Re: Prophet Muhammed's ascent to Heaven overnight
i read this also............
Is Jerusalem truly the earthly gate to heaven? Was that the reason why the Mi’raaj was stationed there? Why did the Prophet have to stop in Jerusalem on his way to the seventh heaven? Couldn’t he just travel from Makkah straight to heaven?
Perhaps an indication to the answer can be found in a different hadith. Imam Ahmad, Ibn Majah and other scholars reported that Maymoonah bint Sa’ad or Sa’eed, a servant of the Prophet, asked: O Messenger of Allah! Give us an answer (judgment) on Bait Al-Maqdis –Jerusalem-? He said: “The land of Mahshar –congregation- and Manshar –resurrection. A land where you should go visit, and pray therein…”