This next image is of the same stage in the mi'raj - Muhammad above the Ka'ba in Mecca.
Plate showing the Night Journey (Mi'raj) of the Prophet Muhammad on the mythical steed Buraq with the archangel Gabriel and two Prophets, Noah and Idris, in the Second Heaven.
One of 60 miniatures in Mir Haydar, Mira‘j-nameh, Timurid illuminated manuscript from Herat in Afghanistan showing other episodes in the Journey.
The texts are in three languages: Turkish in Uigher script (main text), also Arabic titles and Persian and Arabic captions. Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
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"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di. From Wikimedia Commons. |
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