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...

2020年9月1日 · While the Qur’an does not specify the details of Muhammad’s journey, later accounts relate that the prophet was carried by a magic creature called Buraq. In the oldest extant biography of Muhammad by Ibn Ishaq (8th century), Buraq is described as ‘a white animal, half mule, half donkey, with wings on its sides’.

The Qur’an contains descriptions of Buraq, the fantastic mount that the Prophet Muhammad rode on his mi‘raj (night journey) to Paradise. Depicted here without its rider, this hybrid beast has the face of a beautiful woman wearing jewels, the body of a horse with wings, and a knotted tail that terminates in a dragon’s head.

2023年4月9日 · Often regarded as Prophet Muhammad's vehicle in Islamic mythology, the Buraq is a winged creature often depicted with a human head and the body of a horse. It has been depicted in visual art across the Islamic world and continues to be a …

2016年9月21日 · In her many guises classical and modern, Buraq is squarely female, adorned now with a peacock tail, now with a leopard-print coat, almost always with a gem-encrusted crown and brightly coloured wings. She grew into a staple of Muslim visual art, seizing the collective imagination until writers too followed suit.

2020年9月1日 · Contemporary artists have also provided their own interpretations of Buraq. This painting by an Iraqi artist Kadhim Haider (1932–1985) supplemented Buraq with the features of another creature, which was also encountered by Muhammad on his night journey – …

This photo essay explores two influential Buraq depictions by artists Alaa Awad and Ammar Abu-Bakr, emphasizing their aesthetic value and symbolic interplay, while also reflecting on the ongoing erasure of revolutionary art in Egypt, representing the struggle between memory and censorship in post-revolutionary society.

2022年4月21日 · The Buraq is the subject of manuscript paintings such as The Fabulous Creature Buraq (1660–80) from Golconda, rendered in the Bijapur style, and The Buraq Worshipped by Two Princes (nineteenth century) from Kashmir.

The painting depicts al-Buraq, the winged horse with a woman's head on which the prophet Muhammad flew the mi'raj, his nocturnal journey to heaven to meet God. Like many in …

2010年8月20日 · ‘The Buraq’ – a mythological steed with many amazing qualities has been the subject of artists for years. With its range of footsteps equalling its range of vision, the Buraq transported Prophet Mohammad from Mecca to Jerusalemand …