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米拉伊是伊斯兰先知穆罕默德在一个晚上所进行的提升之旅的两个部分之一。它被描述为一次物质上和精神上的旅程。当游客从清真寺的任何一端接近清真寺时，他们会通过一个缓慢的楼梯将建筑的南面包裹起来，迎接他们旅程的开始。

MI’RAJ is one of two parts of the night ascension journey that the Islamic prophet Muhammad took in one night. It has been described as both a physical and spiritual journey. As visitors approach the mosque from either end of the site, they encounter the beginning of their journey via a slow stair wrapping the south side of the building.

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这个阶梯达到了一个开放的圆形广场的顶点，人们可以在那里等待、坐和放松，或者继续进入清真寺。广场空间广阔，有着深深的景色和城市的景色，当他们凝视着清真寺外的时候，城市在他们周围展开。广场可以用来聚会，享受天气，或者独自思考。中间有一个喷泉可以冲洗或冷却。

That stair culminates in an open, round plaza where one can either wait, sit, and relax or proceed to the entry of the mosque. The plaza space is expansive with deep vistas and views of the city unfolding around them as they gaze out beyond the mosque. The plaza can be used for gathering, enjoying the weather, or just contemplating alone. There is a fountain in the middle to wash or cool off.

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当你接近主入口的时候，旅程就会继续进行，从广场到广场的第一层，缓慢的提升会上升到一个深深的悬垂处，吸引游客进入主大厅。从那里，男人和女人分开。人们走在主台阶上，沿着一个稳定的坡道走到祈祷大厅。女人们蜿蜒地爬上一两层楼梯，到了妇女的阳台。

The journey continues as one approaches the main entry one level up from the plaza with a slow ascension upwards to a deep overhang that pulls visitors in to a main lobby. From there, men and women separate. Men proceed on the main level, up a steady ramp to the prayer hall. The women wind their way up one or two flights of stairs to the women’s balconies.

 prayer hall

主堂

旅程创造了一种同时性的感觉；当每个人向祈祷厅前进时，建筑在上下展开。男人和女人都同时经历着一系列的事件和深邃的景色，跨越三个层次，首先通过沐浴空间占据地板，用一系列喷泉冲洗。

The journey creates a sense of simultaneity; the architecture unravels itself above and below as everyone moves through towards the prayer hall. Both men and women experience the sequence of events and deep vistas simultaneously, straddling three levels, first through the ablution space that occupies the floor with a series of fountains to wash.

每个人都通过一系列扇形拱门进入祈祷大厅.他们来到这里，发现了一个多层次的空间，从他们头顶的远处闪耀着光-间接光通过一个在太空中高高盘旋的闪闪发光的穹顶慢慢地穿过。光沿着齐布拉墙缓缓而行，引导你的目光和注意力指向麦加。空间的壮丽是你可以作为一个更大的神圣整体的一部分而被悬挂的地方。完成祈祷后，他们穿过浴室，沿着坡道或楼梯返回，回到社区广场，与朋友和家人一起放松、闲逛和享受体验。

Everyone emerges into the prayer hall through a series of fan-like arches. They arrive to find a multi-level space with light shining from far above their heads – indirect light slowly filtering through a shimmering dome hovering high in the space. Light trickles through and dances along the qibla wall to direct your eye and attention towards mecca.  The grandeur of the space is where one can be suspended as a part of a larger divine whole. After one finishes their prayer, they proceed back through the ablution space, down the ramp or stair, and reemerge back to the community plaza to relax, hang out and enjoy the experience with friends and family.