17:1 subHaanal-ladhiy asraa bi 'Abdihii laylam minal masjidil Haraami ilal masjidil aqSal-ladhiy baaraknaa Hawlahuu li nuriyahuu min aayaatinaa* in-nahuu huwas samiy'Ul baSiyr

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
Purity is to Him Who took His bondman in a part of the night from the Sacred Mosque to the Aqsa Mosque around which We have placed blessings, in order that We may show him Our great signs; indeed he is the listener, the beholder. (This verse refers to the physical journey of Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him - to Al Aqsa Mosque and from there to the heavens and beyond. The entire journey back to Mecca was completed within a small part of the night.)

Yusuf Ali:
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).

Pickthal:
Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far distant place of worship the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, that We might show him of Our tokens! Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer.