—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’
They asked, ‘Has he been sent for?’
He answered, ‘He has indeed been sent for.’
The gate was opened for us, and there I was before Aaron, peace be upon him. He welcomed me and prayed for my good.

Then he ascended with us to the sixth heaven. Gabriel, upon him be peace, requested that it be opened.
‘Who is this?’ they said.
He replied, ‘Gabriel.’
They asked, ‘And who is with you?’
He said, ‘Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’
They asked, ‘Has he then been sent for?’
He answered, ‘He has indeed been sent for.’
The gate was opened for us, and there I beheld Moses, peace be upon him. He welcomed me and invoked good for me.

Next he ascended with us to the seventh heaven. Gabriel sought permission to enter.
‘Who is this?’ they said.
He replied, ‘Gabriel.’
They asked, ‘And who is with you?’
He said, ‘Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’
They asked, ‘Has he been sent for?’
He answered, ‘He has indeed been sent for.’
The gate was opened for us, and there I stood before Abraham, peace be upon him, his back resting against al-Bayt al-Maʿmūr (the Frequently Visited House). Each day seventy thousand angels enter it and never return to it again.

He then took me to Sidrat al-Muntahā (the Lote Tree of the Uttermost Boundary); its leaves were like elephants’ ears and its fruit like great earthenware jars. He said, ‘When it was enveloped by something of Allah’s command, it changed so that none of Allah’s creation can describe its beauty.’

Then Allah revealed to me—