Prophet ﷺ was sleeping in his room and Jibrael A. S came and woke him up and led him to white beast named as “Buraq". Prophet ﷺ mounted on buraq &began to fly towards Quds.
"Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing."
(Quran. Al-Israa 17: Verse 1) - This verse is all about that.
Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj took place during a time when the Prophet ﷺ was facing intense hardship and pain.
Having gone through so much grief & suffering, he Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was given a truly beautiful and comforting gift
Welcome,’ they all said to him, ‘O pious Prophet and pious brother!’ -bukhari
Finally, the Prophet ﷺ was taken back down to Al-Aqsa and returned to Makkah
The entire journey had taken place in less than a night. & Abu Bakr R. A was the first one to believe in this journey of Prophet ﷺ