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الأربعون من جواهر الأحاديث المقدسية | الحديث (9) | البراق: أجل دابة عرفتها البشرية
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Forty Selection from the Jewels of Sacred Hadiths.
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Al-Buraq is the most noble mount humanity has ever known.
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On the authority of Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him,
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that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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said in the hadith of the Night Journey (Isra'):
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"I was brought al-Buraq,
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which is a white animal,
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tall, larger than a donkey and smaller than a mule,
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placing its hoof at the furthest point its sight could reach."
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He said:
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"So I mounted it until I reached Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem)."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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Vocabulary of the Hadith:
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Al-Buraq is derived from *barq* (lightning);
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it is a noble creature,
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exceptionally fast,
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the like of which Allah has not created.
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It is larger than a donkey and smaller than a mule.
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It is the mount of the prophets,
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and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, rode it
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on the Night of the Night Journey (Isra')
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from the Ka'bah to Bayt al-Maqdis in Palestine.
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A *dabbah* (beast/animal) refers to anything that crawls or walks upon the earth,
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meaning a living creature.
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"Larger than a donkey"
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means greater than a donkey in physical size.
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"Smaller than a mule"
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means lesser than a mule in physical size.
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"Placing its hoof at the furthest point its sight could reach"
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means that a single stride of its
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covers the entire distance to the limit of al-Buraq's vision.
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"So I mounted it"
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means the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, rode it
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in a literal, physical sense.
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Overall Meaning:
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The hadith informs us of the miracle of the Night Journey (Isra'),
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in which the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was taken by night
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from Makkah to Al-Aqsa Mosque
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upon a blessed mount,
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which is al-Buraq.
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It is the greatest and fastest means of transportation known to history,
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and it is the mount used by the prophets to travel to Bayt al-Maqdis
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and throughout their journeys.
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On account of its extreme and extraordinary speed,
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he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said of it:
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"Placing its hoof at the furthest point its sight could reach."
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That is, it sets its foot down at the limit of its field of vision,
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such that a single step of its
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spans as far as its sight can extend.
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Sacred Reflections:
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Traveling upon the back of al-Buraq
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further exalted the noble standing of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him;
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it served as an honorific distinction for that blessed night
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and a dazzling miracle
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that astounded intellects.
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It bore witness to the grandeur of Divine Power.
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The subjugation of this wondrous creature
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to transport the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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to Bayt al-Maqdis
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represents a supreme honor for Palestine and its people,
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as well as a declaration of the profound, intrinsic bond
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and the permanent, shared destiny
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between the Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid al-Haram) and Al-Aqsa Mosque.