Keywords
temples, mi'raj, Muhammad, Latter-day Saint teachings
Abstract
In this article, Daniel C. Peterson describes the famous “night” journey that Muhammad allegedly made from Arabia to Jerusalem, and from Jerusalem through the heavens and into the presence of God. His ascension through various gates of heaven, passing by the gatekeepers, is compared with biblical and Latter-day Saint teachings. Elements of the dream strongly resemble the biblical description of the Garden of Eden with its two special trees.
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Daniel C.
(2020)
"Temples All the Way Down: Some Notes on the Mi‘raj of Muhammad,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 38, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol38/iss1/9
