What a wonderful story. The ascension occurred about 1388 years ago today. Whether it actually happened or was a vision is irrelevant - the entire event's connotation doesn't alter.
I've been reading the Qur'an this summer. I always seem to need something to study. It's the first summer since High School that I've had off and I don't want my brain to dry out and disintegrate. Therefore, I bought a scholarly copy of the book in order to take notes with less disrespect. If you think my copy of Paradise Lost has been dissected, analyzed, and run through the mill, you haven't seen anything!
My favorite ayahs so far (probably just due to personal timing):
With every difficulty there is relief.
With every difficulty there is relief.
(Qur'an 94:5-6)
Besides, anything repetitive always catches my eye.
Even though I've gotten the best translated versions of the Qur'an, it's times like this where I wish I read or understood more Arabic so I could appreciate it's alliteration. I know rhetoric is essential in understanding it all properly since it's one of the few books which is language specific. A translated version is like watching O instead of reading Othello. You get the gist of what happens but you miss crucial information and meaning is altered. It's unfortunate, but my translated version are critically acclaimed so I'm hoping it's more of an Othello spark note rather than O.
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