The Prophet’s Lovers Foundation offered condolences to the family of the earthquake victims in the message, which was issued by Sacit Pişgin, the foundation's Adana Provincial Coordinator.

The message started by quoting a verse from the Holy Quran that says “Glory be to the One Who took His servant ˹Muḥammad˺ by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose surroundings We have blessed, so that We may show him some of Our signs. Indeed, He alone is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.”

The foundation also called on all Muslims to give aid to people who have lost their loved ones as well as their property in the earthquake.

What is the Lailat al Miraj

The Israʾ and Miʿraj are the two parts of a Night Journey that, according to Islam, the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) took during a single night around the year 621. Within Islam, it signifies both a physical and spiritual journey.

The Quran surah al-Isra contains an outline account, while greater detail is found in the hadith collections of the reports, teachings, deeds and sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

In the accounts of the Israʾ, Prophet Muhammad traveled on the back of a winged mule-like white beast, called Buraq, to "the farthest mosque".

By tradition, this mosque, which came to represent the physical world, was identified as the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. At the mosque, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) led the other prophets in prayer. His subsequent ascent into the heavens came to be known as the Miʿraj.

Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) journey and ascent is marked as one of the most celebrated dates in the Islamic calendar. (ILKHA)