Al-Isra

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Surat Al-Isra (Arabic: سورة الإسراء ) (ie The Night Journey) -- also called the Bani Isra'il (ie Children of Israel) surah -- is the 17th sura of the Qur'an . This Surah takes its names from verse 1 or 4 respectively, this being the miraculous transportation of Mohammed during the night to what is referred to as "the farthest Mosque" in the first verse. In Islamic culture, this is commonly taken to be the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, although Al Aqsa in Jerusalem was built in 674, about 48 years after the traditional date given for Prophet Muhammad's death. Furthermore Jerusalem is not specifically named anywhere in the Holy Quran. See: Isra and Miraj.

This Meccan surah was revealed in the last year before the Hijra. Like all the Meccan surah it stresses the oneness of Allah, the authority of the prophets. However, the primary theme of the Surah is salah (daily prayers), whose number is said to have been fixed at five during the Miraj which it alludes to. In addition, the Surah forbids adultery, calls for respect for father and mother, and calls for patience and control in the face of the persecutions the Muslim community was facing at the time.

It contains 111 ayat.

Ayat 71 contains a reference to the Qiyamah, the Day of Judgement.

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A verse related to the controversies of the land of Fadak.

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