What is the mysterious animal in Islam?
Described as “a white animal, half-mule, half-donkey, with wings on its sides . . . ,” Burāq was originally introduced into the story of Muḥammad's night journey (isrāʾ) from Mecca to Jerusalem and back, thus explaining how the journey between the cities could have been completed in a single night.
Described as “a white animal, half-mule, half-donkey, with wings on its sides . . . ,” Burāq was originally introduced into the story of Muḥammad's night journey (isrāʾ) from Mecca to Jerusalem and back, thus explaining how the journey between the cities could have been completed in a single night.