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البُرَاقُ

Root: برق

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البُرَاقُ A certain beast which Mohammad rode on the night of the ascension [to heaven]; or which the apostles ride in ascending to heaven; resembling a mule; or less than the mule, but greater than the ass: so called because of the intense whiteness of his hue, and his great brightness; or because of the quickness of his motion; in respect of both of which he is likened to lightning.


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