Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary

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The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary is a revered celestial tree in Islamic tradition marking the furthest boundary of the created universe, beyond which only God’s knowledge extends.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious concept
eschatological symbol
mythological tree
associatedWithEvent Night Journey of Muhammad
surface form: Isrāʾ and Miʿrāj
associatedWithProphet Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
atItAngelGabrielStops Miʿrāj ascent
beyondItExtendsOnly God’s knowledge
hasAlternativeEnglishName Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lote Tree at the Utmost Boundary

Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lote Tree of the Furthest Limit
hasArabicName Sidrat al-Muntaha
surface form: Sidrat al-Muntahā
hasEschatologicalRole marker of ultimate boundary in the heavens
hasLanguage Arabic
hasQuranicQualifier Al-A'la
surface form: al-muntahā (the utmost limit)
hasQuranicTerm sidrah (lote tree)
hasTheologicalFunction affirming God’s incomparability (tanzīh)
distinguishing Creator from creation
hasTransliteration Sidrat al-Muntaha
inIslamicArtIsSometimesDepictedAs stylized celestial tree at the edge of the heavens
inSufiThoughtSymbolizes limit of spiritual ascent
station of ultimate spiritual realization
isAssociatedWith Jibril
surface form: angel Jibrīl (Gabriel)
isConnectedTo visionary experiences of the Prophet
isDescribedAs celestial tree
cosmic boundary
isDescribedIn hadith literature
isInterpretedLiterallyBy some Muslim scholars
isInterpretedSymbolicallyBy some Muslim scholars
isLocatedIn highest heaven (according to many Islamic traditions)
isLocationOf end of Prophet Muhammad’s heavenly ascent
isMentionedIn Quran
surface form: Qur’an
isMentionedInSurah Surah An-Najm
isMentionedInVerseRange Qur’an 53:13–18
isPartOf narrative of the Ascension
narrative of the Night Journey
isRegardedAs limit between the seen and unseen worlds
sacred sign
isRelatedTo Islamic cosmology
concept of divine presence
isReveredIn Islam
isSubjectOf classical Islamic exegesis (tafsir)
isVeneratedBy many Muslims as a profound sign of God
marksBoundaryOf created universe
marksLimitOf angelic knowledge
created beings
symbolizes divine transcendence
limit of created knowledge
limit of human perception
nearness to God

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Sidrat al-Muntaha describedAs Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary hasAlternativeEnglishName Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lote Tree at the Utmost Boundary
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary hasAlternativeEnglishName Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lote Tree of the Furthest Limit
Tree at the Furthest Limit equivalentName Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
Tree at the Furthest Limit equivalentName Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
this entity surface form: Lote Tree at the Furthest Limit