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Lightyears: Automated script replacing USC-MSA hadith numbering system for Bukhari, Muslim, and Abu Dawud

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	*[{{Reference archive\|1=http://brotherpete.com/mohammeds_night_journey.htm\|2=2012-05-30}} Mohammed's Night Journey]		*[{{Reference archive\|1=http://brotherpete.com/mohammeds_night_journey.htm\|2=2012-05-30}} Mohammed's Night Journey]
	*[{{Reference archive\|1=http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/096/8/4/Forgotten_Bestiary__The_Buraq_by_sparkynekomi.jpg\|2=2012-02-27}} Forgotten Bestiary: The Buraq (image)]		*[{{Reference archive\|1=http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/096/8/4/Forgotten_Bestiary__The_Buraq_by_sparkynekomi.jpg\|2=2012-02-27}} Forgotten Bestiary: The Buraq (image)]
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDYKD5E1MLE Prophet Muhammad and Isra Mi'raj] - ''YouTube Video by Nabi Asli''
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxtRKFgfmV4 The Flying Horse Fantasy] - ''YouTube Video by Apostate Prophet''

	==References==		==References==

CPO675: /* External Links */ Linked two comedic but factual video's on this subject.

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External Links: Linked two comedic but factual video's on this subject.

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	*[{{Reference archive\|1=http://brotherpete.com/mohammeds_night_journey.htm\|2=2012-05-30}} Mohammed's Night Journey]		*[{{Reference archive\|1=http://brotherpete.com/mohammeds_night_journey.htm\|2=2012-05-30}} Mohammed's Night Journey]
	*[{{Reference archive\|1=http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/096/8/4/Forgotten_Bestiary__The_Buraq_by_sparkynekomi.jpg\|2=2012-02-27}} Forgotten Bestiary: The Buraq (image)]		*[{{Reference archive\|1=http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/096/8/4/Forgotten_Bestiary__The_Buraq_by_sparkynekomi.jpg\|2=2012-02-27}} Forgotten Bestiary: The Buraq (image)]
			*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDYKD5E1MLE Prophet Muhammad and Isra Mi'raj] - ''YouTube Video by Nabi Asli''
			*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxtRKFgfmV4 The Flying Horse Fantasy] - ''YouTube Video by Apostate Prophet''

	==References==		==References==

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Description in Islamic sources

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	==Description in Islamic sources==		==Description in Islamic sources==
	[[Islam and Scripture\|Islamic sources]] describe it as a tall, white, handsome-faced, long eared, bridled male beast, bigger than a donkey but smaller than a mule. It has two wings on its thighs and its step is so wide that it "reached the farthest point within the reach of the [[Animals\|animal's]] sight."<ref>"''...a white animal which was smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me... The animal's step (was so wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight.''" - {{Bukhari\|5\|58\|227}}</ref><ref>"''...the Buraq, handsome-faced and bridled, a tall, white beast, bigger than the donkey but smaller than the mule. He could place his hooves at the farthest boundary of his gaze. He had long ears. Whenever he faced a mountain his hind legs would extend, and whenever he went downhill his front legs would extend. He had two wings on his thighs which lent strength to his legs.''" - Muhammad al-Alawi al-Maliki, al-Anwar al Bahiyya min Isra wa l-Mi'raj Khayr al-Bariyyah</ref> In others it is a white, winged, half-mule, half-donkey, ~~who's~~ every stride can take it as far as the eye can see.<ref>''[https://www.justislam.co.uk/images/Ibn%20Ishaq%20-%20Sirat%20Rasul%20Allah.pdf The Life of Muhammad. A translation of Ishaq's "Sirat Rasul Allah"].'' Translated by Alfred Guillaume. Oxford University Press. First published 1955. pp 182.		[[Islam and Scripture\|Islamic sources]] describe it as a tall, white, handsome-faced, long eared, bridled male beast, bigger than a donkey but smaller than a mule. It has two wings on its thighs and its step is so wide that it "reached the farthest point within the reach of the [[Animals\|animal's]] sight."<ref>"''...a white animal which was smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me... The animal's step (was so wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight.''" - {{Bukhari\|5\|58\|227}}</ref><ref>"''...the Buraq, handsome-faced and bridled, a tall, white beast, bigger than the donkey but smaller than the mule. He could place his hooves at the farthest boundary of his gaze. He had long ears. Whenever he faced a mountain his hind legs would extend, and whenever he went downhill his front legs would extend. He had two wings on his thighs which lent strength to his legs.''" - Muhammad al-Alawi al-Maliki, al-Anwar al Bahiyya min Isra wa l-Mi'raj Khayr al-Bariyyah</ref> In others it is a white, winged, half-mule, half-donkey, whose every stride can take it as far as the eye can see.<ref>''[https://www.justislam.co.uk/images/Ibn%20Ishaq%20-%20Sirat%20Rasul%20Allah.pdf The Life of Muhammad. A translation of Ishaq's "Sirat Rasul Allah"].'' Translated by Alfred Guillaume. Oxford University Press. First published 1955. pp 182.

	''(Found on page 115 of the linked PDF)''</ref>		''(Found on page 115 of the linked PDF)''</ref>
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	''(Found on page 117 of the linked PDF)''</ref><ref>{{Bukhari\|5\|58\|227}}</ref>		''(Found on page 117 of the linked PDF)''</ref><ref>{{Bukhari\|5\|58\|227}}</ref>

	~~Critics contend this~~ story is difficult to reconcile with modern information about our universe, such as the distance between the heavens having to be a minimum of our visible universe, which is approximately 46.5 billion light years away.<ref>''[https://www.mos.org/mos-at-home/pulsar/how-far-away-is-the-edge-of-the-universe#:~:text=We're%20looking%20back%20in,again%2C%20is%20what%20cosmologists%20do. How Far Away is the Edge of the Universe?]'' Museum of Science Podcast. Janine Myszka.</ref> For context, a light year is the distance light travels in one year, which is 5.88 trillion miles/9.46 trillion kilometres,<ref>''[https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/faq/26/what-is-a-light-year/ What is a light-year?]'' FAQs. Exoplanet Exploration. NASA. </ref> making the distance around 2.7342e+22 miles away.<ref>''[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/science/randall-munroe-xkcd-universe-driving.html How Long is the Drive to the Edge of the Universe?]'' Randall Munroe. 2022. The New York Times.</ref> There is also not enough oxygen to breathe in space<ref>''[https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/oct/07/ask-dr-universe-why-cant-we-breathe-in-space/#:~:text=All%20living%20organisms%20require%20energy,and%20their%20lungs%20would%20burst. Ask Dr. Universe: Why can’t we breathe in space?]'' 2021. The Spokesman review</ref> and Ebullism can occur, where in a low pressure environment like space, the boiling point of your body’s fluids becomes much lower,<ref>''[https://www.labmate-online.com/news/news-and-views/5/breaking-news/can-you-survive-in-space-without-a-spacesuit/39645 Can You Survive in Space Without a Spacesuit?]'' 2016. Labmate Online. International Labmate Limited.</ref> as well as radiation and issues, with estimates of how long a human could survive being at most minutes without a modern space suit.<ref>''[https://www.space.com/how-long-could-you-survive-in-space-without-spacesuit How long could you survive in space without a spacesuit?]'' Andrew Jones. 2023. Space.com</ref> One could argue he was supported by Gods 'magic' to break the laws of physics, though that would make the purpose of the Buraq somewhat redundant.		The story, though, is difficult to reconcile with modern information about our universe, such as the distance between the heavens having to be a minimum of our visible universe, which is approximately 46.5 billion light years away.<ref>''[https://www.mos.org/mos-at-home/pulsar/how-far-away-is-the-edge-of-the-universe#:~:text=We're%20looking%20back%20in,again%2C%20is%20what%20cosmologists%20do. How Far Away is the Edge of the Universe?]'' Museum of Science Podcast. Janine Myszka.</ref> For context, a light year is the distance light travels in one year, which is 5.88 trillion miles/9.46 trillion kilometres,<ref>''[https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/faq/26/what-is-a-light-year/ What is a light-year?]'' FAQs. Exoplanet Exploration. NASA. </ref> making the distance around 2.7342e+22 miles away.<ref>''[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/science/randall-munroe-xkcd-universe-driving.html How Long is the Drive to the Edge of the Universe?]'' Randall Munroe. 2022. The New York Times.</ref> There is also not enough oxygen to breathe in space<ref>''[https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/oct/07/ask-dr-universe-why-cant-we-breathe-in-space/#:~:text=All%20living%20organisms%20require%20energy,and%20their%20lungs%20would%20burst. Ask Dr. Universe: Why can’t we breathe in space?]'' 2021. The Spokesman review</ref> and Ebullism can occur, where in a low pressure environment like space, the boiling point of your body’s fluids becomes much lower,<ref>''[https://www.labmate-online.com/news/news-and-views/5/breaking-news/can-you-survive-in-space-without-a-spacesuit/39645 Can You Survive in Space Without a Spacesuit?]'' 2016. Labmate Online. International Labmate Limited.</ref> as well as radiation and issues, with estimates of how long a human could survive being at most minutes without a modern space suit.<ref>''[https://www.space.com/how-long-could-you-survive-in-space-without-spacesuit How long could you survive in space without a spacesuit?]'' Andrew Jones. 2023. Space.com</ref> One could argue he was supported by Gods 'magic' to break the laws of physics, though that would make the purpose of the Buraq somewhat redundant.

	==Religious significance==		==Religious significance==

CPO675: /* Relevant sources */ I have added in the source and information on this from Ibn Ishaq. As well as a small paragraph on the issues of reconciling this story with modern science.

2024-02-04T12:14:14Z

Relevant sources: I have added in the source and information on this from Ibn Ishaq. As well as a small paragraph on the issues of reconciling this story with modern science.

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IbnPinker at 23:29, 7 March 2021

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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 [[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>		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 Holy Qur'an: Al-Isra (The Night Journey)\|~~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>		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==

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