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This trip meaning the Me'raj of the Noble Prophet took place at night and the meaning of Masjid al Aqsa (the Furthest Masjid) is the same as the Bait al Muqaddas.
Allah in the Noble Qur'an says:
بÙسۡم٠ٱلله٠ٱلرَّØۡمَـٰن٠ٱلرَّØÙيمÙ
وَٱلنَّجۡم٠إÙذَا هَوَىٰ (١) مَا ضَلَّ صَاØÙبÙÙƒÙÙ…Û¡ وَمَا غَوَىٰ (٢) وَمَا يَنطÙق٠عَن٠ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ (٣) Ø¥ÙÙ†Û¡ Ù‡ÙÙˆÙŽ Ø¥Ùلَّا ÙˆÙŽØۡىٌ۬ ÙŠÙÙˆØَىٰ (٤) عَلَّمَه٠ۥ شَدÙيد٠ٱلۡقÙوَىٰ (٥) Ø°ÙÙˆ Ù…ÙرَّةÙÛ¬ Ùَٱسۡتَوَىٰ (٦) ÙˆÙŽÙ‡ÙÙˆÙŽ بÙٱلۡأÙÙÙق٠ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ (٧) Ø«Ùمَّ دَنَا Ùَتَدَلَّىٰ (٨) Ùَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡن٠أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ (٩) ÙÙŽØ£ÙŽÙˆÛ¡Øَىٰٓ Ø¥Ùلَىٰ عَبۡدÙÙ‡ÙÛ¦ مَآ Ø£ÙŽÙˆÛ¡Øَىٰ (١٠) مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡÙÙؤَاد٠مَا رَأَىٰٓ (١١) Ø£ÙŽÙَتÙمَـٰرÙونَه٠ۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ (١٢) وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاه٠نَزۡلَةً Ø£Ùخۡرَىٰ (١٣) عÙندَ سÙدۡرَة٠ٱلۡمÙنتَهَىٰ (١٤) عÙندَهَا جَنَّة٠ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ (١٥) Ø¥ÙØ°Û¡ يَغۡشَى ٱلسّÙدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشَىٰ (١٦) مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَر٠وَمَا طَغَىٰ (١٧) لَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ Ù…ÙÙ†Û¡ ءَايَـٰت٠رَبّÙه٠ٱلۡكÙبۡرَىٰٓ (١٨)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
"By the declining star. Your companion is not in error nor has he gone astray. He does not speak out of his own desire. It is a revelations which has been revealed to him and taught to him by the Great Mighty One, the Strong One who appeared on the uppermost horizon.
He then came nearer and nearer, until he was as close to Him as the distance of two bows, or even less. He revealed to Allah's servant whatever He wanted. His (Muhammad's) heart did not lie to him about what his eyes had seen. Will you then argue with him about what he saw? He certainly saw Him during his other ascent to the Lote tree near which is Paradise.
When the tree was covered with a covering, (Muhammad's) eyes did not deceive him, nor did they lead him to falsehood. He certainly saw the greatest (signs) of the existence of his Lord. " [4]
Notes:
[4] Surah al Najm (53), Verses 1 - 18
Taken From : Me'raj - The Night Ascension As Compiled by Mullah Faidh al Kashani Translated by: Saleem Bhimji