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AL
BURAQ
Carved
wood, painted
about
7 inches high
According
to Wikipedia:
The
Buraq (Arabic: al-buraaq, meaning lightning; Turkish: Burak), is according
to Islamic tradition a creature from the heavens that carried Muhammad
from Mecca to heaven and back during the Isra and Miraj (Night Journey),
which is the title of one of the chapters of the Koran.