According to search-discovered classical Islamic scholarship, the Mystical Ascension (Al-Isra' wa al-Mi'raj) is the miraculous two-part journey of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, undertaken in body and soul in a single night as a divine honor. The first part, Al-Isra', established by Surah Al-Isra (17:1), was the night journey from the Sacred Mosque in Makkah to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The second, Al-Mi'raj, detailed in authentic Hadith and alluded to in Surah An-Najm (53:1-18), was his ascension through the seven heavens. Ibn Kathir's tafsir, synthesizing numerous hadiths, explains that during this ascent, the Prophet ﷺ met previous prophets before reaching the ultimate boundary of creation, Sidrat al-Muntaha. It was in the direct Divine Presence that Allah prescribed the five daily prayers (Salah), making them the central pillar of worship. This event, as Al-Qurtubi notes, holds profound theological significance, confirming the Prophet's ﷺ unparalleled station and establishing Salah as the believer's own mi'raj (ascension).