The flowering tree near the Garden of Essence that marks the mystic frontier beyond which no limited being may pass was suddenly engulfed by Divine Radiance. The sublime gaze of Muhammad did not waver or turn even slightly away, and he merged into the Direct Presence of his Lord.
عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَىٰ
عِنْدَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَىٰ
إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَىٰ
'Inda sidratil muntaha; 'Indahaa jannatul maawaa;
Iz yaghshas sidrata maa yaghshaa
Maa zaaghal basaru wa maa taghaa
Laqad ra aa min aayaati Rabbihil kubraaa