EditorialStudents during noon prayers at Miraj, the religious school attached to the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center in the Staten Island borough of New York on Dec. 1, 2022. (James Estrin/The New York Times)
EditorialAscension of the prophet Muhammed, miraj, carried to heaven by angels. Mosque of Mecca (Al-Masjid al-Haram) and the holy rock (Kaaba) below. Maometto portato in cielo. From a Persian manuscript. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca after G...