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)