Question

islamic holy texts describe a story known as muhammad’s night journey. according to this story, muhammad traveled overnight from mecca to jerusalem and back again. look at the map. then answer the question below. why would this journey be considered a miracle, or an amazing event caused by god? walking this distance would have taken many days, but in the story the journey took one night. a large forest blocked the path from mecca to jerusalem. muhammad would have had to cross a large ocean to reach jerusalem. muhammad could have walked from mecca to jerusalem in one night, but not back again.

Explanation:

To determine why the journey is a miracle, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The map shows the distance between Mecca and Jerusalem (using the scale, it's several hundred miles). Walking such a distance typically takes many days, but the story says it took one night, which is supernaturally fast.
• Option 2: The map (Arabian Peninsula, Middle East region) doesn't show a large forest blocking the path—most is desert/arid, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: Mecca and Jerusalem are on land (Arabian Peninsula, Levant), no large ocean to cross, so this is wrong.
• Option 4: The round - trip (Mecca to Jerusalem and back) is the journey, and the first part alone is too long for a night on foot, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

Walking this distance would have taken many days, but in the story the journey took one night.