The faith of Islam esoteric meaning –
In the seventeenth sura of the Koran it is written that upon a certain night Mohammed was transported from the temple at Mecca to that of Jerusalem, Mohammed is made to describe his ascent through the seven heavens into the icy presence of the may-veiled God and his subsequent return to his own bed, all in a single night.
Mohammed was awakened in the night by the Angel Gabriel, who, after removing the Prophet’s heart(regeneration), the New Testament is an allegory of the regeneration of the human heart through Christ consciousness – different Ages describes as patriarchs (consciousness). Gabriel washed the cavity with Zamzam water, and filled the heart itself with faith and science.
A strange creature, called Alborak, or the lightning or “bright spirit”, was brought for the conveyance of the Prophet.
Alborak is allegorically described as white animal of the shape and size of a mule, with the head of a woman and the tail of a peacock. According to some versions, Mohammed merely rode Alborak to Jerusalem, where, dismounting upon Mount Moriah, he caught hold of the lower rung of a golden ladder lowered from heaven(Jacobs ladder) and, accompanied by Gabriel, ascended through the seven spheres or planets energies the soul must ascent through.
At the gate of each sphere stood the Patriarchs or Universal archetypes, whom Mohammed saluted as he entered the various planes. (Stages in consciousness)
The order of the Patriarchs(souls journey) and prophets, at the gate of the first heaven stood Adam; at the gate of the second, Abraham, at the third, Joseph; at the fourth, Enoch; at the fifth, Aaron; at the sixth, Moses; and Jesus at the gate of the seventh heaven, and upon reaching this Point Mohammed is said to have requested Jesus to intercede for him before the throne of God. (Peniel – between your two temples).
The Secret Teachings of the Ages.