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6. 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 to the
Almighty corresponds with and is simultaneous with the
Mi?raj - 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?raj! There are, indeed, several
indications both in the language of Daniel and in the Sacred
“Hadith” -or traditions of the Apostle of Allah- which
lead me to this belief. The Quran declares that during that
night-journey God transported His servant from the Sacred
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 of Jerusalem 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 Gods judgement.
It appears that the Spirit which interpreted the vision to
Daniel was not an Angel, as thoughtlessly remarked by me
elsewhere, but the Spirit or the Soul of a Prophet, for he
calls “Qaddish” (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).