Isra Mikraj’s memorial was held virtually through the Zoom Cloud Meetings platform. Taking on the theme of “Uncovering the Divine Secrets Behind the Prophet Muhammad SAW Great Isra Mikraj,” this memorial invited the Chairman of the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) for Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY), Prof. Dr. H. M. Machasin, M.A.

Prof. Machasin has served as the Chairman of MUI DIY since December 2021. Aside from serving as the Chairman of MUI DIY, Prof. Machasin is also an active permanent Professor in Islamic Cultural History at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. Previously, he also served as the Director-General of Islamic Community Guidance, Ministry of Religion, Republic of Indonesia, in 2014-2016. This Isra Miraj’s commemoration was attended by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, UNS Vices-Rector, members of the Board of Trustees, as well as all UNS lecturers and students.

Prof. Jamal, in his remarks, states that the current development of information technology can little explain the Isra Mikraj event experienced by Prophet Muhammad SAW.

“One of the miracles of the Prophet Muhammad is the Isra Mikraj process, which is an extraordinary event and is even very difficult to accept for the human mind. Many things happened during the Isra Miraj; for example, in a very short time, as the miracle of the Prophet, he was led to the seventh heaven. But this miracle can be explained by modern information technology today,” said Prof. Jamal.

This statement was approved by Prof. Machasin. He said that the Isra Mikraj were extraordinary events. It was so incredible, and many people did not believe the event at that time.

Further, Prof. Machasin explained that, at that time, the reality of the Isra Mikraj events must be explained in an imaginative language for the people of the Prophet to get an idea of how the events took place. “The reality captured by humans and the reality of physics is indeed different. So, if the Isra Mikraj incident is considered imaginary, it is reasonable because, indeed, our thoughts are not up to digest the knowledge. However, one thing needs to be believed that Isra Miraj can strengthen our belief in religious life,” said Prof. Machasin.

For an hour and a half, Prof. Machasin explains various values that can be quoted from the Isra Mikraj event. Prof. Machasin’s explanation was listened to by more than 200 participants who attended Zoom from the beginning to the end of the session. Humas UNS

Reporter: Ida Fitriyah
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