a’ra’ja/ya’ruju and a’ri/ja/ya’raju: one means to ascend, the other to limp or hobble along. Mi’raj was an uplifting (lit.) event at a time when the Prophet would experience great emotional loss and hardship: the death of his uncle Abu Talib (who shielded his nephew from the Makkans who sought to harm him) and his wife… Continue reading