The ascent of the Prophet Mohammed on his steed Buraq guided by Jibra'il and escorted by angels. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscr

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The ascent of the Prophet Mohammed on his steed Buraq guided by Jibra'il and escorted by angels. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa ('Five Poems'). Image taken from Khamsa. Originally published in Tabriz 1539-1543.

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Keywords: angel, archangel, buraq, concepts, historical, history, islam, islamic, islamism, jibrail, khamsa, mambos, movements, persian, prophet, religious, supernatural