Idris was there, and he welcomed me and prayed for my welfare. Then he said, “Allah—exalted is He—says: ‘And We raised him to a lofty station’ (Maryam 19:57).

We then ascended to the fifth heaven. Gabriel asked for the gate to be opened. “Who are you?” came the question. “Gabriel.” “And who is with you?” “Muhammad.” “Has he been sent for?” “He has indeed been sent for.” The gate was opened, and there was Aaron, who welcomed me and prayed for my welfare.

Next we rose to the sixth heaven, and Gabriel sought permission to enter. “Who are you?” “Gabriel.” “And who is with you?” “Muhammad.” “Has he been sent for?” “He has indeed been sent for.” The gate was opened, and I found Moses; he welcomed me and prayed for my welfare.

Then we ascended to the seventh heaven. Gabriel again asked for the gate to be opened. “Who are you?” “Gabriel.” “And who is with you?” “Muhammad.” “Has he been sent for?” “He has indeed been sent for.” The gate was opened, and I saw Abraham, his back reclining—according to another narration, leaning—against the Frequented House (al-Bayt al-Maʿmūr), into which seventy thousand angels enter each day, never to return to it again.

From there I was taken to the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntahā). Its leaves were like elephant ears, and its fruit like great earthen jars. When it was enveloped by that which Allah decreed should envelop it, it was transformed, and no one