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...

Baruq (Persian: باروق) [a] is a city in the Central District [b] of Baruq County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county [4] and the district. [5]

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 . . .

Baruq County (Persian: شهرستان باروق) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baruq, [2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 4,225 people in 1,345 households. [3]

Sep 1, 2020 · 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 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] .

Jul 16, 2023 · 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 …

Sep 23, 2016 · As the Quran has it, Prophet Muhammad took a night trip to heaven aboard a trusty winged pony-horse-mule-ish creature called Buraq. It’s an episode that’s inspired Islamic art ever since, because few artists can resist a theologically sound reason to draw a winged horse.

In sura 17:1 of the Qur˒an, the prophet Muhammad, led by the angel Gabriel, journeys in one night (israq˒) to "the Far Distant Place of Worship," interpreted as Jerusalem. In the hadith, Muhammad continues on to the heavens (mi˓raj), describing his mount as a …

Sep 21, 2016 · Although mentioned only briefly in the Qur'an, the story of the Prophet Muhammad's night journey to heaven astride a winged horse called Buraq has long caught the imagination of artists.