Allah glorifies Himself, for His ability to do that which none but He can do, for there is no God but He and no Lord besides Him.

﴿ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ط£ظژط³ظ’ط±ظژظ‰ ط¨ظگط¹ظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظگظ‡ظگ﴾

(Who took His servant for a Journey) refers to Muhammad

﴿ظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ„ط§ظ‹﴾

(by Night) means, in the depths of the night.

﴿ظ…ظ‘ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط³ظ’ط¬ظگط¯ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژط±ظژط§ظ…ظگ﴾

(from Al-Masjid Al-Haram) means the Masjid in Makkah.

﴿ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط³ظ’ط¬ظگط¯ظگ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒظ‚ظ’طµظژظ‰﴾

(to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa,) means the Sacred House which is in Jerusalem, the origin of the Prophets from the time of Ibrahim Al-Khalil. The Prophets all gathered there, and he (Muhammad ) led them in prayer in their own homeland. This indicates that he is the greatest leader of all, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and upon them.

﴿ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ط¨ظژط§ط±ظژظƒظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط­ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ﴾

(the neighborhood whereof We have blessed) means, its agricultural produce and fruits are blessed

﴿ظ„ظگظ†ظڈط±ظگظٹظژظ‡ظڈ﴾

(in order that We might show him), i.e., Muhammad

﴿ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط،ظژط§ظٹظژظ€طھظگظ†ظژط§﴾

(of Our Ayat.) i.e., great signs. As Allah says:

﴿ظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط±ظژط£ظژظ‰ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط،ظژط§ظٹظژظ€طھظگ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظڈط¨ظ’ط±ظژظ‰ ﴾

(Indeed he did see of the greatest signs, of his Lord (Allah).) (53:18) We will mention below what was narrated in the Sunnah concerning this.

﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظگظٹط¹ظڈ ط§ظ„ط¨ظژطµظگظٹط±ظڈ﴾

(Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.) means, He hears all the words of His servants, believers and disbelievers, faithful and infidel, and He sees them and gives each of them what he deserves in this world and the Hereafter. Hadiths about Al-Isra'