The Buraq (Arabic: الْبُرَاق / ælˈbʊrɑːk / "lightning") is a supernatural equine -esque creature in Islamic tradition that served as the mount of the Islamic prophet Muhammad during his Isra and Mi'raj journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and up through the heavens and back by night. [2][3] Although never stated to have wings, it is almost always dep...

Miʿrāj, in Islam, the ascension of the Prophet Muhammad into heaven. In this tradition, Muhammad is prepared for his meeting with God by the archangels Jibrīl (Gabriel) and Mīkāl (Michael) one evening while he is asleep in the Kaʿbah, the sacred shrine of Mecca.

2023年7月16日 · The story of Buraq and the Night Journey holds great significance in Islam, highlighting the miraculous nature of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and underscoring the importance of prayer and the connection between earthly and heavenly realms.

In Islamic tradition, Buraq is a mythical creature that served as the mount of the Prophet Muhammad during his journey of Isra and Mi’raj from Mecca to Jerusalem and up through the heavens and back by night. It is described as a winged creature with the head of a human and the body of a horse.

The article explores the figure of al-Burāq, the mythical steed associated with the Prophet Muhammad's ascension to heaven, tracing its historical descriptions and representations from early Islamic texts to later medieval interpretations.

2016年9月21日 · So it turns out that Buraq, far from being the risible cultural aberration deplored by Dawkins, is actually a version of one of the oldest and most widespread myths in our history, her shimmering body a receptacle for the many myths, …

Is this Hadith authentic? “On the night of Mi’raj, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was brought an animal with a long back , one stride of it is as far as its vision. So, the two of them remained upon the back of Al-Buraq until they saw Jannah and Jahannam, and …

2025年4月7日 · Buraq (Arabic: الْبُرَاق /ælˈbʊrɑːk/ "lightning") is a revered creature in Islamic tradition, described as a celestial steed that carried the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) during the miraculous night journey (Isra and Mi'raj) from the Kaaba in Mecca to the Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem and then to the heavens and back in one night. [1]

19th Century statue of Buraq from the island of Madura, Indonesia. The Buraq (Arabic: الْبُرَاق), which means "the lightning" in Arabic, is a horse -like creature in Islamic stories. It's said to have been the mount of the Islamic prophet Muhammad during his journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and through the heavens and back at night. [1]

In the hadith, Muhammad continues on to the heavens (mi˓raj), describing his mount as a small white steed, called al-Buraq. Later literary and art-historical traditions give al-Buraq a human face, wings, and dappled coloration. Source for information on Buraq: Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World dictionary.