Wikipedia's first sentence called it “lotus tree that marks the end of the seventh heaven”. Today it says “large cedrus or lote tree”.
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Sidrat al-Muntaha উচ্চারণ ( Arabic : سِدْرَة ٱلْمُنْتَهَىٰ , romanized : Sidrat al-Muntahā , lit. ' Sidr Tree of the Farthest Boundary ' ) in Islamic tradition is a large Cedrus or lote tree ( Ziziphus spina-christi ) that marks the utmost boundary in the seventh heaven , where the knowledge of the angels ends. During the Isra' and Mi'raj , when Muhammad entered Heaven alive , Muhammad is said to have travelled with the Archangel Gabriel to the tree where Gabriel stopped. Beyond the tree, God instructed Muhammad about the salah (daily prayers). The Lote Tree of the Furthest Boundary is also used to refer to the Manifestation of God several times in Bahá’í literature . A cedar in Lebanon (Lebanon's sacred tree); Translations made through modern Arabic, unaware of the cultural background and etymological development of the words and symbols that make up the language of the Quran, can turn "Sidrat al muntaha" into the Lote tree.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Sidrat al-Muntahā ( ) is a lotus tree that marks the end of the seventh heaven , the boundary where no creation can pass, according to Islamic beliefs. On the 27th of Rajab during the Isra and Mi'raj , Muhammad , being the only one allowed, travelled with the archangel Gabriel to the Sidrat al-Muntaha where it is said that God assigned the five daily prayers to all Muslims (El-Sayed El-Aswad 84). According to Twelver Shi'a belief, only the Fourteen Infallibles can go into the Sidrat al-Muntaha. This view is not shared by the rest of the Muslims. In the Bahá'í Faith , the Sidrat al-Muntahā (usually transcribed as "Sadratu'l-Muntahá" in Bahá'í writings; see Bahá'í orthography ) is a metaphor for the Manifestation of God .
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The 7th page of Bostan , containing a poetic adaption of the Isra and Mi'raj and the Lote tree by the Persian poet Saadi Sidrat al-Muntahā ( ) is a Lote tree that marks the end of the seventh heaven , the boundary where no creation can pass, according to Islamic beliefs. During the Isra and Mi'raj , Muhammad , being the only one allowed, travelled with the archangel Gabriel to the Sidrat al-Muntaha where it is said that Allah assigned the five daily prayers to all humans.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Sacred tree in Islamic scripture, marking the boundary which no creation can pass The Sidr (Lote) tree The 7th page of Bostan by the Persian poet Saadi , containing a poetic adaption of the Isra and Mi'raj and the Lote tree The Sidraṫ al-Munṫahā ( ; lit."Lote-Tree of the Utmost Farthest Boundary") is a large enigmatic lote tree or Sidr tree that marks the end of the seventh heaven , the boundary which no creation can pass, according to Islamic beliefs.During the Isra and Mi'raj , Muhammad , being the only one allowed, traveled with the archangel Gabriel to the tree (where the angel stopped) beyond which it is said that God assigned the five daily prayers .
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Sacred tree in Islamic scripture, marking the boundary which no creation can pass The Sidr (Lote) tree The 7th page of Bostan by the Persian poet Saadi , containing a poetic adaption of the Isra and Mi'raj and the Lote tree The ''' Sidra tul-Muntaha''' ( ) is a large lote tree or Sidr tree that marks the utmost boundary in the seventh heaven , which no one can pass.It is called Sidrat al-Muntaha because the knowledge of the angels stops at that point, and no one has gone beyond it.During the Isra and Mi'raj , Muhammad traveled with the angel Gabriel to the tree where Gabriel stopped.Beyond the tree, Allah instructed Muhammad about the five daily prayers .The Sadratu'l-Muntahá is also used to refer to the Manifestation of God a number of times in the Bahá’í Writings .
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lotus tree that marks the end of the seventh heaven
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large cedrus or lote tree
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