Tree at the Furthest Limit
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Tree at the Furthest Limit is an epithet for Sidrat al-Muntaha, the celestial lote tree in Islamic tradition marking the utmost boundary of the created universe and the point beyond which none but God may pass.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tree at the Furthest Limit canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious term
ⓘ
epithet ⓘ religious concept ⓘ |
| associatedBeing |
Jibril
ⓘ
surface form:
Angel Jibril
|
| associatedFigure |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Night Journey of Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Isra and Mi'raj
|
| beyondIt | only God ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic cosmological boundary
ⓘ
Islamic mystical symbol ⓘ |
| conceptualType |
cosmic axis symbol
ⓘ
metaphysical boundary ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
boundary of the created universe
ⓘ
utmost limit of the heavens ⓘ |
| describes | a celestial lote tree ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
earthly lote trees
ⓘ
ordinary trees ⓘ |
| epistemicRole | limit of what can be known by creatures ⓘ |
| epithetFor | Sidrat al-Muntaha ⓘ |
| equivalentArabicConcept | سدرة المنتهى ⓘ |
| equivalentName |
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
ⓘ
surface form:
Lote Tree at the Furthest Limit
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⓘ |
| hasPartInConcept |
branches covering the heavens (in some descriptions)
ⓘ
roots in the lower realms (in some descriptions) ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| locationInNarrative |
highest heaven
ⓘ
near Paradise ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic cosmology
ⓘ
Islamic eschatology ⓘ |
| narrativeDetail |
point from which Prophet Muhammad continues alone
ⓘ
point where Angel Jibril stops during Mi'raj ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo | God ⓘ |
| refersTo | Sidrat al-Muntaha ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Lote tree (Ziziphus) as symbolic species
ⓘ
Paradise ⓘ Arsh (Divine Throne) ⓘ
surface form:
Throne of God (Arsh)
|
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| statusInIslam | widely accepted traditional concept ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
limit of human and angelic knowledge
ⓘ
ultimate boundary between Creator and creation ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
marks the point beyond which none but God may pass
ⓘ
symbolizes the limit of angelic and prophetic ascent ⓘ |
| transcendenceRelation | marks transition from created realm to divine presence ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Muslim mystics
ⓘ
Muslim theologians ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
descriptions of the Mi'raj
ⓘ
discussions of the limits of creation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.