Wikipedia's first sentence called it “brought by the buraq”. Today it says “supernatural equine -like creature in islamic tradition that served as the mount of the islamic prophet muhamma”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mythical horse in Islamic tradition”. It now reads “Mythical beast in Islamic tradition Al”.
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Muhammad riding the buraq; a 16th century C.E. Persian miniature The Buraq (pronounced bur-raaq ), sometimes mistakenly described as Muhammad 's horse, is, according to Islamic tradition the creature that carried Muhammad from Earth to heaven and back during the Isra and Miraj (Night Journey). An excerpt from a Sahih Muslim hadith describes a buraq: “I was brought by the Buraq, which is an animal white and long, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, who would place its hoof at a distance equal to the range of vision”.1
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A Buraq seen on an reproduction of a 17th century Indian Mughal miniature .Al-Burāq ( al-Burāq "lightning") is a mythological steed, described as a creature from the heavens which transported the prophets .The most commonly told story is how in the 7th century, the Buraq carried the Islamic prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and back during the Isra and Mi'raj or "Night Journey", which is the title of one of the chapters ( sura ), Al-Isra , of the Qur'an .
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A Buraq seen on a reproduction of a 17th-century Indian Mughal miniature Al-Burāq ( al-Burāq "lightning") is a steed, described as a creature from the heavens which transported the prophets . The most commonly told story is how in the 7th century, Al-Buraq carried the Islamic prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and back during the Isra and Mi'raj or "Night Journey", which is the title of one of the chapters ( sura ), Al-Isra , of the Quran .
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Buraq on a reproduction of a 17th-century Mughal miniature The Burāq ( Arabic : الْبُرَاق al-Burāq or / æ l ˈ b ʊ r ɑː k / "lightning" or more generally "bright") is a creature in Islamic tradition that was said to be a transport for certain prophets .Most notably hadith accounts about the Isra and Mi'raj recounts that the Buraq carried the Islamic prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and up in the heavens and back by night.
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Mythical horse in Islamic tradition For other uses, see Buraq (disambiguation) .A Mindanaoan Muslim Buraq sculpture.The sculpture incorporates the indigenous okir motif.The Buraq ( / æ l ˈ b ʊ r ɑː k / "the lightning") is a magical horse 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.The Buraq is also said to have transported certain prophets such as Abraham over long distances within a moment's duration."Buraq (Mindanao, Philippines)" . 10 November 2013 .
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Mythical beast in Islamic tradition For other uses, see Buraq (disambiguation) . A Mindanaoan Muslim Buraq sculpture. The sculpture incorporates the indigenous okir motif. The Buraq ( Arabic : الْبُرَاق / æ l ˈ b ʊ r ɑː k / "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.Although never stated to have wings, it is almost always depicted as a pegasus -like being. The Buraq is also said to have transported certain prophets such as Abraham over long distances within a moment's duration. "Buraq (Mindanao, Philippines)" . 10 November 2013 .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “brought by the buraq”. Today it says “supernatural equine -like creature in islamic tradition that served as the mount of the islamic prophet muhamma”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mythical horse in Islamic tradition”. It now reads “Mythical beast in Islamic tradition Al”. Read the current article and compare.
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supernatural equine -like creature in islamic tradition that served as the mount of the islamic prophet muhamma
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