Talk:Buraq

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Semi-protection: High level of IP vandalism. Doctorman (talk) 23:49, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Buraq]] 

message: Mel, why are you so attached to this Leon Uris quote? I imagine that other people are going to have the same reaction that I do, as in "Why the heck are you quoting HIM?" It detracts from the article. Zora 11:38, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It follows exactly the same pattern as other Wikipedia articles; an article on an obscure topic contains a quotation from or reference to a well-known work.  I don't see your objection to it. If other people share your view, they'll presumably say so, and then we'll have the basis for a dispute. Mel Etitis  (Μελ Ετητης) 11:48, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

text: I'm not entirely sure what the problem is.  A novelist does research, includes  the creature in his novel, and we quote it.  It's a mythological creature, and the quotation comes from a work of fiction (unlike the case of Heinlein and Carroll).  The article on the Phoenix includes a quotation from Shakespeare — an English author writing about an ancient Egyptian–Greek legend.  I'm unaware of any objection. Mel Etitis  (Μελ Ετητης) 19:02, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem is that Leon's description isn't based on any authentic Islamic source so it's irrevelent to put him as a source of an Islamic description of Buraq. Hence I request removal of this section as it only contribute confusion. Saleh 17:51, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Oh please please put in the bit from Rumi -- it would go so nicely with the miniature, and give a hint of the treasures of Islamic literature. Zora 07:17, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leon Uris quote 

message: As this article is likely to remain scant on much reliable information, it's going to be rather short, and hence should be merged into Isra and Mi'raj. ---Mpatel  (talk) 09:54, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
See Talk:Isra and Mi'raj for my opinion. --Mel Etitis  (Μελ Ετητης) 11:06, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge into Isra and Mi'raj 

message: I've heard people say this is BS...this almost sounds like the Xenu article..a joke? Is it or is this for real, and this is a serious question, because I've seen Muslims say this isn't something to be taken as something real.--Jerluvsthecubs 01:40, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: All muslims have to believe in whatever Muhammed said, & in their daily lives they try to immitate his actions. They believe that the Hadith that tells the story about Isra & Mi'raj is true and valid with its very details. So, it's no wonder to find religious muslims believe in Buraq. 21:49, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That's fairly presumptuous.  All Muslims do not "have" to believe in anything, and all Muslims do not agree on everything - just like all Christians don't think the same thing.  As for the Buraq, it's no less plausible than a talking snake handing out enchanted fruit to the first woman, or a giant whale swallowing someone and they survive it, or a deity flooding the earth and rescuing two of every animal on a wooden boat, or turning someone into a pillar of salt, or a talking donkey, or a man walking on water and coming back from the dead...  All religions have folkloric elements, and in every religion there are some who take their myths literally and others who recognize them as metaphors.VatoFirme (talk) 20:32, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

text: If you don't believe, how you believe to coming your god one of the day. 223.228.37.95 (talk) 11:36, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: This isn't a joke right

message: Someone added a note to the effect that the element boron was named after the buraq. My Arabic is close to non-existent, but I think that borax and buraq are different words. 
البوركس borax
البُراق buraq
Zora 01:50, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Borax and buraq 

message: Merge. That other article was created by someone who didn't know the ordinary spelling of buraq in English. We should leave a redirect so that anyone else with the same notions of spelling well be led to the buraq article. Zora 00:56, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Is there any information in the Al Borak article that you feel isn't sufficiently covered in this article? If so, that should be moved over here, and as soon as that's done it can be made into a redirect. I don't know enough about the subject matter to merge them myself. Mak (talk) 01:05, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  The Al Borak article had no references and seemed to be based on a "man in the street" understanding of the idea. There didn't seem any information in the article that should be merged. So I turned it into a redirect. I may have done that too quickly but ... we'll see if anyone objects. Zora 01:16, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Great, thanks! Mak (talk) 01:21, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yes, merge the Al Borak article 

message: As a "Burak" myself, I have edited this section to mention the common use of this name for male children, seemingly in Turkey only. I have not observed this to be a widespread practice among Muslims at large, but cannot make a substantial claim due to the lack of a credible source.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dburak (talk • contribs) 00:53, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cultural Impact 

message: I don't think the creature Mrs. Whatsit becomes is a Buraq; it's certainly never said to be one.  98.199.17.3 (talk) 02:43, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: A Wrinkle in Time

message: When the article refers Barack Obama as an example of the pop culture impact of Al-Buraq it seemed incorrect to me: isn't Barack a unrelated (tough with origin in the same seemitic root BRK) arabic name? Lususromulus (talk) 21:32, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Is it ?  I think it is the same.  Just a transliteration variation.Eregli bob (talk) 10:42, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Obama 

message: In many representations of the Buraq, the creature has a human head and neck, yet retains the horse body and winged thighs. From the excerpts of the Qur'an this page shows, I never saw anything about the creature containing any sort of human body parts. Could anyone explain where these depictions of the Buraq got their influence from to give the beast a human head?
Kostantino888Z (talk) 21:03, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Human Characteristics

message: "began to be referred to as the Al-Buraq Wall (by Muslims). It was given this name because it was said that Muhammad had tied the Buraq to that wall during his Night Journey.  
I have looked at the Three Religions One Temple Mount, cobb book and the content placed here as reference are taken out of content. 
Cobb is saying that such claims by some muslims has no Historical base. to Qoute him in the opposite way is deceiving the Wikipedia readers.--Doctorman (talk) 12:23, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I've looked at it too. Such useless polemics have no place here. Zerotalk 05:35, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Western Wall

message: I question the use of "the Buraq" on this page. The name in Arabic indeed uses the definite article, but that is a common feature of Arabic names that makes little sense copied directly into an English article. I.e., in the case of names, the Arabic article and the English article do not have the same meaning. We never call Muammar Gaddafi "the Gaddafi" even though his name was actually "al-Gaddafi"; it is the same here. Looking in scholarly literature, most sources use "al-Buraq" or "el-Buraq" and a few use "Buraq". I see few or no uses of "the Buraq" except as a reference to the Western Wall.  I'll change it unless there is a good argument not to. Zerotalk 23:23, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I've changed "the Buraq" to "Buraq". Rotideypoc41352 (talk) 08:16, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The" Buraq 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The picture about the statue, is as I know not Buraq but another "flying horse" entity. Sure this is Buraq?--VenusFeuerFalle (talk) 00:35, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: The article's intro says Buraq is a "magical creature in Islamic mythology". The hadith article has a section about categories of validity for hadith. Which category do the ones mentioning Buraq fall into? The night journey is mentioned in the Quran, suggesting it is part of mainstream Islamic belief. But are the aspects of the story involving Buraq regarded as historical by modern Muslim scholars (and the wider Muslim public), or are they seen as mythological embellishments on the night journey? Beorhtwulf (talk) 13:22, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Mythological status

message: Given the long history of Arabian horsemanship, is there any tradition of naming horses Buraq, or would this be regarded as somehow blasphemous, like Muhammad the teddy bear? Beorhtwulf (talk) 13:22, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other horses 

message: Prophet muhanmad didnt describe buraq's face
He described its size and color
He never said that he gpot the face of a human
Please fix this 197.2.211.72 (talk) 08:47, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Buraq according to hadith 

message: why did you remove buraq art representations ? making this page less and less interesting than the previous page ? SERGIO GAUCI (talk) 00:30, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I suspect that when Heyyy.bilal removed the "wrong images", they were making a religious judgment. 107.200.184.9 (talk) 20:05, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  buraq