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"THE BURAQ " 🤍 Pencil Sketch | Size : 5" × 5" . Buraq, a handsome-faced, a tall, white beast, bigger than the donkey but smaller than the mule. He could place his hooves at the farthest boundary of his gaze. Whenever he faced a mountain his hind legs would extend, and whenever he went downhill his front legs would extend. He had two wings on his thighs which lent strength to his legs. On 27 Rajab the Buraq carried Prophet Muhammadص from Mecca to Jerusalem and up in the heavens & back by night.. 27 Rajab, Islamic History, Art Islamic, Verses Quotes, The Donkey, Bible Verses Quotes Inspirational, Prophet Muhammad, The Heavens, Verse Quotes

"THE BURAQ " 🤍 Pencil Sketch | Size : 5" × 5" . Buraq, a handsome-faced, a tall, white beast, bigger than the donkey but smaller than the mule. He could place his hooves at the farthest boundary of his gaze. Whenever he faced a mountain his hind legs would extend, and whenever he went downhill his front legs would extend. He had two wings on his thighs which lent strength to his legs. On 27 Rajab the Buraq carried Prophet Muhammadص from Mecca to Jerusalem and up in the heavens & back by…

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Out of Their Love They Made It: A Visual History of Buraq – The Public Domain Review Babylon Painting, Angel Horse, Imaginative Art, Middle Eastern Art, Pompe A Essence, Mola Ali, Winged Horse, Islamic Paintings, Persian Art

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. Yasmine Seale charts the many representations of this enigmatic steed, from early Islamic scripture to contemporary Delhi, and explores what such a figure can tell us about the nature of belief.

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