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At this dark and lonely moment,
something miraculous was to hap-
pen.
One night, as the Prophet [s] was
sleeping, the angel Jibra'il came to
him and woke him. “
Come O,
Muhammad! For the Lord of all the
worlds is calling.”
As
Nabi
Muhammad [s] stepped
outside he saw a most wondrous
creature, a shining steed, with sil-
very wings, a heavenly horse like
none he had ever seen.
“
Now mount the Buraq and let us be
on our heavenly way!
” Jibra'il said.
No sooner did Prophet Muhammad
[s] mount the heavenly steed, the
Buraq, but it streaked away, fast as
lightning, into the starry night sky.
He could see the houses below,
