The Sidrat-ul-Muntaha is a large tree in the seventh heaven. When anything is raised from the earth to the heavens, it first stops at the Sidrat-ul-Muntaha, and thereafter it continues to rise into the heavens. Likewise, when anything is sent down from the angels in Mala'ul A'laa (the angles in the high assembly), it first stops at the Sidrat-ul-Muntaha, and thereafter it continues to descend. It is for this reason that this tree is called the Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (the lote tree of the end point).