Now look at what the majority of the Muslims (other than the Shias) believed.

Now look at what the majority of the Muslims (other than the Shias) believed. They believed that Ptolemy was right, and declared (not in words but by their behaviour) that the verses of the Quran did not explain the whole truth! So they tried to interpret the Qur'an in such a way as to make it conform with the pagan Greek philosophy, Result: All the Islamic facts which did not fit in the Greek scheme of universe were distorted, reinterpreted, twisted or outright rejected.

Take the example of the heavenly journey of the Holy Prophet. It was one of the greatest miracles given to our Holy Prophet. Miracles are such performances which are not impossible, but which cannot be done without apparatus, medicine or practice. But the Prophet performs them without any practice, medicine or machinery. For example, curing the blind or lepers is not impossible. But Jesus Christ cured them without any medicine and that was his miracle.

So when our Holy Prophet went to the heavens in his life-time, it was a clear indication to the Muslims that space-journey is not impossible. But did the Muslims believe him ? Apart from the Shias and some Sunnis, all said that it was not possible. Why ? Because according to Ptolemy, skies have no opening, there is no space between the skies and all the non-sense which has been described above. Therefore, they said that the 'Miraaj' was just a dream seen by the Holy Prophet.

Strangely, they got many allies from many quarters. Foremost among them: Banu Umayya and Ahmadiyyas. Banu Umayya whose interest in Islam was based not upon faith but upon politics, did not like the idea of any miracle of the Holy Prophet gaining ground in the minds of the Muslims. And their department of 'forgery' obliged them in this respect also. Two 'traditions' from that department are repeatedly described by the Christians, Ahmadis and majority of the Sunnis.

Aisha, wife of the Holy Prophet is alleged to say that the whole night of Miraaj, the body of the Holy Prophet was on the bed. Moavia is claimed to say that Miraaj was a "true dream." Now the fact is that the Miraaj (whatever its interpretation) is believed to be in Mecca one or 3 years before the Hijrat. Bibi Aisha did not enter the house of the Holy Prophet until one year after Hijrat. How could she say that she did not miss the body of the Holy Prophet at that time ?

There is only one possible explanation: This "tradition" was forged by someone who did not know the sequence of Islamic history.