ID: 901001892 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001892	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Mi'raj (Islamic narrative)

Note: In Islamic legend, the ascension of the Prophet Muhammad into heaven. In this legend, Muhammad is prepared for his meeting with God by the archangels Jibrīl and Mīkāl one evening while he is asleep in the Kaʿbah, the sacred shrine of Mecca. They open up his body and purify his heart by removing all traces of error, doubt, idolatry, and paganism and by filling it with wisdom and belief. In the original version of the Miʿrāj, the prophet is then transported by Jibrīl directly to the lowest heaven. But early in Muslim history the story of the ascension came to be associated with the story of Muhammad’s night journey (Isrāʾ) from the “sacred place of worship” (Mecca) to the “further place of worship” (Jerusalem).

Display Date: 7th century

Names:

	Mi'raj (Islamic narrative) (preferred,English)
	The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq (Islamic narrative) (t,English,U,N)
	Night Journey to Jerusalem (Islamic narrative) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Islamic iconography> (P)
		........<Islamic narratives> (P)
		............Mi'raj (Islamic narrative) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... islam
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... ascension
	.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	protagonist is .... Muḥhammad, Prophet (founder of Islam, ca. 570-632)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Mi'raj (Islamic narrative)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) in sh 85088283, "Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 Isrāʾ and Miʻrāj"
	The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq (Islamic narrative)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	Night Journey to Jerusalem (Islamic narrative)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452670
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)