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During his visit to the heavens, prior to meeting with [[Allah]], Muhammad met with various prophets, including Musa (Moses) who allegedly wept because there would be more Muslims in heaven than [[Antisemitism|Jews]].<ref>"''Moses said, 'I weep because after me there has been sent (as Prophet) a young man [Muhammad] whose followers will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers.' ''"- {{Bukhari|5|58|227}}</ref> | During his visit to the heavens, prior to meeting with [[Allah]], Muhammad met with various prophets, including Musa (Moses) who allegedly wept because there would be more Muslims in heaven than [[Antisemitism|Jews]].<ref>"''Moses said, 'I weep because after me there has been sent (as Prophet) a young man [Muhammad] whose followers will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers.' ''"- {{Bukhari|5|58|227}}</ref> | ||
The Buraq was also said to transport [[Ibrahim]] (Abraham) when he visited his wife Hagar and son [[Isma'il]] (Ishmael). According to tradition, Abraham lived with one wife in | The Buraq was also said to transport [[Ibrahim]] (Abraham) when he visited his wife Hagar and son [[Isma'il]] (Ishmael). According to tradition, Abraham lived with one wife in Syria, but the Buraq would transport him in the morning to Mecca to see his family there, and take him back in the evening to his Syrian wife.<ref>''Journeys in Holy Lands'' p. 117</ref><ref>Firestone, Reuven (1990). ''Journeys in Holy Lands: The Evolution of the Abraham-Ishmael Legends in Islamic Exegesis''. SUNY Press. p. 117. ISBN <bdi>978-0-7914-0331-0</bdi>. Retrieved 25 October 2015.</ref> | ||
==Religious significance== | ==Religious significance== | ||
The journey is an event which is now celebrated by Muslims every year,<ref>Khadija Bradlow - [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2279985.ece A Night Journey through Jerusalem] - Times Online, August 18, 2007</ref> and is the title of one of the [[surah|chapters]] of the [[Qur'an]] ( | The journey is an event which is now celebrated by Muslims every year,<ref>Khadija Bradlow - [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2279985.ece A Night Journey through Jerusalem] - Times Online, August 18, 2007</ref> and is the title of one of the [[surah|chapters]] of the [[Qur'an]] (Al-Isra, "The Night Journey"). [[Sahih]] sources further detail that the event was a literal journey and not a dream.<ref>"''Ibn Abbas added: The sights which Allah's Apostle was shown on the Night Journey when he was taken to Bait-ulMaqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) were actual sights, (not dreams).'' - {{Bukhari|5|58|228}}</ref> | ||
==Location of the Buraq== | ==Location of the Buraq== | ||