Originally a song by Hafiz for himself, it was given to Siti for her performance of "Sirah Rasullulah" (Life of the Messenger of God) in conjunction with Prophet Muhammad's mawlid on 3, 4 and 7 January 2015.
[2] Prior to its official release as a single, it was first performed by Siti during the theater of "Sirah Rasullulah" (Life of the Messenger of God) in conjunction with Prophet Muhammad's mawlid on 3, 4 and 7 January 2015 at Istana Budaya.
[1] Inspired from the event of Isra and Mi'raj, a violinist from West Asia was hired to provide an original Arabic sound to the song.
[9] Inspired from the story of Prophet Muhammad's journey during the event of Isra and Mi'raj, according to Siti, the song was later reworked so that it can also be translated as "universal love and going back to the one true God".
[10] Teasers for the release of "Mikraj Cinta" as a single from the Unplugged album were first uploaded by Rumpun Records' YouTube account (a subsidiary of Universal Music Malaysia) on 17 June.
[18] For the story line part of the video, it begins with a scene of a car with a family of three (parents and their son) and another one with a young woman (played by Janna Nick) who was taking a selfie and texting while driving.
The music video ends with a scene that is slowly zooming out showing a long shot of Siti and later the upper part of the Open Deck of KL Tower.
[8] In 2019, Asian-American singer Nadya Sudjaja released her rendition of "Mikraj Cinta" under US Music Label Fractal Efekt Media.