Discussing the beginning of Mi’raaj journey of His Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, in part 25 of the Holy Quran, first verse of Surah Bani Israel, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated:

سُبۡحٰنَ   الَّذِیۡۤ    اَسۡرٰی   بِعَبۡدِہٖ    لَیۡلًا   مِّنَ   ا لۡمَسۡجِدِ   الۡحَرَامِ     اِلَی   الۡمَسۡجِدِ   ا لۡاَقۡصَا

Translation from Kanz-ul-Imaan: Purity is to Him Who took His bondman in a part of the night from the Sacred mosque to the Aqsa mosque.

Remember that the journey of Mi’raaj of our Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was not from Masjid-ul-Haraam to Masjid-ul-Aqsa but rather it has been proved by the Holy Quran and Hadis that not only the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم visited all seven skies at blessed Mi’raaj night but he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم also visited further than this i.e. to the place where Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ wanted.

A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن has narrated with reference to Sharah Hamziyah in Fatawa Razawiyyah: The wealth of conversation was bestowed upon Sayyiduna Musa عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَيْهِ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام, our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was blessed with the same, Asra night, in addition, our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was also blessed with excessive closeness of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and the sight of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ through naked eyes. How can we compare Koh-e-Toor, on which Sayyiduna Musa عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَيْهِ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام implored to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with Maafauq-ul-‘Arsh (above ‘Arsh) where Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ held a conversation with our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم!

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه further said about the same book that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم physically in the state of wakefulness visited the skies, then Sidra-tul-Muntaha, Maqaam-e-Mustawa, then ‘Arsh and Rafraf and then the divine sight of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ (at Mi’raaj night). (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 30, pp. 646)

However, the blessed part of the verse in which Mi’raaj has been discussed is itself an extremely wonderful miracle as there was a considerable distance