‘Night of MERAJ’ شب معراج

‘Will they not, then, meditate upon the Qur’an? Had it been from anyone other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much disagreement.’ (Quran 4:82) 

It is confirmed from Holy Quran that on the Night of Meraj, the journey of Muhammad (saw) was Spiritual not physical. Allah says that Prophet (saw) was shown KASHF, as is confirmed in Surah Najam: ‘The heart of the Prophet was not untrue to that which he saw. Will you then dispute with him about what he saw? And certainly, he saw Him a second time also,’ (53:11-13)

Through this KASHF, Prophet (saw) was shown this place (الْمَسْجِدِ الْاَقْصَا) TWICE and not BAITUL MUQADAS in Jerusalem. We should differentiate between the words Al QUDS and Al AQSA. QUDS means MUQDAS that is with SEAN ( س) and AQSA is with SAAD (ص ) meaning DISTANT!

The Kashf or the revelation was Surah Bani Isra'il (17:1):

 سُبْحٰنَ الَّذِىْۤ اَسْرٰى بِعَبْدِهٖ لَيْلاً مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَـرَامِ اِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْاَقْصَا الَّذِىْ بٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهٗ لِنُرِيَهٗ مِنْ اٰيٰتِنَا‌ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْبَصِيْرُ

"Glory be to Him Who carried His servant by night from the MASJID HARAM (Sacred Mosque) to MASJID AQSA (Distant Mosque), the environs of which We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our Signs. Surely, He alone is the Hearing, the Seeing."

Who came from AQSATUL MADINA (DISTANT TOWN) who said to the UMATEY MOHAMMADIYA? In Holy Quran (36:21) ‘And from the farthest part (MASJID AQSA) of the town there came a man running. He said, ‘O my people, follow the Messengers,’ And, he says (Quran (36:22-31): ‘And what reason have I that I should not worship Him Who has created me, and unto Whom you will be brought back? ‘Shall I take others beside Him as gods? If the Gracious God should intend me any harm, their intercession will avail me naught, nor can they rescue me. ‘In that case I should indeed be in manifest error. ‘I believe in your Lord; so listen to me.’It was said to him, ‘Enter Paradise.’ He said, ‘O, would that my people knew, ‘How graciously my Lord has granted me forgiveness and has made me of the honoured ones!’And We sent not down against his people, after him, any host from heaven, nor did We need to send down any. It was but a single blast and lo! they were extinct. Alas for My servants! there comes not a Messenger to them but they mock at him. Have they not seen how many generations We have destroyed before them, and that they never return to them?’

   

In the light of above explanations from the QURAN, should give the clarity and precise understanding about the appearance of Promised Massiah at MASJIDUL AQSA. The location of this place was revealed to Prophet Mohammad (saw) on the Night of MERAJ.

The promised Massiah and Mahdi who initiated the Ahmadiya Movement from QADIAN that is located in INDIA, where Masjid al AQSA is located. This was that prophecy in Quran of Surah Bani Israel (ISRA) which was clearly fulfilled in 1889.