Al-Burāq, the mythological steed

lollywood —

Al-Burāq (Arabic: البُراق‎ 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, Al-Buraq carried the Islamic prophet Muhammad ﷺ 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.


While the Buraq is almost always portrayed with a human face in far-eastern and Persian art, no Hadiths or early Islamic references allude to it having a humanoid face. This, which found its way into Indian and Persian Islamic art, may have been influenced by a misrepresentation or translation from Arabic to Persian of texts and stories describing the winged steed as a "... beautiful faced creature."


An excerpt from a translation of Sahih al-Bukhari describes Al-Buraq:


"...Then a white animal which was smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me." ... "The animal's step (was so wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight. ..."


—Muhammad al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Bukhari[1]


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You — Mon, 2 Jan 2012 - 00:25

Differences and allowing differences are a strength not a weakness.


This is something that the western world took a further milenium to figure out when after many wars it decided that killing everyone from a slightly different understanding didnt work out too well.


On the other hand, this was allowed by Muslims more or less from the start where differences were tolerated.


lollywood — Mon, 2 Jan 2012 - 00:47

[quote=You]Differences and allowing differences are a strength not a weakness

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Muslims are not good at that, today a shia alim was killed in KHI and people were on the streets

a few years back in nishtar park a lot of sunni alims were killed again 1 is going to blame the other


In UK some Muslims don't pray at the same Mosque I have seen that with my own eyes


[quote=You]

This is something that the western world took a further milenium to figure out when after many wars it decided that killing everyone from a slightly different understanding didnt work out too well.

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OK, but Muslims are 1 UMMAH "Hum Aik Hain" so it should have never happened in the first place


[quote=You]

On the other hand, this was allowed by Muslims more or less from the start where differences were tolerated.[/quote]


I don't know for sure so I will take your word for it


You — Mon, 2 Jan 2012 - 00:48

[quote=lollywood]OK, but Muslims are 1 UMMAH "Hum Aik Hain" so it should have never happened in the first place[/quote]


Unity is not having only one opinion, but tolerating the differences.


lollywood — Mon, 2 Jan 2012 - 01:02

[quote=You]you think wrong - it goes all the way back to early Muslim society. read all about it in the link.[/quote]


It's waaaaay too long, will read it tomorrow


The only Itehad we're ever going have is Itehad airways


lollywood — Mon, 2 Jan 2012 - 01:31

[quote=You]because that isnt what we/you were talking about before, but religious unity.

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we can do, then would I fit in this circle


[quote=You]

your idealised ethics and morals are different to mine.

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Tolerance?


Let me ask you a stupid question

What if the law of a ccountry said

I'm only going to let you in x country if you share my ethics and morals if you don't then sorry

how would you feel?


LookingToSee — Mon, 2 Jan 2012 - 20:45

[quote=You]if I am not going there, not being let in wont be a problem for me.[/quote]


SPOT ON!! who cares about this sissy country!! I GOT THE REST OF THE WORLD!!! daym Woody, you're so closed minded!!! open up. if a door closes here, another opens there. and dude. they just too uncool for us if their closing door. Hence why we ditch France and boycott Israel 8)