Lailat al Miraj

What

Lailat al Miraj

When

3/10/2021

Where

Islam

Lailat al Miraj is an Islamic holiday that celebrates the Night Journey taken by Prophet Muhammad around 621 A.D. in one night. 

The nighttime voyage has two parts, a spiritual and a physical journey. The Qur’an has an outline of the story, the rest of the details are contained in the deeds, teachings, and sayings of Muhammad in the Hadith literature.

Muslims today celebrate this event by offering prayers at night while others in other nations celebrate the night by lighting up cities with candles and electric lights. Believers join together in mosques and prayer while others decide to honor this day by passing down their knowledge about ‘Muhammad’s journey. After the spiritual, physical, and mental worship, they are served with foods and treats.