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Al-Buraq, the miraculous steed of Mohammed the prophet

Edinburgh University Library, Jami' al-Tawarikh - History of the World, by Rashid al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia, 1307 AD

 

Al-Burāq (Arabic: البُراق‎ al-Burāq "lightning") is a miraculous 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 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 of the Qur'an.

 

 

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