King receives cables on occasion of Al Israa wal Miraj

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday received cables of good wishes from several leaders of Arab and Muslim countries on the anniversary of Al Israa wal Miraj, a Royal Court statement said. King Abdullah and HRH Crown Prince Hussein also received similar cables from senior officials and officers.

The Israa, followed by Miraj took place on Rajab 27, the seventh month of the Hijri lunar calendar, in the 10th year of Mohammad’s prophethood, according to Muslim beliefs.

Islamic sources say the prophet was carried from the Holy Mosque in Mecca to the Farthest Mosque (Al Aqsa Mosque) in Jerusalem on a creature called Al Buraq, and in the company of the archangel Gabriel, who took him to the heavens.