Selected Quranic verses

﴿ عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡقُوَىٰ ﴾

He was taught by [an angel of] mighty power[1],

﴿ ذُو مِرَّةٖ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ ﴾

and of great perfection[2], who manifested himself...

﴿ وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ﴾

when he was on the higher horizon[4].

﴿ ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ ﴾

Then he approached [the Prophet] and descended,

﴿ فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ ﴾

until he was only two bow-lengths away or even clo...

﴿ فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ ﴾

Then he revealed to His slave[5] what he had to re...

﴿ مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ ﴾

The [Prophet’s] heart[6] did not deny what he saw.

﴿ أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ ﴾

Do you dispute with him concerning what he saw?

﴿ وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ﴾

He certainly saw him a second time[7]

﴿ عِندَ سِدۡرَةِ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ﴾

at the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary [in the se...

﴿ عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ ﴾

near which is the Garden of Abode,

﴿ إِذۡ يَغۡشَى ٱلسِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشَىٰ ﴾

when the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with [divine] s...