On Sunday April 23, 2017, the children of Cordoba House Sunday School commemorated the Isra and Mi’raj (or the night journey of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca to Jerusalem) through a production demonstrating the deep mystical significance of the occasion. The children narrated and enacted the angels in various levels of the heavens standing, bowing, and prostrating to God. These movements came to be known as Salah, or the five times daily prayers, that Muslims perform today. The students highlighted the advice that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) took from Prophet Moses to ask God to reduce the initial number of prayers from 50 to five. The occasion ended on a high note by reflecting on the Mercy of God, which made the blessings of the five prayers equivalent to 50.
