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led them in prayer, and realised the blessings God had given his
community (by giving the five prayers), which gave him renewed
hope in his message, and he began to work towards better prospects
for him and his community. Loyalty shown by Companions such as
Abu Bakr also strengthened his heart.
a) Holy Prophet was once called by her cousin, Umm-e-Hani who
was the daughter of Abu Talib to give the message of Islam to his
husband. Holy Prophet went to their house and after the night
prayer when it was time to sleep, he was offered to sleep there
which he accepted. During midnight he went to visit the Kaaba
which he usually did and during that visit slept in the Hijr (the
semi-circle also known as hateem). While he was asleep, he was
awakened by Angel Jibraeel who led him to a milky white winged
shaped creature was standing. The name of the creature was
Burraq and it was there to take the Prophet to Jerusalem and then
to the Heavens. Allah mentions this incident in Surah Isra where it
is stated: “Glory to Allah, who did take His servant for a journey by
night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque” Holy
Prophet rode on Burraq and was shown different sites, the first was
Madinah, the second was Mount Sinai (The mountain where Torat
was revealed to Hazrat Musa), the third was Bethlem (the place
where Hazrat Isa was born). Then he was taken to the site of
Masjid-Al-Aqsa (Jerusalem) where there was a great assembly of
Prophets. He tied Burraq over a rock which was broken down by
Angel Jibraeel and the other Prophets had also tied their animals
nearby. All of these Prophets were led in prayer by the Holy