Its steps were as far apart as the distance which it could see. Whilst he sallallaahu`alaihi wa sallam was sleeping in the house of Umm Haani, Jibreel `alaihi ssalaatu wassalaam came to him and had with him an animal called al-Buraaq, which was smaller than a mule and larger than a donkey. « Perfect and Exalted is He who took His slave on a journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest mosque.» Then, in the eleventh year, he was taken by night from Masjid al- Haraam (the Sacred Mosque) to Masjid al-Aqsaa (the farthest mosque, i.e. His saying « After the ten years, he was taken up through the heavens» He sallallaahu`alaihiwasallam remained for ten years upon this – forbidding shirk and calling to taw heed, laying down this foundation. : Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzan’s Explanation :

Imaam Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhaab ( rahimahullaah) said: وبعد العشر عرج به إلى السماء ، وفرضت عليه الصلوات الخمس ، وصلى في مكة ثلاث سنينĪfter the ten years, he was taken up through the heavens and the five daily prayers were made obligatory upon him and he prayed in Makkah for three years. The Night Journey and the Ascent through the Heavens Sharh-ul-Usool ath-Thalaathah : Lesson 42 (Part B)

Sky journies or astral ascent