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.

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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

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Sidrat al-Muntaha epithet Tree at the Furthest Limit