Miraaj
The Prophet Muhammad's miraculous Night Journey and ascension through the heavens to the divine presence.
Literally: ladder, ascent
Iqbal treats the Miraaj as the supreme spiritual ascent, yet famously celebrates the Prophet's return to the world as the mark of the true mystic who does not abandon humanity. The ascent for him is fulfilled not in escape but in coming back to transform the earth.
Rasool
A messenger of God; a prophet sent with a divine message.
Masjid-e-Aqsa
The Farthest Mosque in Jerusalem, Islam's third holiest site and the destination of the Prophet's Night Journey.
Sidra
The Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary, marking the farthest limit of creation reached in the Ascension.
Buraq
The luminous celestial steed that bore the Prophet on his night journey and ascension.