Al-Burāq (al-Burāq "lightning")'s a miraculous steed, described as a creature from the heavens which transported the prophets. The most commonly told story's how in the 7th century, the Buraq carried the prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and back during the Isra and Mi'raj or "Night Journey", which's the title of one of the chapters of the Qur'an. Description An excerpt from a translation of Sahih Bukhari describes a buraq:Another description of the Buraq: The journey to the… (More on Buraq)