Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was also blessed with extreme closeness to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Divine vision with his own blessed eyes. Of course, how could one compare Koh-e-Toor, on which Sayyiduna Musa عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَيْهِ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام implored to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, with the place that is even above the Arsh where a Divine conversation was held with the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم!

He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه further said: On the night of Mi’raaj, our Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in the state of wakefulness physically visited the skies, then Sidra-tul-Muntaha, then Maqaam-e-Mustawa, then ‘Arsh and Rafraf and then had the privilege to behold the Divine vision of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 30, pp. 646)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Event of cutting the blessed chest open:        

Dear Islamic brothers! Another aspect of the greatness and glory of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is that prior to setting off for Bayt-ul-Muqaddas during the Journey of Mi’raaj, his blessed chest was cut open in Hateem-e-Ka’bah. As a perfect pious saint, ‘Allamah Maulana Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thathavi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: It has been narrated that on the blessed night of Mi’raaj, Sayyiduna Jibra’eel عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام cut open the blessed chest of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Then his blessed heart was taken out and given Ghusl with Zam Zam water by putting it in a gold salver that was full of faith and Divine knowledge. Then [as per the glory and status of our Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم] further Divine knowledge, faith and the luminosity of Nubuwwah were filled into it and then after putting them into the blessed chest it was sewn with a needle.

Islamic scholars رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی have said that the blessed chest of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was cut open four times in his sacred life. The event that occurred on the night of Mi’raaj was the fourth one.

(Seerat Sayyid-ul-Ambiya, pp. 127)