this is the miʿrāj referred to in Sūrah al-Najm. So may Allah shower him with blessings and peace in this world and the next.

The cistern (hawḍ) with which Allah honoured him—a lifesaving refreshment for his community—is an undeniable reality.

Among his rights, peace and blessings be upon him, is that blessings and salutations be invoked whenever he is mentioned: “Indeed Allah and His angels bless the Prophet. O you who believe, invoke blessings upon him and offer him a salutation of peace” (33:56).

When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, awoke the next morning in Mecca and related this event, the idolaters’ disbelief and denial only increased; they seized the occasion to malign the Messenger of Allah. They exclaimed, “We need a month or more just to reach Palestine on foot, yet he claims to have gone there and returned in a single night!” Because of this incident some people whose faith was weak apostatised, whereas those of sound belief remained firm and affirmed the truth.

For this reason, when they said to Abū Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, “Do you not see what your companion is saying?” he asked, “What is he saying?” They replied, “He claims he went to Jerusalem and came back in one night.” He answered, “If he said it, then it is exactly as he said, for he does not speak on the basis of desire. I believe him concerning the news that comes from heaven—that is, revelation—so why should I not believe him in this?” Such is the steadfast, unshakable faith.

Among the tenets held by Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamāʿah is everything authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about the Day of Resurrection and the events that will take place on that Day. These include: