Night Journey of Muhammad

E11377

Islamic religious event miraculous event prophetic ascension narrative

The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Isra and Mi'raj	10
Mi'raj	7
Night Journey of Muhammad canonical	2
Al-Isra	1
Isra (Night Journey)	1
Isra and Mi’raj	1
Isrāʾ and Miʿrāj	1
Mi'raj (Prophet Muhammad's ascension)	1
Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem	1
Muhammad’s Night Journey (Jerusalem)	1
Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad	1
Prophet Muhammad’s Ascension	1
Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey	1
al-Isra	1
al-Isra wal-Mi'raj	1
al-Mi'raj	1
the Night Journey (Al-Isra) of Prophet Muhammad	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113572 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Night Journey of Muhammad
Context triple: [Temple Mount, associatedWith, Night Journey of Muhammad]

A. Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
B. Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
C. Seal of the Prophets
Seal of the Prophets is an Islamic title for Muhammad signifying his role as the final prophet in the line of prophetic messengers.
D. The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
E. The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
"The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" is the opening episode of Carl Sagan’s documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage*, introducing viewers to the scale, structure, and wonder of the universe.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Night Journey of Muhammad
Target entity description: The Night Journey of Muhammad is an Islamic tradition recounting the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous nocturnal journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his ascension through the heavens.

A. Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
B. Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
C. Seal of the Prophets
Seal of the Prophets is an Islamic title for Muhammad signifying his role as the final prophet in the line of prophetic messengers.
D. The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
E. The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
"The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" is the opening episode of Carl Sagan’s documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage*, introducing viewers to the scale, structure, and wonder of the universe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic religious event ⓘ miraculous event ⓘ prophetic ascension narrative ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Isra and Mi'raj ⓘ linked to: Night Journey of Muhammad al-Isra wal-Mi'raj ⓘ linked to: Night Journey of Muhammad
associatedAngel	Angel Jibril ⓘ linked to: Gabriel Gabriel ⓘ
associatedConcept	miraj literature ⓘ spiritual ascension ⓘ
centralFigure	Prophet Muhammad ⓘ linked to: Muhammad
commemoratedBy	Muslim communities worldwide ⓘ
component	Isra ⓘ Mi'raj ⓘ linked to: Night Journey of Muhammad
coreTheme	affirmation of Muhammad's prophethood ⓘ connection between Mecca and Jerusalem ⓘ
doctrinalFunction	establishes obligation of salah ⓘ
endsAt	Jerusalem ⓘ
endsAtSpecificLocation	Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ
languageName	al-Isra ⓘ linked to: Night Journey of Muhammad al-Mi'raj ⓘ linked to: Night Journey of Muhammad
linkedCity	Jerusalem ⓘ
linkedSanctuaryRank	third holiest site in Islam ⓘ
liturgicalCommemoration	27th night of Rajab ⓘ
metProphet	Aaron ⓘ Abraham ⓘ Adam ⓘ Enoch ⓘ Harun ⓘ Ibrahim ⓘ Idris ⓘ Isa ⓘ Jesus ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ John the Baptist ⓘ Joseph ⓘ Moses ⓘ Musa ⓘ Yahya ⓘ Yusuf ⓘ
mountRidden	Buraq ⓘ
narrativeType	heavenly ascension ⓘ nocturnal journey ⓘ
quranicSurahMention	Surah Al-Isra ⓘ
quranicSurahNumber	17 ⓘ
quranicVerseMention	Qur'an 17:1 ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
resultedIn	institution of the five daily prayers ⓘ
scripturalSource	Hadith ⓘ Qur'an ⓘ linked to: Quran
significanceInIslam	major miracle of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
startsFrom	Mecca ⓘ
startsFromSpecificLocation	Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
timeOfOccurrence	night ⓘ
veneratedAt	Dome of the Rock ⓘ
visitedLocation	Bayt al-Maqdis ⓘ linked to: Temple Mount Masjid al-Aqsa ⓘ linked to: Al-Aqsa Mosque Sidrat al-Muntaha ⓘ
visitedRealm	fifth heaven ⓘ first heaven ⓘ fourth heaven ⓘ second heaven ⓘ seventh heaven ⓘ sixth heaven ⓘ third heaven ⓘ

How these facts were elicited