![]() ![]() ![]() It is the only obligation that all Muslims must perform on a daily basis, regardless of financial, health, work, or other status. Prayer is the second pillar of Islam after the testimony of faith. Al-Tabari also, presents traditions rich with imaginative apocalyptic and eschatological motifs which infuse the story of Muhammad's heavenly journey with Motifs of angelic surgery and the removal of " black spots " from the heart of Muhammad shed further light upon the dogmatic debates surrounding the question of infallibility (al-'ismah) or immunity from sin as an indicator of Muhammad's Prophethood. ![]() It becomes apparent, in the case of al-Tabari the Night Journey and Ascension of Muhammad marked a key turning point in his status as a Prophet requiring a fantastical opening of Muhammad's chest. The hadith traditions therein as presented by al-Tabari are examined both linguistically and thematically. The linguistic particularities of the verse reveal notions of divine agency in the Qur'ān of which the Night Journey is one instance manifesting the hand of God in the life of Muhammad. This study conducts a literary analysis of the traditions and comments of al-Tabari with regards to Muhammad's Night Journey and Ascension is undertaken within the context of al-Tabari's exegesis of Qur'ān, 17:1. ![]()
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