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926. Another most amazing feature in this prophetical vision is, according to my humble belief, that the sight of a Barnasha upon the clouds and his presentation tothe Almighty corresponds with and is simultaneous with the Mi ،rāj - or night journey of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ; in other words, this second part of the vision of Daniel is to be identified with the Mi ،rāj! There are, indeed, several indications both in the language ofDaniel and in theSacred “Hadīth” -or traditions of the Apostle of Allah- which lead me to this belief. The Quran declares that during that night-journeyGod transportedHisservantfromtheSacred Mosque at Makkah to the Father Temple of Jerusalem. He blessed the precincts of that Temple, then in ruins, and showed him His signs (chap. xvii.). [1] It is related by the Holy Prophet that at the Temple ofJerusalem he officiated in his capacity of the Imam, and conducted the prayers with all the company of the Prophets following him. It is further related that it was from Jerusalem that he was carried up unto the Seventh Heaven, being accompanied by the spirits of the Prophets and Angels until he was taken to the presence of the Eternal. The modesty of the Prophet which forbade him to reveal all that he saw, heard and received from the Lord of Hosts is made good by Daniel, who narrates the decision of Godsjudgement. It appears that the Spirit which interpreted the vision to Daniel was not anAngel, asthoughtlessly remarked by me elsewhere, but the Spirit or the Soul of a Prophet, for he calls “Qāddīsh” (in the masculine gender) and “Qaddush” (iv. 10; viii. 13), which means a Saint or a Holy Man - a very usual name of the Prophets and Saints. How glad must have been the holy souls of the Prophets and the Martyrs who had been persecuted by those four beasts[1] Quran, 17: 1. Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who heareth and seeth (all things). (Editors).