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Ka‟bah. Standing before the door of the Mosque was Burak, a winged white animal from
Paradise, greater in size than a donkey but lesser than a mule, with wings on its hind
legs. Burak was surrounded by angels on either side but as the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) tried to mount, it became frisky, whereupon Gabriel said, "O Burak, are
you not ashamed to behave in such a manner? By Allah, no one that has ridden you
before this is more honorable before Allah," whereupon, Burak broke out in a sweat and
stood still for the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) to mount.
Allah says:
"Exalted is He who carried His worshiper (Prophet Muhammad)
to travel in the night from the Sacred Mosque (Mecca)
to the Furthest Mosque (Jerusalem)
which We have blessed around it
so that We might show him some of Our signs.
He is the Hearer, the Seer." Koran 17:1
Paradise, greater in size than a donkey but lesser than a mule, with wings on its hind
legs. Burak was surrounded by angels on either side but as the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) tried to mount, it became frisky, whereupon Gabriel said, "O Burak, are
you not ashamed to behave in such a manner? By Allah, no one that has ridden you
before this is more honorable before Allah," whereupon, Burak broke out in a sweat and
stood still for the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) to mount.
Allah says:
"Exalted is He who carried His worshiper (Prophet Muhammad)
to travel in the night from the Sacred Mosque (Mecca)
to the Furthest Mosque (Jerusalem)
which We have blessed around it
so that We might show him some of Our signs.
He is the Hearer, the Seer." Koran 17:1