Then I saw seas of light that dazzled the eyes with brilliance...

Then I saw seas of light that dazzled the eyes with brilliance, the seas of darkness and obscurity, and the seas of shivering snow and ice. And when I was afraid, Gabriel said: This is just a part of Allah’s creation [10] .

It is mentioned in a hadith that the Holy Prophet (PBUHH) said: “When I reached the veils of light, Gabriel stopped moving and said to me: Go ahead!” In another hadith, he (PBUHH) said: “When I reached a place known as ‘Sidra al-Muntaha’, Gabriel stood still there and left me alone and said: Go!” I said: O Gabriel, will you leave me alone in such a place and abandon me?

He [Gabriel] said: “O Muhammad, this is the last point that Almighty Allah has appointed for me to ascend, and if I go higher than this, my feathers will get…