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...

Burāq, in Islāmic tradition, a creature said to have transported the Prophet Muḥammad to heaven. Described as “a white animal, half-mule, half-donkey, with wings on its sides . . .

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]

Buraq is a mythical creature in Islamic tradition that is said to have transported the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and up through the heavens and back by night. The name “Buraq” means “lightning” in Arabic, and the creature is described as a white animal that is half-mule and half-donkey.

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.

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 …

2023年7月16日 · Buraq is described as a heavenly creature that carried the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on his journey. It is often depicted as a white, horse-like creature, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule. Buraq is said to have had wings and was able to …

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]

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 …

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’.