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A Mindanaoan Muslim Buraq [1] sculpture. The sculpture incorporates the indigenous okir motif.. The Buraq (Arabic: الْبُرَاق / æ l ˈ b ʊ r ɑː k / "lightning") is a supernatural equine-esque creature in Islamic tradition that served as the mount of the Islamic prophet Muhammad during his Isra and Mi'raj journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and up through the heavens and back by night. [2]
13-14 Thunder and lightning indicates the unceasing works of angels who regulate the clouds and rains in their task given by God. [5] ۩ 15 Idolaters invoke their gods in vain; 16 All nature worships the Creator; 17 The separation of infidels from true believers typified in the flowing stream and the melting metal; 18-22 True believers ...
The presence of lightning in religion is an historically existing and currently existing cultural aspect where-by the phenomenon of ... In Islam, the Quran states ...
Some of the believers will cross the bridge as quickly as the wink of an eye, some others as quick as lightning, a strong wind, fast horses or she-camels. So some will be safe without any harm; some will be safe after receiving some scratches, and some will fall down going into Hell. The last person will cross by being dragged over the bridge ...
While Solar eclipse and Lunar eclipses, Earthquakes, Thunder and lightning are just natural phenomena as per modern scientific explanations; and Islam avoids irrational connections of the same with other coincidences in human life, [citation needed] still some Muslim individuals and communities are seen singling out specific natural objects and ...
Thunderstorms are commonly depicted as the rage of the deity which is associated with it.. Polytheistic peoples from many cultures have postulated a thunder god, the personification or source of the forces of thunder and lightning; a lightning god does not have a typical depiction, and will vary based on the culture.
He is also mentioned in ancient Indo-Iranian literature, but with a major inconsistency when contrasted with the Vedas. In the Vedic literature, Indra is a heroic god. In the Avestan (ancient, pre-Islamic Iranian) texts such as Vd. 10.9, Dk. 9.3 and Gbd 27.6-34.27, Indra – or accurately Andra [46] – is a gigantic demon who opposes truth.
Nūr (Arabic: النور) is a term in Islamic context referring to the "cold light of the night" or "heatless light" i.e. the light of the moon. This light is used as a symbol for "God's guidance" and "knowledge", a symbol of mercy in contrast to Nar, which refers to the diurnal solar "hot light" i.e. fire. [1] In the Quran, God is stated to be "the light (Nūr) of the heavens and the earth ...