مِعْرَاجٌ
Root: عرج
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مِعْرَاجٌ
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مِعْرَجٌ and
مَعْرَجٌ , the second and third allowable accord. to Akh, like مِرْقَاةٌ and مَرْقَاةٌ, A ladder, or series of steps or stairs: or, with the article ال, [but most commonly the first of these with ال,] a thing resembling a
دَرَجَة [i. e. ladder, or series of steps or stairs], upon which the souls ascend when they are taken [from their bodies]: it is said that there is nothing more beautiful than it; so that when the soul sees it, it cannot refrain from making its exit [from the body]: hence لَيْلَةُ المِعْرَاجِ [the Night of the Ladder; in which Mohammad is related to have ascended from Jerusalem to Heaven, after having been conveyed to the former from Mekkeh upon the beast named البُرَاق]: pl. مَعَارِيجُ and مَعَارِجُ, like مَفَاتِيحُ and مَفَاتِحُ. Also, or [properly the last only, i. e.]
مَعْرَجٌ , A place of ascent: and the way whereby the angels ascend: pl. مَعَارِجُ, [in both senses, i. e.] this signifies places of ascent: and in the Kur lxx. 3, the places of ascent of the angels: or it there means benefits, or favours: and مِعْرَاجٌ is [said to be] like مَعْرَجٌ [in meaning, though this is a loose explanation].
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