was transported from Mecca to Jerusalem on the Buraq and ascended to the heavens, meeting with various prophets and ultimately conversing with Allah. This event is seen as a significant spiritual experience in Islam.