Buraq

This article covers the mythological mount. For the tank of the same name see Boragh . For the type and brand of train, see Al Boraq

Depiction of a buraq from the 17th century

Buraq (البراق, DMG al-burāq ; probably derived from Middle Persian bārak , 'riding animal') in Islam is a white horse-like riding animal with wings and human face , on which, according to legendary tradition, the Prophet Mohammed flew from earth to heaven and back during one night . He is said to have ridden the beast with Archangel Gabriel on his night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem . The animal can be found on numerous depictions. In Turkish, the word in the spelling Burak is also a male given name.

Since Mohammed returned to the Temple Mount on his trip to Jerusalem and is said to have tied his mount to an iron ring on the foundation of the Second Temple , the Arabs call the wall "Buraq" ( Arabic حائط البراق, DMG Ḥāʾiṭ al-Burāq , literally: "Buraq wall").

See also

• Pegasus (mythology)
• Boragh
• Al Boraq

Web links

• Gustav Weil (translator): The life of Muhammad according to Muhammad Ibn Ishâk edited by Abd el-Malik Ibn Hischâm . Stuttgart 1864. Borak , pages 196-198.
• The winged mule "Burak" in the large art dictionary by PW Hartmann .

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Max Meyerhof: Persian Turkish Mysticism. Orient-Buchhandlung Heinz Lafaire, Hannover 1921, p. 29